Rosiglitazone ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by reducing the expression of Chemerin and ChemR23 in the kidney of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

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：:Polymorphonuclear neutrophils are among the first defense against infection and closely involved in the initiation of inflammatory response. It is well recognized that this function of neutrophils was mainly mediated by phagocytosis, intracellular degradation, releasing of granules, and formation of neutrophil extrace...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Yang F,Feng C,Zhang X,Lu J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to investigate the role of Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) in Cardiotoxin (CTX)-induced mice muscle inflammation. CTX injection i.m. was performed to induce B6 mice acute tibialis anterior (TA) muscle injury. The mice were then injected i.p. with the recombinant CaMKIV pr...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Shi D,Gu R,Song Y,Ding M,Huang T,Guo M,Xiao J,Huang W,Liao H

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude extracts of human blood leukocytes were employed as a source of bactericidal and bacteriolytic agents againstStaphylococcus aureus. While the bactericidal action of the extracts was a very rapid process, bacteriolysis is a very slow process. Both the killing and the lysis of staphylococci depended on the age of ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Ne'eman N,Duchan Z,Lahav M,Sela MN,Ginsburg I

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet factor 4 (PF4) was the first discovered CXC chemokine and is found in platelet granules at very high concentration. Now, it is becoming increasingly evident that PF4 actively participates in inflammation and immune response. Recent paper demonstrated that PF4 limits the development and response of the Th17 ce...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Fang S,Liu B,Sun Q,Zhao J,Qi H,Li Q

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports showed that Maresin 1 (MaR1) possessed organ protection effects and could attenuate acute lung injury. Here, we aim to figure out whether MaR1 can maintain the permeability of lung epithelial cells by regulating the expression of tight junction protein during lung injury. Monolayer of murine lung epit...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Chen L,Liu H,Wang Y,Xia H,Gong J,Li B,Yao S,Shang Y

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heat-stable factor present in extracts of human blood leukocytes is capable of lysing young Staphylococcus aureus at pH 5.0. Lysis is characterized by breakdown of cell-wall components as judged by electron microscopic and biochemical analysis. The leukocyte extracts can be replaced by a variety of agents known to i...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lahav M,Ginsburg I

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) is caused by infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The inflammatory response following CNS-TB involves the activation of resident microglia and the infiltration of macrophages. However, it has not been clarified whether microglia can be polarized into the classic...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Qin Y,Sun X,Shao X,Cheng C,Feng J,Sun W,Gu D,Liu W,Xu F,Duan Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte chemoattractants markedly alter the morphology and membrane functions of leukocytes. Bacterial collagenase causes a change in cell shape similar to that seen with the leukocyte chemoattractant, f-Met-Leu-Phe, and also promotes capping of concanavalin A. Human neutrophils in suspension or adherent to cover gl...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Walter RJ

更新日期：1986-12-01 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 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：:Migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is associated with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Our purposes were to determine the serum MIF, cortisol, and tumor narcosis factor-α (TNF-α) and to investigate the influences of the balance between the level...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Hayakawa M,Katabami K,Wada T,Minami Y,Sugano M,Shimojima H,Kubota N,Uegaki S,Sawamura A,Gando S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following publication of our article [1], we noticed an error in Fig. 1. ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang X,Chen Y,Yu S,Jin B,Liu W

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular inflammation plays a key role in the initiation and progression of atherosclerosis, a major complication of diabetes mellitus. Orientin, a C-glycosyl flavonoid, is known to have anxiolytic and antioxidative activity. In this study, we assessed whether orientin can suppress vascular inflammation induced by hig...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Ku SK,Kwak S,Bae JS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the cardioprotective effects of morroniside in rats following acute myocardial infarction. An acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was induced by ligating the anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) [1]. Following AMI, morroniside was administered intragastrically for 24 h at dos...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Yu B,Wang W

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is known to regulate the level of superoxide radicals inside cells. The purpose of this work was to investigate the role of SOD activity in tissue damage produced by superoxide radicals. SOD was measured in polymorphonuclear cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and controls. The disti...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Pasquier C,Mach PS,Raichvarg D,Sarfati G,Amor B,Delbarre F

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High concentrations of corticosteroids inhibit granulocyte responses and disrupt agonist receptor function. Dose-response and time-course considerations make it unlikely that these effects are mediated via the glucocorticoid receptor, a concept further supported by the ability of sex steroids to work similar effects. ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lamche HR,Silberstein PT,Knabe AC,Thomas DD,Jacob HS,Hammerschmidt DE

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) plays an important role in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) by regulating apoptosis. Although the role of long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) KCNQ1OT1 in CIRI has been reported, the specific mechanism is still unclear. In this paper, the regulation of ERS by LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 in CI...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Li Y,Yi M,Wang D,Zhang Q,Yang L,Yang C

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether TESPA1 gene polymorphisms were associated with increased risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We also studied whether TESPA1 gene interacts with environmental factors. A total of 494 patients with AS and 478 matched healthy controls were genotyped for four SNPs (rs1801876, rs2171497,...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Liu S,Liu L,Wu S,Yang T,Pan F,Laslett L,Xia G,Hu Y,Fan D,Ding N,Xu S,Cai G,Wang L,Xin L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple forms of soluble phospholipase A2 (PLA2) are known to coexist in venoms of individual reptilian species. While similar observations in several mammalian species suggest that this is a common phenomenon, the functional implications are not yet understood. In attempting to devise therapeutic strategies for trea...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Vadas P,Pruzanski W,Stefanski E,Sternby B

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of steroidal and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory agents (NSAs) were compared for their effectiveness against a developing acute inflammatory reaction. Only BW 755C [3-amino-1-(m-trifluoromethyl)-phenyl-2-pyrazole] was immediately effective when administered 2 h after carrageenin, as the 3-h swelling was signif...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Holsapple MP,Yim GK

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of colitis by 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid (TNB) in the rat is a widely used experimental model of inflammatory bowel disease. Action of TNB as a hapten, induces colitis involving infiltration of colonic mucosa by neutrophils and macrophages and increased production of inflammatory mediators. The aim ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Kankuri E,Asmawi MZ,Korpela R,Vapaatalo H,Moilanen E

更新日期：1999-04-01 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：:Bee venom (BV) is used in folk medicine to treat arthritis. It has antiinflammatory effects in animal models of rheumatic disease. We have studied the effects of BV on human neutrophil production of superoxide (O2-) and hydrogen peroxide, finding potent, nontoxic, dose-dependent production inhibition. Melittin, the ma...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Somerfield SD,Stach JL,Mraz C,Gervais F,Skamene E

更新日期：1986-06-01 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：:Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK1) is a key regulatory protein in TLR/IL1R-mediated cell activation during inflammatory response. Studies indicated that pending on the nature of the used inflammatory model, downregulation of IRAK1 may be beneficial or detrimental. However, the role of IRAK1 in affecting ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Chandra R,Federici S,Bishwas T,Németh ZH,Deitch EA,Thomas JA,Spolarics Z

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious disease with morbidity and mortality in patients. Engeletin (dihydrokaempferol 3-rhamnoside) is a flavanonol glycoside. It can be found in the skin of white grapes and white wine and is widely distributed in southeast Asia. In our study, we evaluated the protective and therapeutic ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Jiang X,Chen L,Zhang Z,Sun Y,Wang X,Wei J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current knowledge implicates pleural mesothelial cells as mainly responsible for inflammatory responses in the pleural space. However, a vast body of recent evidence underscores the important role of fibroblasts in the process of inflammation in several types of tissues. We hypothesize that HPFBs (human pleural fibrob...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Loghmani F,Mohammed KA,Nasreen N,Van Horn RD,Hardwick JA,Sanders KL,Antony VB

更新日期：2002-04-01 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