Shock Wave Therapy Enhances Mitochondrial Delivery into Target Cells and Protects against Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess FGF-β, TGF-β, and COX2 expression and immunocompetent cells in the orbital tissue of patients with severe and mild Graves' orbitopathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Orbital tissue was taken from 27 patients with GO: (1) severe GO (n = 18), the mean clinical activity score (CAS) being 8.5 (SD 2.5); and (2) mi...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Pawlowski P,Reszec J,Eckstein A,Johnson K,Grzybowski A,Chyczewski L,Mysliwiec J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistin has been shown to cause insulin resistance and to impair glucose tolerance in rodents, but in humans its physiological role still remains elusive. The aim of this study was to examine whether resistin mRNA expression in human peripheral mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and its corresponding plasma levels are altered...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tsiotra PC,Tsigos C,Anastasiou E,Yfanti E,Boutati E,Souvatzoglou E,Kyrou I,Raptis SA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis is characterized by the presence of activated mononuclear cells both in the peripheral circulation and in pleural fluid. Expression and up-regulation of adhesion molecules is the basis of cell-cell adhesion in granuloma formation and in leukocyte migration to the inflammatory site. Soluble isoforms of adh...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hamzaoui A,Hamzaoui K,Kahan A,Chabbou A

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：: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：:Delayed rectifier K(+)-channels (Kv1.3) are predominantly expressed in T lymphocytes. Based on patch-clamp studies, the channels play crucial roles in facilitating the calcium influx necessary to trigger lymphocyte activation and proliferation. Using selective channel inhibitors in experimental animal models, in vivo ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Kazama I

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) is a common postoperative complication caused by any peritoneal inflammatory process. This study aimed to identify the biological function of large intergenic non-coding RNAs (lincRNAs) Cox-2 in the inflammation reaction of adhesion formation. The Cox-2 expression in peritoneal ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Bian Y,Yang L,Zhang B,Li W,Wang S,Jiang S,Chen X,Li W,Zeng L

更新日期：2019-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated the frequencies of rs1800450 (MBL ⁎B, G>A), rs1800451 (MBL ⁎C, G>A), and rs5030737 (MBL ⁎D, C>T) polymorphisms in exon 1 of the MBL2 gene among patients with chronic viral hepatitis. Blood samples from patients infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV; n = 65), hepatitis C virus (HCV; n = 92...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Moura TC,Amoras ED,Araújo MS,Freitas Queiroz MA,Conde SR,Demachki S,Martins-Feitosa RN,Machado LF,Cayres-Vallinoto IM,Ishak R,Vallinoto AC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among numerous inflammatory mediators a nitric oxide molecule is supposed to be important in the modulation of neutrophil survival in vivo and in vitro. The effect of exogenous supply of NO donors such as SNP, SIN-1, and GEA-3162 on the course of human neutrophil apoptosis and the role of extracellular antioxidants in...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Sulowska Z,Majewska E,Klink M,Banasik M,Tchórzewski H

更新日期：2005-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) is a low-molecular-weight inhibitor of proteases, such as elastase and cathepsin G which are released from leukocytes during phagocytosis. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not SLPI is able to inhibit IgE-mediated histamine release. Nasal mucosa fro...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Westin U,Lundberg E,Ohlsson K

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observation of the microcirculation of the hamster cheek pouch by intravital microscopy revealed five steps of neutrophil migration from the venules after topical application of leukotriene B(4) to the microvasculature: rolling along the venular wall (Step 1), adhesion to it (Step 2), disappearance from the vascular l...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Oda T,Katori M,Hatanaka K,Nagai Y

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The probiotic Enterococcus faecium HDRsEf1 (Ef1) has been shown to have positive effects on piglet diarrhoea, but the mechanism has not yet been elucidated. In this study, using the IPEC-J2 cell line to mimic intestinal epithelial cells and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) K88ac as a representative intestinal p...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tian Z,Liu X,Dai R,Xiao Y,Wang X,Bi D,Shi D

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, characterized by traditional and nontraditional risk factors, are prone to develop atheromatosis and thus cardiovascular events and mortality. The angiogenesis of the adventitial vasa vasorum (aVV) surrounding the carotid has been described as the atheromatosis initiator. Therefo...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Arcidiacono MV,Martinez-Alonso M,Belart M,Vilar A,Martín M,Craver L,Betriu À,Mauricio D,Valdivielso JM,Fernández E,Borràs M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary atherosclerotic heart disease (CHD) is one of the major concerns in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The systemic chronic inflammation has been postulated to bridge the increased risk of cardiovascular disease and T2D. We formulated that increased peripheral proinflammatory T helper subsets contributed to the...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Zhao RX,Li WJ,Lu YR,Qin J,Wu CL,Tian M,He TY,Yi SN,Tang DQ,Sun L,Chen L

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of multiple joints. The central pathogenesis of RA is the proliferation of synovial fibroblasts in response to inflammatory cytokines. However, some of the targeted therapies for inflammation reactions do not display signi...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Yin G,Wang Y,Cen XM,Yang M,Liang Y,Xie QB

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to compare serum levels of soluble forms of interleukin-2 receptor, CD4 and CD8, released by lymphocytes during activation of the immune system, in patients with allergic bronchial asthma, with those in healthy subjects. Significantly higher levels of soluble IL-2R and soluble CD4 were...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Lorenzo GD,Mansueto P,Melluso M,Morici G,Norrito F,Cigna D,Candore G,Caruso C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The destruction of joints caused by rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis is characterized by an imbalance of enzyme catalysed cartilage breakdown and regeneration. A complex cytokine network perpetuates joint conditions by direct regulation of metalloproteases, by indirect recruitment of cells that secrete degradat...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Sipe JD,Martel-Pelletier J,Otterness IG,Pelletier JP

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains a high morbidity and mortality disease entity in critically ill patients, despite decades of numerous investigations into its pathogenesis. To obtain global protein expression changes in acute lung injury (ALI) lung tissues, we employed a high-throughput proteomics me...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Liu D,Mao P,Huang Y,Liu Y,Liu X,Pang X,Li Y

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of inflammation's role in the pathogenesis of myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) is evolving. The impact of chronic inflammation, a characteristic feature of MPN, likely goes far beyond its role as a driver of constitutional symptoms. An inflammatory response to the neoplastic clone may be responsible...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Fleischman AG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive phospholipid playing an important role in various inflammatory diseases by inducing expression and secretion of many inflammatory cytokines/chemokines. Here we report in a murine air pouch model of inflammation that LPA induced CXCL13 secretion in a time-dependent manner and ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hui W,Zhao C,Bourgoin SG

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of AEG-1 in glycolysis and tumorigenesis, we construct myc-AEG-1 expression vector and demonstrate a novel mechanism that AEG-1 may increase the activity of AMPK by Thr172 phosphorylation. The higher expression levels of AEG-1 in colorectal carcinoma cells were found but showed significant diff...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Song HT,Qin Y,Yao GD,Tian ZN,Fu SB,Geng JS

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dyslipidemia is associated with increased arterial stiffness (AS) which may lead to hypertension. Among the methods to assess AS are carotid-femoral and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity. Dyslipidemia is also known to trigger inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the commonest inflammatory markers measured...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Aminuddin A,Lazim MRMLM,Hamid AA,Hui CK,Mohd Yunus MH,Kumar J,Ugusman A

更新日期：2020-08-18 00:00:00

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：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a potent proinflammatory cytokine that plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of asthma by inducing hyperresponsiveness and airway remodeling. TNF-α diminishes the L-type voltage dependent Ca(2+) channel (L-VDCC) current in cardiac myocytes, an observation that seems parado...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Reyes-García J,Flores-Soto E,Solís-Chagoyán H,Sommer B,Díaz-Hernández V,García-Hernández LM,Montaño LM

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoglin is a coreceptor of the TGF-β superfamily predominantly expressed on the vascular endothelium and selective subsets of immune cells. We previously demonstrated that Endoglin heterozygous (Eng (+/-)) mice subjected to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) developed persistent gut inflammation and pathological angiogenes...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Peter MR,Jerkic M,Sotov V,Douda DN,Ardelean DS,Ghamami N,Lakschevitz F,Khan MA,Robertson SJ,Glogauer M,Philpott DJ,Palaniyar N,Letarte M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathepsin G is a serine protease secreted by activated neutrophils that play a role in the inflammatory response. Because neutrophils are known to be invading leukocytes in various tumors, their products may influence the characteristics of tumor cells such as the growth state, motility, and the adhesiveness between c...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Kudo T,Kigoshi H,Hagiwara T,Takino T,Yamazaki M,Yui S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tryptophan (trp) metabolism is an important regulatory component of gut mucosal homeostasis and the microbiome. Metabolic pathways targeting the trp can lead to a myriad of metabolites, of both host and microbial origins, some of which act as endogenous low-affinity ligands for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a c...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Puccetti M,Paolicelli G,Oikonomou V,De Luca A,Renga G,Borghi M,Pariano M,Stincardini C,Scaringi L,Giovagnoli S,Ricci M,Romani L,Zelante T

更新日期：2018-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Little work is done to develop Aloe vera (AV) using probiotics. To explore the potential benefits, the antioxidant effects and the antibacterial effects on foodborne pathogens of Aloe fermentation supernatant were evaluated in vitro. Our results indicated that the Aloe fermentation supernatant fermented by Lactobacill...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Jiang M,Deng K,Jiang C,Fu M,Guo C,Wang X,Wang X,Meng F,Yang S,Deng K,Chen T,Xin H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Individuals with inflammation have a myriad of pregnancy aberrations including increasing their preterm birth risk. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and their ligands were all found to play a key role in inflammation. In the present study, we reviewed TLR and ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Noguchi T,Sado T,Naruse K,Shigetomi H,Onogi A,Haruta S,Kawaguchi R,Nagai A,Tanase Y,Yoshida S,Kitanaka T,Oi H,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00