Protein kinase C inhibitor calphostin C prevents cytokine-induced angiogenesis in the rat.

abstract：:The biological effects of asiatic acid (AA) on spinal cord injury (SCI)-induced acute lung injury (ALI) have not been investigated. We aimed to investigate the therapeutic efficacy and molecular mechanisms of AA on SCI-induced ALI. One-hundred and fifty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to five groups: sham, ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Jiang W,Li M,He F,Yao W,Bian Z,Wang X,Zhu L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fasudil, a rock kinase inhibitor, can inhibit systemic inflammation and prevent paraquat (PQ)-induced acute lung injuries in rats; however, the mechanisms for these protective effects remain elusive. This study investigated how the Rho/ROCK signaling pathway enables fasudil to protect against acute lung injuries in PQ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang L,Li Q,Liu Z,Liu W,Zhao M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G), an anthocyanin belonging to the flavonoid family and commonly present in food and vegetables in human diet, has exhibited anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. This study aimed to investigate the protective ability of C3G against inflammatory and oxidative injuries, as well as to cl...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Ma MM,Li Y,Liu XY,Zhu WW,Ren X,Kong GQ,Huang X,Wang LP,Luo LQ,Wang XZ

更新日期：2015-08-01 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：:Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease targeting salivary and lacrimal glands. C-X-C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) expression is upregulated in lip salivary glands (LSGs) of primary SS (pSS) patients, and CXCL10 involved in SS pathogenesis via immune-cell accumulation. Moreover, interferon (IFN)-...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Aota K,Yamanoi T,Kani K,Ono S,Momota Y,Azuma M

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous extracts of calf thymus from immunologically stimulated animals contain trypsin- and neuraminidase-labile macromolecules with molecular weights of less than 30,000 daltons which will specifically attract chemotactically lymphocytes. This activity we ascribe to "lymphotactin." ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Houck JC,Chang CM

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 6-kDa early secretory antigenic target (ESAT-6) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is strongly correlated with subversion of innate immune responses against invading mycobacteria. To understand the role of ESAT-6 in macrophage response against M. tuberculosis, the effects of ESAT-6 on macrophage generation of reactive ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Liu W,Peng Y,Yin Y,Zhou Z,Zhou W,Dai Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:Alveolar macrophages (AM) are the primary target cell of the lung for inhaled mycobacterial pathogens. We investigated the effect of the synthetic lipopeptide MALP-2 on the interaction between AM from rats and Mycobacterium bovis BCG. AM were infected with M. bovis BCG at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 10 and th...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Jörgens G,Bange FC,Mühlradt PF,Pabst R,Maus UA,Tschernig T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-17-producing Th17 cells and IFN-γ and IL-17 double-producing Th1/17 cells have been identified as the pathogenic cells in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Retinoic acid-related orphan receptor γt (RORγt) is a master regulator for the differentiation and activation of Th17 and Th1/17 cells. We discovered a novel or...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Igaki K,Nakamura Y,Komoike Y,Uga K,Shibata A,Ishimura Y,Yamasaki M,Tsukimi Y,Tsuchimori N

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic messages for polypeptide growth factors were assessed in human alveolar macrophages, obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) from normal subjects (N = 3) and from patients with pneumonia (N = 3), pulmonary lymphoma (N = 3), and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (N = 3). Complementary DNAs (cDNAs) were prepared by...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Adolff CH,Golden JA,Kennedy PW,Goetzl EJ,Turck CW

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:A new in vivo method for measuring leukocyte migration in man involves the insertion of "platelets" prepared from membrane filters into the lower conjunctival sac. The "platelets" contain casein and are coated unilaterally with a foil, permitting the casein to diffuse in one direction only. A chemotactic gradient is t...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Egger G

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar type I epithelial cells (AECIs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of acute lung injury. The receptor for advanced glycation end-products (RAGEs) is expressed at a high basal level in AECIs, and its soluble isoform is suggested as a marker of AECI injury. However, the molecular mechanism by which RAGE...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Li Y,Wu R,Zhao S,Cheng H,Ji P,Yu M,Tian Z

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：:Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is considered to be the fundamental cause of the occurrence and development of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). The degeneration of IVDD is mainly caused by the participation of inflammatory factors. Thus, it is of great significance to analyze the pathogenesis of IVDD, which may g...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Lin X,Lin Q

更新日期：2020-10-01 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：:Human neutrophils were demonstrated to possess interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R) beta and gamma chains, not alpha chain and the binding of IL-2 to the IL-2R beta chain on neutrophils plays an important regulatory role in neutrophil functions. We have investigated in this study the hypothesis that recombinant human IL-2 (...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Li J,Gyorffy S,Lee S,Kwok CS

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) reduce quality of life and are associated with a more rapid deterioration of the disease. Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a novel candidate exacerbation biomarker. In this study, we aimed to assess GDF-15 as a biomarker of acute exacerbation of...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Mutlu LC,Altintas N,Aydin M,Tulubas F,Oran M,Kucukyalin V,Kaplan G,Gurel A

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:CD4(+)Foxp3(+)T cells (Tregs) mediate homeostatic peripheral tolerance by suppressing helper T2 cells in allergy. However, the regulation of asthmatic inflammation by local (in situ) Tregs in asthma remains unclear. BALB/c mice sensitized and challenged with ovalbumin (OVA) (asthma group) developed asthmatic inflammat...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Nakashima T,Hayashi T,Mizuno T

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new glycoprotein with an apparent molecular weight of 130,000 was isolated, purified, and partially characterized from the pulmonary secretions which accumulate so massively in the lungs of patients suffering from pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The amino acid analysis of the glycoprotein showed the presence of rela...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Sahu S,Lynn WS

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease is an idiopathic, chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that causes narrowing and stricturing of primarily the small and large intestine. Although the mechanism(s) by which chronic inflammation promotes stricture formation remain to be defined, it does appear to be associated histologicall...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Owens MW,Grisham MB

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin production was studied in cultures of pig aorta endothelial cells using radioimmunoassay, radiochromatography, and smooth muscle bioassay. PGE2 was produced in higher concentrations than other prostaglandins. Bradykinin produced a rapid dose-related stimulation of PGE2 production. These results provided ...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Jose PJ,Page DA,Wolstenholme BE,Williams TJ,Dumonde DC

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory burst is a series of metabolic events which result in the production of microbicidal oxidants by phagocytes. The enzyme responsible for the respiratory burst is a membrane-bound oxidase which catalyzes the production of O-2 by the NADPH-dependent reduction of oxygen. Activity of this oxidase is diminis...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Kaufman MR,Babior BM

更新日期：1983-09-01 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：:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic inflammatory disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. Cystatin C (Cys C) is a sensitive indicator for various chronic inflammatory diseases. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of Cys C in COPD patients comparing with the other well-know...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang M,Li Y,Yang X,Shan H,Zhang Q,Ming Z,Xie Y,Chen H,Liu Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of glutathione (GSH) synthesis in the regulation on nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB activity and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) release by glutamine (GLN) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated alveolar type II (AT-II) epithelial cells of rat lungs. Primary cultured AT-II cells were pre-tre...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： Zhang F,Wang X,Wang W,Li N,Li J

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that Interleukin-6 (IL-6) acts as a marker of vasculitis. To determine the role of IL-6 in vasculitis we utilized two models of immune complex induced vascular injury (dermal Arthus and acute pulmonary alveolitis) in IL-6 deficient (IL-6(-/-)) and IL-6 sufficient (IL-6(+/+)) mice. Plasm...

journal_title：Inflammation

authors： McClintock SD,Barron AG,Olle EW,Deogracias MP,Warner RL,Opp M,Johnson KJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00