Peripheral mononuclear cell resistin mRNA expression is increased in type 2 diabetic women.

abstract：Background:Endothelial dysfunction and apoptosis resulting from oxidative stress can lead to the development of atherosclerosis. Our group has previously showed that CD137 signaling contributes to the progression of atherosclerosis and the vulnerability of plaques. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Geng T,Yan Y,Zhang Y,Xu L,Zang G,Yan JC

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms underlying the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) are not well concerned. The study sought to explore the association between growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) and the incidence of recurrent events among AF patients after the ablation procedure. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wei Y,Liu S,Yu H,Zhang Y,Gao W,Cui M,Li L

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent investigations have indicated that reactive metabolites and AGE-RAGE-mediated inflammation might play an important role in the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion injury in liver transplantation. In this observational clinical study, 150 patients were enrolled following liver transplantation from deceased dono...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Brenner T,Fleming TH,Spranz D,Schemmer P,Bruckner T,Uhle F,Martin EO,Weigand MA,Hofer S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are potent lipid inflammatory mediators synthesized from arachidonic acid, through the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) pathway. Owing to their properties, CysLTs play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammation; therefore, CysLT modifiers as synthesis inhibitors or receptor antagonists, ce...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Colazzo F,Gelosa P,Tremoli E,Sironi L,Castiglioni L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydroxysafflor yellow A (HSYA) is an effective therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases and autoimmune disorders; however, its regulatory effect on NLRP3 inflammasome activation in macrophages has not been investigated. In this study, we predicted the potential interaction between HSYA and xanthine oxidase (XO) via...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Xu X,Guo Y,Zhao J,Wang N,Ding J,Liu Q

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Empirical observations have shown that ozonated autohemotherapy markedly improves the symptoms of chronic limb ischemia (muscular pain at rest, intermittent claudication, etc) in atherosclerotic patients, but mechanisms of action remain unclear. AIMS:Human endothelial cells (HUVECs) are known to release nit...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Valacchi G,Bocci V

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure is the most frequent cardiac complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Biomarkers help identify high-risk patients. Natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) are largely used for monitoring patients with cardiac failure but are highly dependent on glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Soluble suppression ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Plawecki M,Morena M,Kuster N,Chenine L,Leray-Moragues H,Jover B,Fesler P,Lotierzo M,Dupuy AM,Klouche K,Cristol JP

更新日期：2018-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Parasites of the genus Leishmania are capable of inhibiting effector functions of macrophages. These parasites have developed the adaptive ability to escape host defenses; for example, they inactivate the NF-κB complex and suppress iNOS expression in infected macrophages, which are responsible for the production of th...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Marcusso Orsini T,Kawakami NY,Panis C,Fortes Dos Santos Thomazelli AP,Tomiotto-Pellissier F,Cataneo AH,Kian D,Megumi Yamauchi L,Gouveia Júnior FS,de França Lopes LG,Cecchini R,Nazareth Costa I,Jerley Nogueira da Silva J,Conchon

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of peptides derived from synbiotics on improving inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Five-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were administered with dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) via drinking water for seven days to induce IBD (IBD group). The mice in the IBD group were oral...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Ha J,Oh H,Oh NS,Seo Y,Kang J,Park MH,Kim KS,Kang SH,Yoon Y

更新日期：2020-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is a serious clinical problem to be solved. This study is aimed at investigating protein kinase A (PKA) expression in neuropathic pain and its possible mechanisms of involvement. A neuropathic pain-related gene expression dataset was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus, and differentially expresse...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Deng Y,Yang L,Xie Q,Yang F,Li G,Zhang G,Li S,Wu Z,Wang J,Kang X

更新日期：2020-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymosin beta(4) is a polypeptide isolated from thymosin fraction 5. This peptide exhibits important activities in the regulation and differentiation of thymus-dependent lymphocytes. An analogue of thymosin beta(4), [Phe(4F)(12)] deacetyl- thymosin beta(4), was synthesized by a solution method, followed by deprotectio...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Abiko T,Sekino H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulatory functions of glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan (HA) are suggested to be dependent on its molecular weight (MW). Proinflammatory and stimulatory effects are proposed mainly for the low MW HA. However, the complex response of blood phagocytes to HA of different MW is unclear. Herein, the effects of highly puri...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Safrankova B,Gajdova S,Kubala L

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts are important to host defence and immunity, can also as initiators of inflammation as well. As the endogenous "braking signal", Lipoxins can regulate anti-inflammation and the resolution of inflammation. We investigated the effect of lipoxinA(4) on the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in lipopolysaccharide-s...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zheng S,Wang Q,He Q,Song X,Ye D,Gao F,Jin S,Lian Q

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acne inversa (AI; also designated as hidradenitis suppurativa) is a chronic inflammatory disease with still unknown pathogenesis that affects the intertriginous skin of perianal, inguinal, and axillary sites. It leads to painful nodules, abscesses, and fistulas with malodorous secretion and is frequently associated wi...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tsaousi A,Witte E,Witte K,Röwert-Huber HJ,Volk HD,Sterry W,Wolk K,Schneider-Burrus S,Sabat R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behçet's disease (BD) is an autoinflammatory disease that can lead to life- and sight-threating complications. Dendritic cells (DCs) are the most potent antigen-presenting cells that can regulate multiple inflammatory pathways. The objective of this study was to investigate the association of the DC stimulatory molecu...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Islam SMS,Byun HO,Choi B,Sohn S

更新日期：2019-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid of artificial blisters from erythromelalgic skin areas in primary thrombocythaemia contained a high amount of prostaglandin-E-like activity. Dazoxiben did not alleviate the erythromelalgia in patients with primary thrombocythaemia despite complete inhibition of platelet malondialdehyde and thromboxane B(2) synth...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Michiels JJ,Zijlstra FJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes different illnesses characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Although the pathogenic mechanisms leading to IBD are poorly understood, immune system disturbances likely underlie its development. Sphingolipids (SLs) have been identified as important ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Bryan PF,Karla C,Edgar Alejandro MT,Sara Elva EP,Gemma F,Luz C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the modulatory role of histamine-degrading enzymes in airway constrictor responses, human bronchial strips were studied under isometric conditions in vitro. Pretreatment of tissues with the histamine N-methyltransferase (HMT) inhibitor SKF 91488 specifically potentiated the contractile responses to histam...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tamaoki J,Chiyotani A,Tagaya E,Isono K,Konno K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chagas disease, caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, is endemic in Latin America and affects ca. 10 million people worldwide. About 30% of Chagas disease patients develop chronic Chagas disease cardiomyopathy (CCC), a particularly lethal inflammatory cardiomyopathy that occurs decades after the initial infection...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Cunha-Neto E,Chevillard C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza virus is a worldwide health problem with significant economic consequences. To study the gene expression pattern induced by influenza virus infection, it is useful to reveal the pathogenesis of influenza virus infection; but this has not been well examined, especially in vivo study. AIMS:To assess...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Sakai S,Mantani N,Kogure T,Ochiai H,Shimada Y,Terasawa K

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gut barrier dysfunction with alterant mucosal permeability during sepsis is a challenge problem in clinical practice. Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) are strongly involved in mucosal oxidative stress and inflammatory response. The current study aimed at investigating the effect of MitoQ, a mitochondrial t...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhang S,Zhou Q,Li Y,Zhang Y,Wu Y

更新日期：2020-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:H. pylori induces a complicated local and systematic immune response and contributes to the carcinogenesis of gastric cancer. A primary type 1 immune response is evoked by H. pylori since its occurrence. However, it is not unusual that an inhibitory immunity is dominant in H. pylori-associated diseases, which are prom...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Li R,Jiang XX,Zhang LF,Liu XM,Hu TZ,Xia XJ,Li M,Xu CX

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of nitric oxide (NO) was measured in cultures of spleen cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), IL-2 or LPS + IL-2. We observed that NO synthesis is increased by IFN-gamma but inhibited by IFN-alpha/beta. This is not the case when IL-2 is present in the cultures, since interferons play a minor rol...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Vaillier D,Daculsi R,Gualdel N

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis is a kind of chronic inflammatory disease that affects the tooth-supporting tissues. ET-1 is related to periodontitis and involved in the regulation of cytokines, but the mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate how ET-1 affects proinflammatory cytokine expression and differenti...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liang L,Zhou W,Yang N,Yu J,Liu H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine induced sputum cell counts and interleukin-8 (IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and leukotriene B4 (LTB4) levels as markers of neutrophilic inflammation in moderate persistent asthma, and to evaluate the response to inhaled steroid therapy. METHODS:Forty-five moderate asthmatic patients a...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Basyigit I,Yildiz F,Ozkara SK,Boyaci H,Ilgazli A

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen triple helix repeat containing-1 (CTHRC1) has been identified as cancer-related protein. CTHRC1 expresses mainly in adventitial fibroblasts and neointimal smooth muscle cells of balloon-injured vessels and promotes cell migration and tissue repair in response to injury. CTHRC1 plays a pivotal role in some pat...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Mei D,Zhu Y,Zhang L,Wei W

更新日期：2020-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the current study was to explore the effect of autologous adipose tissue on cartilage responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We hypothesized that LPS elicits an inflammatory response in cartilage, and that response is augmented in the presence of adipose tissue. Furthermore, we hypothesized that this au...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Pearson W,Garland AEN,Nixon A,Cant JP,Hurtig MB

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Infiltration and local proliferation are known factors that contribute to tubulointerstitial macrophage accumulation. This study explored the time course of these two contributors' roles as tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis progressing, and evaluated the mechanisms of the protective effect of atorvastatin. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tian S,Ding G,Jia R,Chu G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pivotal role of epithelial cells is to secrete and absorb ions and water in order to allow the formation of a luminal fluid compartment that is fundamental for the epithelial function as a barrier against environmental factors. Importantly, epithelial cells also take part in the innate immune system. As a first li...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Schnúr A,Hegyi P,Rousseau S,Lukacs GL,Veit G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma levels of endotoxin and various cytokines were assessed in 70 patients with gastrointestinal tract perforation. Sepsis developed in 29 of them, and eight of these (27.6%) had on admission endotoxin levels higher than 9.8 pg ml(-1). The clinical outcome correlated with the level of tumour necrosis factor alpha (...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Endo S,Inada K,Inoue Y,Otsu T,Kasai T,Kuwata Y,Hoshi S,Yoshida M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00