Mouse Thyroid Gland Changes in Aging: Implication of Galectin-3 and Sphingomyelinase.

abstract：:This study examined the role of lymphotoxin (LT)-alpha in host defense against airborne infection with Francisella tularensis, a gram-negative facultative intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of tularemia. Following a low-dose aerosol infection with the highly virulent type A strain of F. tularensis, mice d...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhang D,Kuolee R,Harris G,Zhang Q,Conlan JW,Chen W

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Patients with UC have shown an important defect in the secretion and maintenance of the mucosal barrier as part of inadequate expression of mucin genes. The aim of the present study was to determine the expression of MUC12, MUC16, and MUC20 in colonic tissue from patients with UC in regard to their clinica...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Yamamoto-Furusho JK,Ascaño-Gutiérrez I,Furuzawa-Carballeda J,Fonseca-Camarillo G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shinbaro3, a formulation derived from the hydrolysed roots of Harpagophytum procumbens var. sublobatum (Engl.) Stapf, has been clinically used in the pharamacopuncture treatment of arthritis in Korea. In the present study, Shinbaro3 inhibited NO generation in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Shi...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Chung HJ,Koh W,Kim WK,Shin JS,Lee J,Lee SK,Ha IH

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We evaluated the lncRNA and mRNA expression profile of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy nonsmokers, smokers without airflow limitation, and COPD patients. Methods:lncRNA and mRNA pro...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Qu X,Dang X,Wang W,Li Y,Xu D,Shang D,Chang Y

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we revealed the importance of follicular helper T cells (T(FH)) in the pathogenesis of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). In the present study, we focused on the site of the inflammation and determined the composition of lymphocyte infiltration in labial salivary gland (LSG) biopsies with special emphasis on ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Szabo K,Papp G,Dezso B,Zeher M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Systemic inflammation impairs cognitive performance, yet the brain networks mediating this process remain to be elucidated. The purpose of the current study was to use resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to explore changes in the functional connectivity in a lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhu X,Ji MH,Li SM,Li B,Mei L,Yang JJ

更新日期：2019-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The generation of ROS and lipid peroxidation has been considered to play an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic fluoride toxicity. In the present study, we observed that fluoride activated BV-2 microglia cell line by observing OX-42 expression in immunocytochemistry. Intracellular superoxide dismutase (SOD),...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Shuhua X,Ziyou L,Ling Y,Fei W,Sun G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sarcoidosis, increased Th17 cell fractions have been reported in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and elevated numbers of Th17 cells producing IFN- γ have been observed in peripheral blood. The balance between Th1, Th17, and FoxP3(+) CD4(+) T cell subsets in sarcoidosis remains unclear. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid ce...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tøndell A,Moen T,Børset M,Salvesen Ø,Rø AD,Sue-Chu M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here that the leptomeningeal cells transduce inflammatory signals from peripheral macrophages to brain-resident microglia in response to Porphyromonas gingivalis (P.g.) LPS. The expression of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2), TLR4, TNF-α, and inducible NO synthase was mainly detected in the gingival macrophages o...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liu Y,Wu Z,Zhang X,Ni J,Yu W,Zhou Y,Nakanishi H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invertebrates do not display the level of sophistication in immune reactivity characteristic of mammals and other 'higher' vertebrates. Their great number and diversity of forms, however, reflect their evolutionary success and hence they must have effective mechanisms of defence to deal with parasites and pathogens an...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Rowley AF

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periploca forrestii Schltr. has been used as a Chinese folk medicine due to its versatile pharmacological effects such as promoting wounds and rheumatoid arthritis. However, the antiarthritic activity of Periploca forrestii saponin (PFS) and its active compound Periplocin has still not been demonstrated. Here, we eval...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liu Y,Li M,He Q,Yang X,Ruan F,Sun G

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum Cass.) is traditionally employed in folk medicine as an anti-inflammatory remedy. In nature, the plant is sparsely available and protected; therefore production of callus cultures was established. A concentrated ethanolic extract of culture homogenate, with leontopodic acid representing...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Daniela L,Alla P,Maurelli R,Elena D,Giovanna P,Vladimir K,Roberto DT,Chiara de L,Saveria P,Liudmila K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most globally prevalent supraventricular arrhythmias is atrial fibrillation (AF). Knowledge of the structures and functions of messenger RNA (mRNA) has recently increased. It is no longer viewed as solely an intermediate molecule between DNA and proteins but has come to be seen as a dynamic and modifiable g...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Xu X,Zhao Z,Li G

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported a continuous activation of caspase-1 and increased interleukin (IL)-1β levels in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). These observations raised the hypothesis that drugs targeting the IL-1β pathway, in addition to tumour necrosis factor (TNF), may be particularly effective for early R...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Cascão R,Vidal B,Raquel H,Neves-Costa A,Figueiredo N,Gupta V,Fonseca JE,Moita LF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is a severe inflammatory complication of retinal detachment. Pathological epiretinal membranes grow on the retina surface leading to contraction, and surgery fails in 5% to 10% of the cases. We evaluated the expression of VEGF-A, Otx1, Otx2, Otx3, and p53 family member...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Azzolini C,Pagani IS,Pirrone C,Borroni D,Donati S,Al Oum M,Pigni D,Chiaravalli AM,Vinciguerra R,Simonelli F,Porta G

更新日期：2013-01-01 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

abstract：:Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a heterogeneous group of clonal diseases characterized by the excessive and chronic production of mature cells from one or several of the myeloid lineages. Recent advances in the biology of MPNs have greatly facilitated their molecular diagnosis since most patients present with ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hermouet S,Bigot-Corbel E,Gardie B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular adhesion protein-1 (VAP-1) is an ectoenzyme that functions as a copper-containing amine oxidase and is involved in leukocyte adhesion at sites of inflammation. Inhibition of VAP-1 oxidative deamination has become an attractive target for anti-inflammatory therapy with demonstrated efficacy in rodent models of...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Kubota R,Reid MJ,Lieu KL,Orme M,Diamond C,Tulberg N,Henry SH

更新日期：2020-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal dialysis therapy has increased in popularity since the end of the 1970s. This method provides a patient survival rate equivalent to hemodialysis and better preservation of residual renal function. However, technique failure by peritonitis, and ultrafiltration failure, which is a multifactorial complication ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Baroni G,Schuinski A,de Moraes TP,Meyer F,Pecoits-Filho R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modification of endogenous eicosanoid synthesis by dietary n-3 fatty acid supplementation reduces febrile responses, but the mechanisms underlying these effects in vivo have not been determined. In the present study, local inflammation was induced by intramuscular injection ofturpentine in rats fed control or n-3 supp...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Cooper AL,Turnbull AV,Hopkins SJ,Rothwell NJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiopathogenesis of endometriosis still remains unknown. Recent data provide new valuable information concerning the role of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of the disease. It has been proved that levels of different lipid peroxidation end products are increased in both peritoneal fluid (PF) and serum of e...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Polak G,Barczyński B,Kwaśniewski W,Bednarek W,Wertel I,Derewianka-Polak M,Kotarski J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The variable array of pattern receptor expression in different cells of the innate immune system explains the induction of distinct patterns of arachidonic acid (AA) metabolism. Peptidoglycan and mannan were strong stimuli in neutrophils, whereas the fungal extract zymosan was the most potent stimulus in monocyte-deri...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Alvarez Y,Valera I,Municio C,Hugo E,Padrón F,Blanco L,Rodríguez M,Fernández N,Crespo MS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2016/3214105.]. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liang Y,Chen Q,Du W,Chen C,Li F,Yang J,Peng J,Kang D,Lin B,Chai X,Zhou K,Zeng J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activating factor (PAF) is a potent inflammatory lipid. In this study we assessed the ability of PAF to impact lymphatic vessel function by altering prenodal lymphatic resistance. Intralymphatic PAF (7.47 x 10(-6), 7.47 x 10(-5) and 7.47 x 10(-4) M) increased lymphatic perfusion pressure at the two highest in...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Dobbins DE

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BCG, the only registered vaccine against Mycobacterial Tuberculosis (TB) infection, has been questioned for its protective efficacy for decades. Although lots of efforts were made to improve the BCG antigenicity, few studies were devoted to understand the role of host factors in the variability of the BCG protection. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Xu H,Jia Y,Li Y,Wei C,Wang W,Guo R,Jia J,Wu Y,Li Z,Wei Z,Qi X,Li Y,Gao X

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In the central nervous system (CNS), mastocytes and glial cells (microglia, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) function as sensors of neuroinflammatory conditions, responding to stress triggers or becoming sensitized to subsequent proinflammatory challenges. The corticotropin-releasing hormone and glucocorticoids are cr...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Aguirre A,Maturana CJ,Harcha PA,Sáez JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative-fluid retention is a severe complication frequently reported in patients undergoing major surgical procedures. The complex network of molecules involved in such a severe surgery-induced condition remains poorly understood. Inflammation has been proposed among the various causes of fluid retention. Since ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Mezzasoma L,Cagini L,Antognelli C,Puma F,Pacifico E,Talesa VN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-Arginine is converted to the highly reactive and unstable nitric oxide (NO) and L-citrulline by an enzyme named nitric oxide synthase (NOS). NO decomposes into other nitrogen oxides such as nitrite (NO(2) (-)) and nitrate (NO(2) (-)), and in the presence of superoxide anion to the potent oxidizing agent peroxynitrit...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Jorens PG,Matthys KE,Bult H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aging is characterized by the progressive decline of physiological function and tissue homeostasis leading to increased vulnerability, degeneration, and death. Aging-related changes of the innate and adaptive immune system include decline in the preservation and enhancement of many immune functions, such as changes in...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Costantini E,D'Angelo C,Reale M

更新日期：2018-03-08 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