IL-17 Receptor Signaling Negatively Regulates the Development of Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis in the Kidney.

abstract：:Dysfunction of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a primary characteristic of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an experimental model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Matrine (MAT), a quinolizidine alkaloid derived from the herb Radix Sophorae Flave, has been recently found to suppress clinical EAE and CNS inf...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhang S,Kan QC,Xu Y,Zhang GX,Zhu L

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is associated with the development of Th2 responses. This study examined the potential role of IL-33 in the pathogenic process of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in Chinese patients. The levels of serum IL-33 and sST2 in 154 patients with CHC, 24 with spontaneously resolved HCV (SR-HCV) infection and ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wang J,Zhao P,Guo H,Sun X,Jiang Z,Xu L,Feng J,Niu J,Jiang Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and fatal fibrotic disease of the lungs with unclear etiology. Recent insight has suggested that early injury/inflammation of alveolar epithelial cells could lead to dysregulation of tissue repair driven by multiple cytokines. Although dysregulation of interleukin- (IL-) 22 is invol...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liang M,Wang J,Chu H,Zhu X,He H,Liu Q,Qiu J,Zhou X,Guan M,Xue Y,Chen X,Zou H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Gut microbiota is implied in obesity, because of its ability to harvest energy from diet, and in the regulation of behavior. Given the link between gut microbiota, body composition, obesity, and anxiety, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a new psychobiotic formulation. Methods:Eligible pa...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Colica C,Avolio E,Bollero P,Costa de Miranda R,Ferraro S,Sinibaldi Salimei P,De Lorenzo A,Di Renzo L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the Th17/Treg immune balance in the ulcerative colitis (UC) patients in a Chinese Han population. METHODS:Ninety UC patients and 30 healthy subjects were enrolled. The serum IL-17 and TGF-β1 levels of these participants were measured with ELISA; the percentage of Th17 and Treg cells in periphe...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Gong Y,Lin Y,Zhao N,He X,Lu A,Wei W,Jiang M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CPn) is a common respiratory pathogen that causes a chronic and persistent airway infection. The elderly display an increased susceptibility and severity to this infection. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Dendritic cells (DCs) are the initiators and regulators of i...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Prakash S,Agrawal S,Ma D,Gupta S,Peterson EM,Agrawal A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is much evidence that degradation of the extracellular matrix is essential for the development of cholesteatomas and that this is induced by activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Vitamin D3 (VD3) has several well-recognised biological activities, including suppression of MMP production. The present stu...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Kobayashi H,Asano K,Kanai K,Suzaki H

更新日期：2005-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A family of eleven proteins comprises the Janus kinases (JAK) and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) signaling pathway, which enables transduction of signal from cytokine receptor to the nucleus and activation of transcription of target genes. Irregular functioning of the cascade may contribute ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Juczynska K,Wozniacka A,Waszczykowska E,Danilewicz M,Wagrowska-Danilewicz M,Wieczfinska J,Pawliczak R,Zebrowska A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-released growth factors (PRGF) and its related clinically used formulations (e.g., Vivostat Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF®)) contain a variety of chemokines, cytokines, and growth factors and are therefore used to support healing of chronic, hard-to-heal, or infected wounds. Human beta-defensin-3 (hBD-3) is an an...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Bayer A,Lammel J,Tohidnezhad M,Lippross S,Behrendt P,Klüter T,Pufe T,Cremer J,Jahr H,Rademacher F,Gläser R,Harder J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1155/2019/2056085.]. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Pacheco-Fernández T,Juárez-Avelar I,Illescas O,Terrazas LI,Hernández-Pando R,Pérez-Plasencia C,Gutiérrez-Cirlos EB,Ávila-Moreno F,Chirino YI,Reyes JL,Maldonado V,Rodriguez-Sosa M

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of macrophages is one of the key processes in generating the immune response against pathogens or misfolded/aggregated otherwise unharmful host's proteins. Antigens and their immune complexes (IC) may shape macrophage phenotype in various directions. Data on the impact of protein structure during inflammati...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Dalgėdienė I,Lučiūnaitė A,Žvirblienė A

更新日期：2018-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:S. epidermidis is responsible for biofilm-related nonunions. This study compares the response to S. epidermidis-infected fractures in rats systemically or locally injected with vancomycin or bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in preventing the nonunion establishment. The 50% of rats receiving BMSCs intravenous...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Lovati AB,Drago L,Bottagisio M,Bongio M,Ferrario M,Perego S,Sansoni V,De Vecchi E,Romanò CL

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether TNB alters colonic tissue levels of PAF at the expense of changes in colonic motility in the isolated perfused rabbit left colon. Colonic inflammation was induced by the intracolonic administration of 0.25 ml of 50% ethanol containing 30 mg of trinitrobenzene. Strain gauge transducers were sewn...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Longo WE,Standeven J,Chandel B,Deshpande Y,Vernava AM,Kaminski D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was carried out to investigate whether ADM can modulate LPS-induced inflammation and apoptosis in rat Leydig cells. Leydig cells were treated with ADM before LPS-induced cytotoxicity. We determined the concentrations of ROS, MDA, GSH, LDH, and testosterone and the MMP. The mRNA levels of IL-1, IL-6, iNOS, a...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhou PH,Hu W,Zhang XB,Wang W,Zhang LJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines and chemokines are proteins that coordinate the immune response throughout the body. The dysregulation of cytokines and chemokines is a central feature in the development of neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and demyelination both in the central and peripheral nervous systems and in conditions of neuropa...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Ramesh G,MacLean AG,Philipp MT

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current studies have identified the multifaceted protective functions of dexmedetomidine on multiple organs. For the first time, we clarify effects of dexmedetomidine on monocyte-endothelial adherence and whether its underlying mechanism is relative to connexin43 (Cx43), a key factor regulating monocyte-endothelial ad...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Chai Y,Yu R,Liu Y,Wang S,Yuan D,Chen J

更新日期：2020-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In smoking COPD patients the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid contains high numbers of inflammatory cells. These cells might produce arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites, which contribute to inflammation and an increased bronchomotor tone. AIMS:To investigate levels of AA metabolites in BAL fluid, before and...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Verhoeven GT,Garrelds IM,Hoogsteden HC,Zijlstra FJ

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is well known to include an inflammatory component that has been considered to be related to diabetic complications. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the significant complications as it constitutes the most frequent cause of end-stage renal disease. Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) is...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Emara M,El-Edel R,Fathy WM,Aboelkhair NT,Watany MM,Abou-Elela DH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently discovered IL-33 as an IL-1 cytokine family member has been proved to be specifically released from osteonecrotic bones. We aimed to investigate the potential role of IL-33 in the development of osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH). Forty patients diagnosed with ONFH and forty age-, sex-, and body mass in...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Ma J,Guo W,Li Z,Wang B,Li S,Wang P

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to evaluate the significance of homocysteine (Hcy) in Behcet's disease (BD) and the association of elevated Hcy levels associated with the indices of inflammation in BD. METHODS:Untreated 70 patients with BD and 33 healthy individuals were included into the study. Hcy, tumor necrosis alpha (TNF-a...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Kartal Durmazlar SP,Akgul A,Eskioglu F

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity-induced skeletal muscle inflammation is characterized by increased macrophage infiltration and inflammatory cytokine production. In this study, we investigated whether 4-1BB, a member of the TNF receptor superfamily (TNFRSF9) that provides inflammatory signals, participates in obesity-induced skeletal muscle i...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Le NH,Kim CS,Tu TH,Choi HS,Kim BS,Kawada T,Goto T,Park T,Park JH,Yu R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maresin1 (MaR1), a new anti-inflammatory and proresolving lipid mediator, has been proven to exert organ-protective effects in septic animal models. However, the potential mechanisms are still not fully elucidated. In this study, we sought to explore the impact of MaR1 on metabolic dysfunction in cecal ligation and pu...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hao Y,Zheng H,Wang RH,Li H,Yang LL,Bhandari S,Liu YJ,Han J,Smith FG,Gao HC,Jin SW

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:As a noninvasive method, exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has gained importance to improve monitoring of lung diseases and to detect biomarkers. The aim of the study was to investigate, whether erythropoietin (EPO) is detectable in EBC. EBC was collected from 22 consecutive patients as well as from healthy individuals....

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Schumann C,Triantafilou K,Krueger S,Hombach V,Triantafilou M,Becher G,Lepper PM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a civilization disease which is still challenging for contemporary medicine in terms of treatment and prophylaxis. It results from excessive activation of the osteoclastic cell line and immune cells like macrophages and lymphocytes. Cell-to-cell inflammatory information transfer occurs via factors incl...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wojdasiewicz P,Turczyn P,Dobies-Krzesniak B,Frasunska J,Tarnacka B

更新日期：2019-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a biologically active lysophospholipid mediator involved in modulating inflammatory process. We investigated the effects of FTY720, a structural analogue of S1P after phosphorylation, on lung injury induced by hindlimb ischemia reperfusion (IR) in rats. Methods:Fifty Sprague...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wang L,Chen F,Pan Y,Lin L,Xiong X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A complex web of dynamic relationships between innate and adaptive immunity is now evident for many autoinflammatory and autoimmune disorders, the first deriving from abnormal activation of innate immune system without any conventional danger triggers and the latter from self-/non-self-discrimination loss of tolerance...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Lopalco G,Cantarini L,Vitale A,Iannone F,Anelli MG,Andreozzi L,Lapadula G,Galeazzi M,Rigante D

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are usually small molecule peptides, which display broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, high efficiency, and stability. For the multiple-antibiotic-resistant strains, AMPs play a significant role in the development of novel antibiotics because of their broad-spectrum antimicrobial activ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Sun Y,Shang D

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The study monitored in vitro early response of connective tissue cells and immunocompetent cells to enosseal implant materials coated by different blood components (serum, activated plasma, and plasma/platelets) to evaluate human osteoblast proliferation and synthetic activity and inflammatory response presented as a ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Himmlova L,Kubies D,Hulejova H,Bartova J,Riedel T,Stikarova J,Suttnar J,Pesakova V

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00