The effect of cortisone on the accumulation, activation, and necrosis of macrophages in tuberculous lesions.

abstract：:The U937 cell, a human monoblast cell line, has been used as a model to study the function of human monocytes. We investigated the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) on superoxide anion (O2-) production, cell surface antigens, and cytokine production of U937 cells. IFN-gamma treatment enhanced O2- production of f...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Ishizuka T,Hirata I,Adachi M,Kurimoto F,Hisada T,Dobashi K,Mori M

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) is a much used biomarker for respiratory tract infection; however, the influence of airway infection on the CRP level in the general population has not been well described. The study aimed to evaluate the impact of recent symptoms of airway infection on the CRP level and how the predictive pow...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Melbye H,Amundsen K,Brox J,Eggen AE

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to determine the mechanism of papain action in causing an emphysema-like lesion in hamsters, the number and types of cells and the activities of two lysosomal enzymes in the lung were determined after papain exposure. Three and four weeks after a 3-h exposure to an aerosol of 3% papain the following alter...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Ackerman NR,Corkey R,Perkins D

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accumulation of immune complexes in the mesangium is a common finding. Since migration of macrophages (Mphi) in the mesangium has been demonstrated to be an important event in the development of glomerular lesions, we studied the role of immune complexes and mesangial cell (MC) interaction in the transmigrat...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Singhal PC,Gupta S,Sharma P,Shah H,Shah N,Patel P

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasudil, a rock kinase inhibitor, can inhibit systemic inflammation and prevent paraquat (PQ)-induced acute lung injuries in rats; however, the mechanisms for these protective effects remain elusive. This study investigated how the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway enables fasudil to protect against acute lung injuries in PQ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang L,Li Q,Liu Z,Liu W,Zhao M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the protective effect of Lactobacillus plantarum NDC 75017 (L. plantarum NDC 75017) against acute liver injury induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Thirty male mice were randomly divided into the control, LPS, and LPS + L. plantarum NDC 75017 groups. In the LPS + L. plantarum group, the mice we...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Peng X,Jiang Y

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study is based on the establishment of a cohort of human obese omental adipose tissue and the culture of adipocytes in vitro. To observe the effect of high level of free fatty acid (FFA) on the expression of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and the anti-inflammatory factor Kruppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) in adipocytes ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Deng Y,Qiu T,Zhang M,Wu J,Zhang X,Wang J,Chen K,Feng J,Ha X,Xie J,Wang C,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various disease states are associated with eosinophilia and the release of eosinophil peroxidase (EPO) into the microenvironment. The present study targets the effects of low levels of EPO on macrophage (M phi) phagocytosis and intracellular killing of Candida albicans as well as M phi oxidative activity measured as t...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lefkowitz DL,Lincoln JA,Howard KR,Stuart R,Lefkowitz SS,Allen RC

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory epithelium is often exposed to oxidant gases, including ozone from photochemical smog and toxic oxygen metabolites released from neutrophils recruited in conditions of airway inflammation. We evaluated DNA single strand break formation by alkaline elution as a measure of oxidant-induced DNA damage to b...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： McDonald RJ,Pan LC,St George JA,Hyde DM,Ducore JM

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parthenolide, a naturally occurring sesquiterpene lactone derived from feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium), exhibits exceptional anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, making it a prominent candidate for further studies and drug development. In this review, we briefly investigate molecular events and cell-specific ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Mathema VB,Koh YS,Thakuri BC,Sillanpää M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis, a clinical syndrome occurring in patients following infection or injury, is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. CD86 (B7-2) is a costimulatory molecule on antigen-presenting cells and plays critical roles in immune responses. In the current study, we investigated the association of two CD86 p...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Song H,Tang L,Xu M,Li H,Xu S,Li G,Bao X,Sun B,Cheng T,Yang Q,Bai J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to determine the protective effects and the underlying mechanisms of astragalin (AG) on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic inflammation in a mouse model of allergic asthma. Our study demonstrated that AG inhibited OVA-induced increases in eosinophil count; IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, and IgE were recovere...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Liu J,Cheng Y,Zhang X,Zhang X,Chen S,Hu Z,Zhou C,Zhang E,Ma S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility of inflammation and neutrophil activation in response to indoor air pollution (IAP) from biomass fuel use has been investigated. For this, 142 premenopausal, never-smoking women (median age, 34 years) who cook exclusively with biomass (wood, dung, crop wastes) and 126 age-matched control women who cook...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Banerjee A,Mondal NK,Das D,Ray MR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported the antifibrotic effects of pirfenidone (PD) in the bleomycin (BL)-hamster model of lung fibrosis. Since the development of fibrosis is generally preceded by acute lung inflammation, the present study was conducted to find out if dietary intake of PD (0.5%) has any effects on BL-induced lun...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Iyer SN,Hyde DM,Giri SN

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treg cells are crucial for maintaining immune homeostasis in CP/CPPS, but the molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of the function of Treg in CP/CPPS remain unclear. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between immunosuppressive function of Treg and the methylation level of Foxp3...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Chen J,Zhan C,Zhang L,Zhang L,Liu Y,Zhang Y,Du H,Liang C,Chen X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was designed to address the relationship between iron homeostasis and bone metabolism. Cultured hFOB 1.19 osteoblasts were incubated with selected concentrations of hepcidin (50, 100, and 200 nmol/L) for 20 h, harvested for extraction of total RNA and proteins, and the expression of ferroportin 1 was...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Xu Y,Zhang W,Zhang P,Xiao L,Wang A,Sirois P,Li K

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies indicate that aspirin can promote neutrophil (PMN) adhesion to endothelial cells and neutrophil-mediated endothelial cell detachment. The objectives of the present study were to determine whether PMN adhesion is a prerequisite for aspirin-induced, PMN-mediated endothelial cell detachment and whether n...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Yoshida N,Cepinskas G,Granger DN,Anderson DC,Wolf RE,Kvietys PR

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine has anti- and pro-inflammatory properties in various cells. Its role in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) was explored. Human aortic VSMC were cultured. After nicotine (1.0 μM) and/or pyrrolidinedithiocarbamic acid (PDTC, 50 μM) treatment, the activation of nuclear factor κB (NFκB) was investigated. ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wang Y,Zhang F,Yang W,Xue S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study the content of substance P (SP)-, neurokinin A (NKA)-, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)- and neuropeptide Y (NPY)-like immunoreactivity (-LI) was measured in rats cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), plasma and perfusates (PF) from both elbow enthesis during acute inflammation. Either substance P, SP,...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Haker E,Theodorsson E,Lundeberg T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to determine nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide anion release (O-2) by neutrophils (PMNs) in the septic multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and to compare them with the response of normal cells to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and cytokines. NO production was measured by the release of ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Carreras MC,Catz SD,Pargament GA,Del Bosco CG,Poderoso JJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widely used mouse air pouch model of acute inflammation is inducible in a variety of inbred strains, but the potential influence of genetic background and gender on inflammation severity has never been examined. We directly compared the degree of inflammation induced in the air pouch model across four commonly uti...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Delano DL,Montesinos MC,D'Eustachio P,Wiltshire T,Cronstein BN

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the rabbit anterior eye chamber as a quantitative measure of leukotaxis using 51Cr-labeled homologous leukocytes and then to determine the effects of ibuprofen on N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) -induced leukotaxis. Leukocyte accumulation was assessed at various...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Shimanuki T,Nakamura RM,Dizerega GS

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have evaluated the association between -159C/T polymorphism of the CD14 gene and asthma risk; however, these studies have yielded inconsistent results. We performed meta-analyses to investigate the association between CD14-159C/T polymorphism and asthma risk. Studies were identified from PubMed, Embas...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang R,Deng R,Li H,Chen H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The newly discovered gamma-PKC-related-protein of human leukocytes (gamma-rp) crossreacts with a polyclonal antibody preparation originally designed to be specific for PKC-gamma (gammaMb-Ab). As this antibody is currently the only suitable probe for gamma-rp, we sought to characterize the binding of the two proteins. ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Smallwood JI,Malawista SE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is considered to be the fundamental cause of the occurrence and development of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). The degeneration of IVDD is mainly caused by the participation of inflammatory factors. Thus, it is of great significance to analyze the pathogenesis of IVDD, which may g...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lin X,Lin Q

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory burst is a series of metabolic events which result in the production of microbicidal oxidants by phagocytes. The enzyme responsible for the respiratory burst is a membrane-bound oxidase which catalyzes the production of O-2 by the NADPH-dependent reduction of oxygen. Activity of this oxidase is diminis...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Kaufman MR,Babior BM

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of an intravenous injection (i.v.) of Sephadex beads (20 mg kg(-1)) were examined on bronchial responsiveness to ACh (1-200 microg kg(-1) i.v.) as well as on cell accumulation in guinea-pig lung. Bronchial hyperreactivity to ACh, measured as increase in pulmonary insufflation pressure (PIP), was observed 3...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Conroy DM,Sirois P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6-kDa early secretory antigenic target (ESAT-6) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is strongly correlated with subversion of innate immune responses against invading mycobacteria. To understand the role of ESAT-6 in macrophage response against M. tuberculosis, the effects of ESAT-6 on macrophage generation of reactive ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Liu W,Peng Y,Yin Y,Zhou Z,Zhou W,Dai Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon gamma (IFNγ)-mediated activation of the myelomonocytic cell line HL-60 and peripheral blood monocytes will induce expression of an epitope for the monoclonal antibody which recognizes human αEβ7 integrin, HML-1. Here, we found that the anti-human αEβ7 monoclonal antibody Ber-ACT8 did not recognize IFNγ-stim...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Miller LA,Li C,Hyde DM

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, chronic airway inflammation; bronchial tissue fibrosis, is a pathological feature common to children asthma, and an emerging data has indicted that autophagy plays critical roles in airway inflammation and fibrosis-mediated airway remodeling. The aim of this stud...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Li BB,Chen YL,Pang F

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00