Nitric oxide synthesis in rat mesangial cells induced by cytokines.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent stimulus of angiogenesis that has an important role in many human malignancies including prostate carcinoma (PCa). We evaluated the role of the functional VEGF polymorphisms as genetic markers for PCa susceptibility and prognosis. METHODS:The study inclu...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Sfar S,Hassen E,Saad H,Mosbah F,Chouchane L

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Brain abscess develops in response to a parenchymal infection with pyogenic bacteria. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-1β (IL-1β) are the most crucial pro-inflammatory cytokines with both beneficial and destructive properties for the central nervous system. The present study evaluated the assoc...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Mishra P,Prasad KN,Singh K,Bajpai A,Sahu RN,Ojha BK

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is stimulated during immune and inflammatory processes. Interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are known to be potent stimulators of this axis. During postnatal development, the rat seems to be hyporesponsive to many stimuli. The effects of repeated syst...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Bumiller A,Götz F,Rohde W,Dörner G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of GPCR fatty acid sensor/receptor genes in adipocytes is modulated by inflammatory mediators, particularly IL-1β. In this study we examined whether the IL-1 gene superfamily member, IL-33, also regulates expression of the fatty acid receptor genes in adipocytes. Human fat cells, differentiated from preadip...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zaibi MS,Kępczyńska MA,Harikumar P,Alomar SY,Trayhurn P

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease is a disease that reflects a disequilibrium in host-commensal homeostasis. T-bet-/-xRAG2-/- deficient mice develop a spontaneous juvenile ulcerative colitis resulting from a pro-inflammatory response to the commensal microbiota that is dendritic cell and TNF-alpha driven [schematized in Fig....

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Garrett WS,Glimcher LH

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is one of the versatile Gram positive bacteria causing a range of diseases. Upon challenge, host immune cells recognize S. aureus and mount diverse immune responses including production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β and TNF-α. These cytokines are important mediators of inflammation ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Javed N,Xue G,Lu A,Xing Y,Iwakura Y,Xiao H,Lecoeur H,Späth GF,Meng G

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 2 (IL-2) has been shown to stimulate tyrosine phosphorylation of a number of proteins requiring only the p75 beta chain of the IL-2 receptor. Unlike the receptors for epidermal growth factor, insulin, and other growth factors, the p55-alpha and p75-beta chains of the IL-2 receptor have no tyrosine protein ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Michiel DF,Garcia GG,Evans GA,Farrar WL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution causes increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. Airway inflammation plays a major role in the pathophysiology of many lung diseases. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-8 (IL-8), are responsible in part for the initiation and maintenance of airway inflammation. Asbestos exposure and ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Pei XH,Nakanishi Y,Inoue H,Takayama K,Bai F,Hara N

更新日期：2002-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:T cells and T cell derived cytokines are involved in the complex pathogenesis of asthma. The role of the cytokine IL-18 however, is not clearly defined so far. On the one hand side IL-18 induces Th1-type cytokines and thereby might counter-regulate Th2-mediated allergic asthma. On the other hand IL-18 also bears pro-i...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Hartwig C,Tschernig T,Mazzega M,Braun A,Neumann D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Interleukin-22 (IL-22), plays a vital role in the mucosal repair of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Serum levels of IL-22 and IL-22 binding protein (IL-22BP), a soluble inhibitory IL-22 receptor, were measured in patients with IBD to investigate the profile of IL-22 in the systemic circulation. ME...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Sakemi R,Mitsuyama K,Morita M,Yoshioka S,Kuwaki K,Tokuyasu H,Fukunaga S,Mori A,Araki T,Yoshimura T,Yamasaki H,Tsuruta K,Morita T,Yamasaki S,Mizoguchi A,Sou S,Torimura T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propofol anesthesia and sedation are known to downregulate the functions of many hematopoietic cells, such as macrophages and neutrophils, in vivo. However, the effects of propofol on secretion of the regulatory cytokine transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) in vivo are unknown. In this study, the effects of propofol...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Li CH,Lee RP,Lin YL,Lin CS,Hsu BG,Tseng FJ,Chen YC,Liao KW,Yang FL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic retinopathy is a major complication of diabetes mellitus that can lead to retinal vascular abnormalities and visual impairment. While retinal endothelial pathology is well studied, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layer modifications and the patho-physiological regulations are not widely understood. The RPE i...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Ponnalagu M,Subramani M,Jayadev C,Shetty R,Das D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a notable chemokine that plays critical roles in angiogenesis and vasculogenesis. The contemporary body of literature contains a substantial amount of information regarding its chemical properties as well as its fundamental role in vascular development. Studies strongly ind...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Crafts TD,Jensen AR,Blocher-Smith EC,Markel TA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human interleukin 4(IL-4), the carboxyl and amino termini of the 129 amino acid hormone are close to each other and this region is believed to be important for binding to the IL-4 receptor (IL-4r). We constructed plasmids encoding circularly permuted IL-4 mutants with the peptide Gly-Gly-Asn-Gly-Gly (GGNGG) joining...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Kreitman RJ,Puri RK,McPhie P,Pastan I

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 5 (IL-5) is a T-cell derived cytokine that induces eosinophil growth and differentiation in both mouse and human bone marrow cultures. Elevated levels of IL-5 as well as eosinophils have been detected in the sputum and Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids of asthmatics. Since the recruitment of inflammatory...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Fattah D,Page KR,Bezbaruah S,Priest RC,Horgan CM,Solari R

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:CTLA-4 is engaged on effector cells that may alter signal transduction and subsequently cytokine production. The transmission of longer repeats of (AT)(n) alleles of CTLA-4 is also associated with women undergoing recurrent miscarriage. The TNF-α known as an embryo-toxic cytokine is reported to be greater in pl...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Gupta R,Prakash S,Parveen F,Agrawal S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of malignant cells implies an increase in oncogenic fitness of cells which arises in active and reciprocal interaction with the tumor microenvironment. The mechanisms facilitating the adaptive evolution of cancer cells involve clonal selection of cancer cells, in a direction of increased adaptive potenti...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Todorović-Raković N

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic producibilities of T helper type 1 (Th1) and T helper type 2 (Th2) cytokines are associated with the prognosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs). Interleukin (IL)-10 is considered to be a Th2 cytokine that can exhibit an anti-inflammatory role. Furthermore, IL-10 may be associated with the development...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Inoue N,Watanabe M,Wada M,Morita M,Hidaka Y,Iwatani Y

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published data on the association between microRNA-146a (miR-146a) G/C polymorphism and cancer susceptibility are inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation of the relationship, a meta-analysis was performed. A total of 23 studies including 10,585 cases and 12,183 controls were used in the meta-analysis. Overal...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Qiu LX,He J,Wang MY,Zhang RX,Shi TY,Zhu ML,Mao C,Sun S,Lv FF,Zheng CL,Zhu XD

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-activating peptide 1/interleukin 8 (NAP-1/IL-8) is a recently described cytokine with potent chemotactic activity for human neutrophil granulocytes (PMN) and T cells. In psoriasis, a chronic hyperproliferative and inflammatory skin disorder, PMN and T cells are found as prominent cells in the inflammatory i...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Mrowietz U,Sticherling M,Mielke V,Schröder JM,Christophers E

更新日期：1991-07-01 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

abstract：:Interleukin 1 (IL-1) activates p42/p44 and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAP kinases) in target cells. Here we have used two specific inhibitors, PD98059 which inhibits MAP kinase kinase (MEK), and SB203580 which inhibits p38 MAP kinase to explore the involvement of these kinases in the induction of IL-2 by I...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Matthews JS,O'Neill LA

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Current orthopedic therapies, aimed solely at symptomatic control, are unable to restore the cytokine imbalance that produces the hallmark clinical profile of osteoarthritis. While a myriad of chemical factors in the cytokine network stimulate local joint inflammation and pain, Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is widely ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Barreto A,Braun TR

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of cytokines synthesis is thought to play a role in the development of a number of age-related conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, atherosclerosis, and others, but observational studies have led to contradictory results. We investigated potential familial influences on the plasma leve...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Pantsulaia I,Trofimov S,Kobyliansky E,Livshits G

更新日期：2002-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify key cytokine polymorphisms associated with disease susceptibility, clinical phenotype, and outcome in patients with chronic anterior uveitis (CAU) as compared to those with recurrent self-limiting anterior uveitis (RAU). One hundred fifty seven British Caucasian patients with ante...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Menezo V,Bond SK,Towler HM,Kuo NW,Baharlo B,Wilson AG,Lightman S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation was performed in a 24-year-old woman with acute myelogenous leukemia in the first remission (FAB classification: M4). Graft-versus-host disease occurred from around day 150 after bone marrow transplantation. The levels of tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin 12, and intercel...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Takatsuka H,Takemoto Y,Okada M,Sawada A,Katsuno T,Wada H,Kakishita E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrosis is attributed to dysregulation of tissue-remodeling. In remodeling areas, fibroblasts and macrophages actively make contact with each other. Osteopontin (OPN) is a pro-fibrotic molecule, whose expression is upregulated by interleukin (IL)-1β via secretion of its downstream cytokines, such as IL-6. H...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Shimodaira T,Matsuda K,Uchibori T,Sugano M,Uehara T,Honda T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-terminal amino acid sequence of the anti-neoplastic urinary protein (ANUP), a unique cytokine present in human granulocytes, was determined to be: Pyroglu-Leu-Lys-X-Tyr-Thr-X-Lys-Glu-Pro-Met-Thr-Ser(Thr)-Ala-Ala... This sequence showed no significant homology with any other protein when used in database searches...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Ridge RJ,Sloane NH

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to compare the effect of Aspirin (AS) and Nimesulide (NM) on renal failure and vascular disorder in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Rats were divided into four groups; control, diabetic rats, diabetic rats plus AS and diabetic rats plus NM, which are COX inhibitors. The renal and ao...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Yesilot S,Ozer MK,Bayram D,Oncu M,Karabacak HI,Cicek E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene for C10, a member of the beta-chemokine family of cytokines, contains a novel second exon encoding a 16 amino acid sequence which is inserted into the amino-terminal region of the protein. We propose a model of C10 structure in which the sequence encoded by the second exon is located on the surface of the pro...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Berger MS,Taub DD,Orlofsky A,Kleyman TR,Coupaye-Gerard B,Eisner D,Cohen SA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00