Studies on toll-like receptor stimuli responsiveness in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections.

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the effect of CdCl2 on the inflammatory cytokines in human intestinal Caco-2 cells. The secretion of IL-8 from Caco-2 cells was significantly increased in a dose- and time-dependent manner, whereas the secretion of such other inflammatory cytokines as TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma was n...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Hyun JS,Satsu H,Shimizu M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigates the relationships between matrix metalloproteinases, inflammations mediators and type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tunisians metabolic syndrome (Mets) patients. METHODS:The study has included 239 MetS patients and 247 controls. Mets was defined according to the NCEP-ATPIII report. Mets patients ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zayani Y,El Golli N,Zidi W,Guizani I,Boussairi S,Aloui S,Ayadi I,Ftouhi B,Feki M,Ben Romdhane N,Ben Sliman H,Allal-Elasmi M,Kaabachi N

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-6, a multifunctional cytokine, is widely used as an index for illnesses such as inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, coronary artery disease, neurological disease, and gestational problems. It is thus very important to be able to precisely quantify the level of IL-6 for disease diagnosis and any sub...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Chou TH,Chuang CY,Wu CM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoincompetence is a profound problem in end-stage renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis, and chronic inflammation with altered serum levels of inflammation markers has been reported. Gene expression patterns have had little relevance for leukocyte research so far because of limitations in transcript level...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Knerr K,Füth R,Hemsen P,Mohné W,Heinig A,Kleophas W,Scherbaum WA,Martin S

更新日期：2005-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies indicate a genetic contribution to colorectal cancer (CRC), but specific genetic variants remain unknown. Genome-wide association studies have identified rs4444235 at BMP4 as a new colorectal cancer (CRC) and colorectal adenoma (CRA) susceptibility locus in populations of European descent. Afte...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zhou L,Xie J,Gu EL,Huang Y,Qu Y,Xu AP,Zhu Y,Wang H

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that heterotrimeric G(i) proteins, Src tyrosine kinase and phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3 Kinase) are involved in signaling events induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) leading to pro-inflammatory cytokines gene expression. To investigate the involvement of these mediators in Gram-pos...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Fan H,Teti G,Ashton S,Guyton K,Tempel GE,Halushka PV,Cook JA

更新日期：2003-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) plasma levels was measured in plasma samples obtained 1h (time 1) and 2-3 days (time 2) after delivery in a group of healthy women (n=17) who underwent cesarean delivery, and showed a significantly increase from time 1 (39.3 pg/ml median; 41.2 ± 15.9 mean ± SD) to time 2 (...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zauli G,Monasta L,Vecchi Brumatti L,Agnoletto C,Volpi P,Secchiero P

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of two low doses of interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) on nocturnal sleep in 18 healthy men by means of polysomnographic sleep recordings. At 1900h, human recombinant IFN-alpha (1000 or 10000 U/kg body weight) or placebo was administered subcutaneously. Between 2300h and 0700h subjects were allow...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Späth-Schwalbe E,Lange T,Perras B,Fehm HL,Born J

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) plays an important role in orchestrating inflammatory responses with the vascular endothelium as main target cell type, and was found to promote migration of endothelial cells, as occurs in wound healing processes. Substantial evidence exists that endothelial cell migration in ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： van Rijen HV,van Kempen MJ,Postma S,Jongsma HJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The proper balance between IL-12p40-related cytokines controls the appearance of normal and pathological Th1 immune responses. In this study, we examined the inducible IL-12p40, IL-12p35 and IL-23p19 mRNA expression and protein production in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and purified monocytes, isola...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Dobreva ZG,Stanilova SA,Miteva LD

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA that contains the coding sequence of porcine interleukin 18 (IL-18) and the recombinant protein of porcine IL-18 was expressed using the baculovirus system. The open reading frame (ORF) of the porcine IL-18 cDNA is 579 base pairs (bp) in length and encodes 192 amino acids. The pre...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Muneta Y,Mori Y,Shimoji Y,Yokomizo Y

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Resistin is a novel cysteine-rich protein that plays a role in the development of insulin resistance and atherosclerosis in rodents, while its role in humans is unclear. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important risk predictor for coronary heart disease, and it can also modify the expression of genes involved...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Hu WL,Qiao SB,Li JJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor alpha(TNF-alpha) is one of the most important pro-inflammatory cytokines, which plays an important role in host defense and acute inflammation related to tissue injury. The major source of TNF-alpha has been shown to be immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils. In the present study, we d...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： McRitchie DI,Isowa N,Edelson JD,Xavier AM,Cai L,Man HY,Wang YT,Keshavjee SH,Slutsky AS,Liu M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-18 is a pleiotropic and multifunctional cytokine that belongs to the IL-1 family. It is produced as a biologically inactive precursor, which is cleaved into its active mature form mainly by caspase-1. The caspase becomes active from its inactive precursor (procaspase-1) upon assembly of an inflammasome. Because of ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Samarani S,Allam O,Sagala P,Aldabah Z,Jenabian MA,Mehraj V,Tremblay C,Routy JP,Amre D,Ahmad A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve growth factor (NGF), which is a neurotrophic factor, is involved in autoimmune and inflammatory processes. Serum NGF levels were investigated in 131 patients with autoimmune (95 with Graves' disease, of whom 57 had ophthalmopathy, 19 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and nonimmune thyroid diseases (17 with toxic nod...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Molnár I,Bokk A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic plasmapheresis is a recognized medical procedure in which various techniques are used to separate and remove undesirable or excessively elevated plasma elements from blood. The main purpose of the procedure is to remove the substances responsible for the disease (autoantibodies, circulating immune complexe...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zenti MG,Stefanutti C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined basal and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced release of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin 6 (IL-6), interleukin 8 (IL-8), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and soluble CD14 (sCD14) in whole blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 20 persons with either high (1.62-2.47 m...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Eggesbø JB,Hjermann I,Lund PK,Joø GB,Ovstebø R,Kierulf P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of cytokine genes, TNF-alpha, TNF-beta and IFN-gamma, in human astroglial cell lines and in fresh brain specimens was studied by PCR. mRNA transcripts of TNF-alpha could be detected in three out of five astrocytomas and neuroblastoma cell lines, and after stimulation with IL-1 beta/IFN-gamma or LPS/IFN-gamm...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Nitta T,Ebato M,Sato K,Okumura K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic elevation of circulating Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is observed in elderly individuals as well as in several illnesses, including chronic kidney diseases. A number of cells and tissues possess the ability to metabolize significant amounts of IL-6 in vitro. However, information on signals and mechanisms by which IL-6...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Garibotto G,Sofia A,Balbi M,Procopio V,Villaggio B,Tarroni A,Di Martino M,Cappelli V,Gandolfo MT,Valli A,Verzola D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, a chronic low-grade inflammation metabolic abnormality, is related to high proinflammatory cytokines concentrations. Epstein-Barr virus-induced gene 3 (EBI3) encodes for the EBI3 beta subunit that constitutes interleukin (IL) 27 and 35. Our objective was to assess the association of three EBI3 single nucleoti...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Posadas-Sánchez R,Del Carmen González-Salazar M,Cardoso-Saldaña G,Andrés Criales-Vera S,Reyes-Barrera J,Pérez-Hernández N,Manuel Fragoso J,Vargas-Alarcón G

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During T-lymphocyte differentiation in the thymus, the majority of thymocytes die by apoptosis in situ. This process is characterized by internucleosomal DNA fragmentation and is induced by a number of stimuli including glucocorticoids, calcium ionophore, cAMP and 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA). In this st...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Kizaki H,Nakada S,Ohnishi Y,Azuma Y,Mizuno Y,Tadakuma T

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Castration-refractory prostate cancer (CRPC) is treated with taxane-based chemotherapy, but eventually becomes drug resistant. It is thus essential to identify novel therapeutic targets for taxane resistance in CRPC patients. We investigated the role of the chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 1 (CCR1) and its ligand, chemo...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Kato T,Fujita Y,Nakane K,Mizutani K,Terazawa R,Ehara H,Kanimoto Y,Kojima T,Nozawa Y,Deguchi T,Ito M

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that following bacterial infection or endotoxin administration, immune functions are regulated differently in mice of different genetic background. Since the susceptibility to sepsis following trauma-hemorrhage is dependant on the severity of injury, it is important to determine whether genetic back...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Matsutani T,Anantha Samy TS,Kang SC,Bland KI,Chaudry IH

更新日期：2005-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) has been demonstrated to induce blood-brain barrier disruption (BBB) involving NAD(P)H-oxidase dependent oxidative stress. It is unclear why CRP affects the BBB and not other vascular beds following stroke. Therefore we examined CRP receptor and NAD(P)H-oxidase expression levels in bovine brai...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Closhen D,Bender B,Luhmann HJ,Kuhlmann CR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using different binding assays we examined the interaction of the cytokine interleukin 4 (IL-4) with basement membrane. Equilibrium binding analysis revealed a high-affinity site characterized by a dissociation constant (Kd) of 0.3 nM. This interaction was confirmed by native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, which ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Lortat-Jacob H,Garrone P,Banchereau J,Grimaud JA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The response of the fetal rat Type II pneumocyte (FTIIP), the stem cell of the alveolar epithelium, to hyperoxia would be helpful to understand the effects of oxygen-induced injury to the developing lung. Our goals were to evaluate the effect of antioxidants (AO) on apoptosis and release of cytokines in freshly isolat...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Johnson-Varghese L,Brodsky N,Bhandari V

更新日期：2004-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In serum-free WEHI-3 supernatants an activity was detected inducing haemoglobin synthesis in human and murine erythroleukaemia cell lines. The absolute numbers of benzidine-positive cells induced with either DMSO or WEHI-3-conditioned medium were comparable. Terminal differentiation was not observed. An expression lib...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Dörmer P,Spitzer E,Frankenberger M,Kremmer E

更新日期：2004-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endothelial injury is recognized to trigger organ failures during the first 48h of septic shock. We evaluate endothelial biomarkers at ICU admission in their ability to predict severity, outcome, and organ failures in septic shock patients. METHODS:This prospective observational pilot study was conducted in...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Palud A,Parmentier-Decrucq E,Pastre J,De Freitas Caires N,Lassalle P,Mathieu D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiotrophin-1 (CT-1) is a recently discovered cytokine that was isolated based on its ability to induce cardiac myocyte hypertrophy in vitro. In this study, the effects of chronic administration of CT-1 to mice (0.5 or 2 microg by intraperitoneal injection, twice a day for 14 days) were determined. A dose-dependent ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Jin H,Yang R,Keller GA,Ryan A,Ko A,Finkle D,Swanson TA,Li W,Pennica D,Wood WI,Paoni NF

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The initial study has reported the increased level of oncostatin M (OSM) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of chronic periodontitis patients, and no study has reported its level in gingivitis patients. Therefore, the present study has been carried out to measure the level of OSM in gingival crevicular fluid ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Thorat Manojkumar S,Pradeep AR,Garg G,Raju A

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00