Inflammatory cytokines mediate C-C (monocyte chemotactic protein 1) and C-X-C (interleukin 8) chemokine expression in human pleural fibroblasts.

abstract：:Influenza A virus pandemics and emerging antiviral resistance highlight the urgent need for novel generic pharmacological strategies that reduce both viral replication and inflammation of the lung. We have previously investigated the therapeutic efficacy of recombinant human catalase (rhCAT) against viral pneumonia in...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Shi X,Shi Z,Huang H,Zhu H,Zhou P,Zhu H,Ju D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to evaluate the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine response during acute pancreatitis and its predictive value on severity of disease. A hospital-based prospective clinical study was conducted. Twenty patients with acute pancreatitis were enrolled during a 12-month period. Plasma concentratio...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Gunjaca I,Zunic J,Gunjaca M,Kovac Z

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a pleiotropic cytokine and plays an important role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Unlike IL-10 protein, few studies have focused on the potential association between IL-10 receptor (IL-10R) and SLE. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of a sing...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Peng H,Liu CY,Zhou M,Wen PF,Zhang M,Qiu LJ,Ni J,Liang Y,Pan HF,Ye DQ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to compare serum levels of the inflammatory mediators including C-reactive protein (CRP), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), and their coexistence called overlap syndrome (OVS). In ad...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Nural S,Günay E,Halici B,Celik S,Ünlü M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was performed to evaluate the effects of epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury in a murine model. In the present study, production of TNF-alpha and MIP-2 and activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK)1/2, c-Jun amino terminal kinases (JNK) an...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Bae HB,Li M,Kim JP,Kim SJ,Jeong CW,Lee HG,Kim WM,Kim HS,Kwak SH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was performed to explore the effect of aqueous extract of Aloe vera on behavioural parameters of pain. Pain assessment was performed by the tail-flick and formalin tests. A. vera (100 mg/kg, per oral (p.o.)) produced an insignificant decrease in the pain response in the tail-flick and formalin tests....

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Rathor N,Mehta AK,Sharma AK,Mediratta PK,Sharma KK

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study showed that S-methylisothiourea (SMT) had anti-inflammatory effects in treating herpes simplex encephalitis in mice, and SMT also induced apoptosis of herpes simplex virus (HSV-1)-infected microglial cells. Both animal and cell models were employed in this study. Both models included the following five group...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Guo YJ,Li W,Li XF,Zhao L,Zhang SL,Zhou Y,Dong JH,Mei YW

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid synovial fluids generated significantly greater amounts of superoxide, lysosomal enzymes, and superoxide dismutase from neutrophils into extracellular fluid than osteoarthritic synovial fluids. Rheumatoid factors isolated from serum suppressed superoxide-generating activity of performed immune complexes, bu...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Shingu M,Todoroki T,Nobunaga M

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity provokes an imbalance in the immune system, including an aberrant type I interferon response during some viral infections and after TLR stimulation. SOCS3 overexpression and altered systemic leptin levels could be responsible for the reduced type I interferon production in people with obesity and, eventually, ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Terán-Cabanillas E,Hernández J

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoliquiritigenin (ILG), a major ingredient of licorice, has been reported to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of ILG on lung injury using an animal model of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Male BALB/c mice were...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang W,Wang G,Zhou S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) increases serum TNF-alpha levels due to TNF-alpha secretion by macrophages. The serum TNF-alpha response to LPS was augmented 10x when FcgammaR ligation was induced by the intravenous injection of Gig-coated erythrocytes (IgG) prior to the administration of LPS. The macrophage population respo...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Loegering DJ,Lennartz MR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using crossed immunoelectrophoresis, immunoelectrodiffusion, autoradiography, and equilibrium binding techniques, we demonstrate that the rat fetus, directly challenged in utero at 18 days by a single subcutaneous turpentine injection, presents a complex acute-phase plasma inflammatory response. A number of fetal seru...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Vranckx R,Savu L,Cohen A,Maya M,Nunez E

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease, in which pathogenesis is not clear. Many research demonstrated that fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) play a key role in RA pathogenesis, join in the cartilage injury and hyperplasia of the synovium, and contribute to the release of inflammatory...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Sun ZH,Liu YH,Liu JD,Xu DD,Li XF,Meng XM,Ma TT,Huang C,Li J

更新日期：2017-10-01 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：:Sublethal doses of LPS result in increased tolerance to high concentrations of oxygen and this is associated with decreased pulmonary inflammation in a rat model. To investigate the mechanism of decreased neutrophil influx into the lung in this model, we measured levels of mRNA in the lung for the endothelial adhesion...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Thompson LR,Keeney SE,Tarrant D,Rudloff E,Dallas DV,Schmalstieg FC

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baicalin, a flavonoid monomer derived from Scutellaria baicalensis called Huangqin in mandarin, is the main active ingredient contributing to S. baicalensis' efficacy. It is known in China that baicalin has potential therapeutic effects on inflammatory diseases. However, its anti-inflammatory mechanism has still not b...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Dong SJ,Zhong YQ,Lu WT,Li GH,Jiang HL,Mao B

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonspecific (nonallergic) inflammatory activity of melittin, a protein toxin from honeybees, was correlated with specific amino acid sequences. Two different amino acid sequences of melittin were found to contribute to nonspecific inflammatory activities in guinea pig skin. Carboxy terminal peptide sequences of 7-...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Mackler BF,Kreil G

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I allergy is characterized by the release of granule-associated mediators, lipid-derived substances, cytokines, and chemokines by activated mast cells. To evaluate the anti-allergic effects of macelignan isolated from Myristica fragrans Houtt., we determined its ability to inhibit calcium (Ca(2+)) influx, degranu...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Han YS,Kim MS,Hwang JK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different studies have shown the regulatory effects of vitamin D(3) on the immune system and bone metabolism. Regarding the effects of vitamin D on immune cells and the importance of cytokines on bone metabolism, we assessed the association between serum levels of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, IL-12, IL-17 and IFN-γ cyto...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Jamali Z,Arababadi MK,Asadikaram G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ziprasidone (ZIP) is an effective antipsychotic with low side effects than other second-generation antipsychotics. Despite this, there are reports of adverse events and previous studies associating the use of ZIP the inflammatory response. It is possible to infer that bioactive molecules present in some foods could at...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Duarte T,Barbisan F,da Cunha BSN,Azzolin VF,Turra BO,Duarte MMMF,da Cruz Jung IE,Ribeiro EE,do Prado-Lima PA,da Cruz IBM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic susceptibility may partially explain the clinical variability observed during the course of similar infections. To establish the contribution of genetic host factors in the susceptibility to critical illness, we genotyped 750 subjects (419 at high risk of critical illness) for 14 single nucleotide polymorphism...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Salnikova LE,Smelaya TV,Vesnina IN,Golubev AM,Moroz VV

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular phospholipase A2 (PLA2) activity was detected in exudate from rat carrageenan-induced pleurisy using [3H]oleic acid-labeled Escherichia coli as substrate. Both exudate volume and PLA2 activity increased up to 24 h after carrageenin injection. Specific absorption of this activity by anti-group II PLA2 (PL...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Tanaka K,Kato T,Matsumoto K,Yoshida T

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

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：:This study examined the hypothesis that tumor cells metastatic to the pleura secrete a soluble factor(s) that directly increases endothelial cell permeability. Nitrocellulose filters were endothelialized with bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells and exposed to conditioned media from either human lung adenocarcino...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Payne DK,Fuseler JW,Owens MW

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular signaling pathways involved in human monocyte chemotaxis toward a variety of chemoattractant molecules were evaluated using selected pharmacological agents. Neither phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (P13K) or extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity were required for monocyte migration toward...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Fine JS,Byrnes HD,Zavodny PJ,Hipkin RW

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paeonol, a major ingredient isolated from Moutan Cort, has various pharmacological effects. Our previous studies have shown that paeonol can exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory therapeutic effects on ethanol-induced experimental gastric ulcer (GU). Therefore, in this study, we designed two GU models in rats induce...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Guo Y,Du Y,Xie L,Pu Y,Yuan J,Wang Z,Zhang T,Wang B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thromboxane (Tx) A2 generation and subsequent selective pulmonary sequestration of neutrophils (PMNs) is characteristic of several forms of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Therefore, we examined PMN-dependent adhesion to cultured pulmonary microvessel and aortic endothelium (EC) in response to U46,619 ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wiles ME,Welbourn R,Goldman G,Hechtman HB,Shepro D

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. MD-2 is a 25-kDa lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein that forms a heterodimer with TLR42, but its regulation in sepsis is not clear. This study aims to investigate the molecular mechanism of regulation of MD-2. Inflammation cytokines i...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wang Y,Li T,Wu B,Liu H,Luo J,Feng D,Shi Y

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:Praeruptorin C, D, and E (PC, PD, and PE) are three pyranocoumarins isolated from the dried root of Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn of Umbelliferae. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effect of these compounds in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophage cells. Pyranocoumarins signi...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Yu PJ,Jin H,Zhang JY,Wang GF,Li JR,Zhu ZG,Tian YX,Wu SY,Xu W,Zhang JJ,Wu SG

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00