Protective Effects of Asiatic Acid Against Spinal Cord Injury-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Rats.

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：:Pig alveolar macrophages are a heterogeneous population of cells. Three subpopulations or bands exist when the whole population is separated according to density. Band 1 cells are the least dense cells and constitute 9% of the total population. Bands 2 and 3 represent 44 and 47% of the total population. The three subp...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zeidler RB,Flynn JA,Arnold JC,Conley NS

更新日期：1987-09-01 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：:The objective of this study was to compare systemic and local cytokine profiles and neutrophil responses in patients with severe versus non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Hospitalized patients with CAP were grouped according to the pneumonia severity index (PSI), as non-severe (PSI < 91 points) or severe (...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Fernandez-Botran R,Uriarte SM,Arnold FW,Rodriguez-Hernandez L,Rane MJ,Peyrani P,Wiemken T,Kelley R,Uppatla S,Cavallazzi R,Blasi F,Morlacchi L,Aliberti S,Jonsson C,Ramirez JA,Bordon J

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased susceptibility of neonates to infection may be related to defects in newborn neutrophil (PMN) functional activities, including altered responses to complement fragments (Cf) and defective microbicidal activity. We therefore compared the kinetics of newborn and adult bovine PMN membrane shape change responses...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Holden W,Slauson DO,Zwahlen RD,Suyemoto MM,Doré M,Neilsen NR

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the potential effects of thalidomide (Thal) on bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary fibrosis were investigated. BALB/C mice model of pulmonary fibrosis induced by an intratracheal instillation of BLM was adopted, and then was intraperitoneally injected with Thal (10, 20, 50 mg/kg) daily for 8 days, while t...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Dong X,Li X,Li M,Chen M,Fan Q,Wei W

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammation that can lead to loss of range of joint abnormalities in severe cases. Diosgenin has anti-inflammatory effects. This paper discussed the effect and mechanism of diosgenin on excessive proliferation and inflammatory response of synovial cells in RA. CCK-8 detected the...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wang R,Sun Y,Jin X,Wen W,Cao Y

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular diseases, including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), are the leading cause of death among humans. Adhesion proteins, owing to their involvement in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions, contribute to the progression of coronary disease and ACS occurrence. Considering ambiguosity of res...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Dabek J,Ligus J,Szota J

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:This study analyzed the neutrophils and sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and of normal controls. No significant differences were found in the activities of the granular enzymes beta-glucuronidase and lysozyme or the cytoplasmic enzyme lactic dehydrogenase (LDH). Normal neutrophils were found to release signi...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Turner R,Martin M,Schroff J,Treadway W,DeChatelet L

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative ileus is a common complication after intra-abdominal surgery. Nitric oxide produced by macrophages in the inflamed gastrointestinal tract plays a crucial role in the pathogeny of postoperative ileus. Honokiol, extracted from the bark of Magnolia spp., is a natural compound with a biphenolic structure. In...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Mihara T,Mikawa S,Kaji N,Endo M,Oikawa T,Tong-Rong J,Ozaki H,Hori M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, only tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin family cytokines have been found to be elicited in Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus)-infected animal models and humans. However, multiple other cytokines are also involved in the immune and inflammatory responses to foreign microorganism infection. An...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Liu XF,Wu J,Wang MY,Chen YJ,Cao Y,Hu CJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the effect of heat stress on histopathology of acute lung injury (ALI) caused by administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and to determine the roles of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta, interferon (IFN)-gamma, IL-10 and surfactants in heat-induced tolerance to ALI, we administe...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Koh Y,Lee YM,Lim CM,Lee SS,Shim TS,Lee SD,Kim WS,Kim DS,Kim WD

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil production of reactive oxygen species is dependent on an assembly process that involves a translocation of the cytosolic NADPH-oxidase components (p47phox; p67phox; Rac2) to a b cytochrome containing membrane. Based on the fact that an intracellular Ca2+ rise can activate the oxidase without any extracellul...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Movitz C,Sjölin C,Dahlgren C

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simvastatin, which is primarily prescribed to lower cholesterol, may also mitigate lung injury caused by sepsis, although the mechanisms remain elusive. This study aimed to evaluate the protective effect of simvastatin on acute lung injury in rats with sepsis and to investigate possible mechanisms. Male Wistar rats we...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wang Y,Yang W,Zhao X,Zhang R

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysate and serum levels of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF), granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) were analyzed in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Samples from the peritoneal effluent and from serum were obtained ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Brauner A,Hylander B,Lu Y

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed the underlying mechanisms by which proteinases released from activated neutrophils mediate fibronectin degradation. Purified human neutrophils (1 x 10(6)) were incubated for 1 hr with 1 microM PMA in the absence or presence of different proteinase inhibitors in 96-well microtiter plates that...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Kubes P,Smith R,Grisham MD,Granger DN

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diets enriched in omega-3 fatty acids exert antiinflammatory properties by suppressing some neutrophil (PMN) functions. Changes in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, [Ca2+]i, are important for PMN activation and are in part regulated by membrane Ca2+ ATPases. Since membrane proteins are influenced by their lipid environmen...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Georgilis K,Klempner MS

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Berberine (Ber), the major constituent of Coptidis Rhizoma, possesses anti-inflammatory properties. In this study, we investigated the effects of Ber on cigarette smoke (CS)-mediated acute lung inflammation. C57BL/6 mice (6-8 weeks) were exposed to CS to induce acute lung injury. Ber was used to pretreat CS-exposed mi...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lin K,Liu S,Shen Y,Li Q

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric Oxide (NO) is a reactive metabolite produced by stimulated macrophages, and it has been demonstrated to exert cytotoxic actions on a number of microbes, parasites, and tumor cells. In addition, NO has been reported to have an autotoxic effect on murine macrophages, its site of synthesis. We have investigated th...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Bochsler PN,Mason GL,Olchowy TW,Yang Z

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of peripheral blood neutrophils to injure elements of the alveolar septum was assessed. Experiments consisted of activating previously isolated neutrophils (PMNs) with a soluble (phorbol myristate acetate, PMA) and a particulate (zymosan) trigger, and measuring detachment of 51Cr-labeled epithelial cells. ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Brown DM,Brown GM,Macnee W,Donaldson K

更新日期：1992-02-01 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：:Mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase (MSK) is a recently identified nuclear cAMP-regulated enhancer B (CREB) and histone H3 kinase that responds to both mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinases. This study was designed to investigate the protective effect of MSK on the rats with focal ischemia-reperfusion...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhou Y,Gao G,Li Z,Jiang L

更新日期：2019-12-01 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：:Four methods of severe disruption of human neutrophil membrane integrity resulted in the formation of substantial amounts of leukotriene B4 and its isomers. This synthesis took place from endogenous substrate in the absence of any cell activators. It is postulated that leukotriene formation could be a preserved cell f...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Green FA

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-limonene epoxidation generates (+)-limonene epoxide, an understudied compound in the pharmacologically point of view. Herein, we investigated the anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive potentialities of (+)-limonene epoxide and suggested a mechanism of action. The anti-inflammatory potential was analyzed using agents...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： de Almeida AA,Silva RO,Nicolau LA,de Brito TV,de Sousa DP,Barbosa AL,de Freitas RM,Lopes LD,Medeiros JR,Ferreira PM

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:Recent studies show that nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathway plays a key role in contributing to the development of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced acute lung injury (ALI). Tetrahydrocoptisine is one of the main active components of Chelidonium majus L. and has been described to be effective in suppressi...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Li W,Huang H,Niu X,Fan T,Hu H,Li Y,Yao H,Li H,Mu Q

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The excessive activation of microglia plays a key role in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases. The neuroprotective properties of rosmarinic acid have been reported in a variety of disease models both in vitro and in vivo; however, the mechanism underlying its anti-neuroinflammatory activity has not been cle...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Wei Y,Chen J,Hu Y,Lu W,Zhang X,Wang R,Chu K

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized leukocyte migration to the pleural cavity in a methylated-BSA (mBSA)-induced model of murine delayed-type hypersensitivity and evaluated the ability of IL-4 and IL-10 to modulate this response. Neutrophils, macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells migrated to the pleural cavity in a time-depende...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Fine JS,Rojas-Triana A,Jackson JV,Engstrom LW,Deno GS,Lundell DJ,Bober LA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00