The Predictive Value of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation.

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：Background:Over the last 20 years, the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China has decreased gradually due to the application of a national HBV vaccination program. In contrast, the prevalence of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, autoimmune liver disease, and drug-induced...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Chang B,Li B,Sun Y,Teng G,Huang A,Li J,Zou Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular bacterial ribonucleases such as binase from Bacillus pumilus possess cytotoxic activity against tumor cells with a potential for clinical application. Moreover, they may induce activation of tumor-derived macrophages either into the M1-phenotype with well-documented functions in the regulation of the ant...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Makeeva A,Rodriguez-Montesinos J,Zelenikhin P,Nesmelov A,Preissner KT,Cabrera-Fuentes HA,Ilinskaya ON

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is a cytokine derived from CD4+ T-helper type 2 (T(H2)) cells identified as a suppressor of cytokines from T-helper type 1(T(H1)) cells. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is produced by B cells, macrophages and dendritic cells, and primarily regulates T(H1) cell differentiation, while suppressing the expan...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Chung F

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since iron can contribute to detrimental radical generating processes through the Fenton and Haber-Weiss reactions, it seems to be a reasonable approach to modulate iron-related pathways in inflammation. In the human organism a counterregulatory reduction in iron availability is observed during inflammatory diseases. ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Lehmann C,Islam S,Jarosch S,Zhou J,Hoskin D,Greenshields A,Al-Banna N,Sharawy N,Sczcesniak A,Kelly M,Wafa K,Cheliak W,Holbein B

更新日期：2015-01-01 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：:The close relationship between increased TLR-2 expression in blood monocytes and insulin resistance in RA patients is shown in this study. Traditional risk factors for metabolic disorders, including the waist circumstance, body mass index (BMI), triglyceride (TG), and ratio of TG to high density lipoprotein (HDL) chol...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wang SW,Lin TM,Wang CH,Liu HH,Houng JY

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcystins (MCs) produced by toxic cyanobacteria cause serious water pollution and public health hazard to humans and animals. However, direct molecular mechanisms of MC-LR in vascular endothelial cells (ECs) have not been understood yet. In this study, we investigated whether MC-LR induces vascular inflammatory pro...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Shi J,Zhou J,Zhang M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the role of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in pulmonary aspergilloma, serum concentrations of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan were measured repeatedly for as long as 10 months in eight patients. In four patients with inactive disease, concentrations of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan were in the normal range.The concentrations of (1-...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Yuasa K,Goto H

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An underlying endothelial dysfunction plays a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular events and is the central feature of atherosclerosis. The protein-based communication between leukocytes and inflamed endothelial cells leading to diapedesis has been largely investigated and several key players such a...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Dorosz SA,Ginolhac A,Kähne T,Naumann M,Sauter T,Salsmann A,Bueb JL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide 204-212 of lipocortin (LC) 5 inhibited porcine pancreatic phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) induced rat stomach strip contractions and ADP induced rabbit platelet aggregation in a concentration dependent manner (IC(30) of 10 muM and 400 muM, respectively). The first two amino acids are not necessary since the eptape...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Mugridge KG,Becherucci C,Parente L,Perretti M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. Inflammation is important in heart failure (HF). The role of the immune receptor toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in HF is not understood and not investigated in diastolic HF. We investigated the role of TLR9 in a murine diastolic HF model caused by cardiomyocyte SERCA2a excision. Methods and Results. We crossed SERCA...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Dhondup Y,Sjaastad I,Sandanger Ø,Aronsen JM,Ahmed MS,Attramadal H,Finsen AV,Zhang L,Ranheim T,Alfsnes K,Aukrust P,Christensen G,Yndestad A,Vinge LE

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：Objective:Neuropeptide Y (NPY), an orexigenic peptide known to cause hyperphagia, has been involved in the occurrence and development of obesity. However, differences in the distribution of serum NPY levels in obese phenotypes (including metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) phenotype and metabolically healthy obesity ...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tang HN,Xiao F,Chen YR,Zhuang SQ,Guo Y,Wu HX,Zhou HD

更新日期：2020-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated in groups of female BALB/c mice injected with Crotalus durissus terrificus venom (Cdt) the renal function based on creatinine clearance, percentage of fractional excretion cytokines and histological examination of renal tissue. Cdt caused renal alterations that induced proteinuria during...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hernández Cruz A,Barbosa Navarro L,Mendonça RZ,Petricevich VL

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Studies on peripheral benzodiazepine receptor function have yielded a diverse list of activities of which the anti-inflammatory effects need to be further examined. AIMS:To evaluate the role of steroids, nitric oxide and adenosine-deaminase in the anti-inflammatory effect of PK11195. METHODS:Pleurisy was i...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： da Silva MB,Farges RC,Fröde TS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the role of Smad3, Smad7, and TGF-β1 in intrauterine adhesion (IUA) patients and experimental rabbit models. 60 IUA patients, 30 control participants, and 18 female rabbits were enrolled in this study. We found that the plasma concentrations and protein expressions of TGF-β1 were s...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Salma U,Xue M,Ali Sheikh MS,Guan X,Xu B,Zhang A,Huang L,Xu D

更新日期：2016-01-01 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 aim was to investigate whether bone tissue resorption in early RA is related to crepitus of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and systemic levels of inflammatory mediators and markers and sex steroid hormones. Twentynine women and 18 men with recently diagnosed RA were examined for TMJ bone erosions with computeri...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Hajati AK,Näsström K,Alstergren P,Bratt J,Kopp S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a pivotal clinical problem occurring in many clinical conditions such as transplantation, trauma, and hepatic failure after hemorrhagic shock. Apoptosis and autophagy have been shown to contribute to cell death in hepatic I/R injury. Ethyl pyruvate, a stable and s...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Shen M,Lu J,Dai W,Wang F,Xu L,Chen K,He L,Cheng P,Zhang Y,Wang C,Wu D,Yang J,Zhu R,Zhang H,Zhou Y,Guo C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) seems to be implicated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with associated renal diseases. AIMS:In this study, we ensured the role of PAF in SLE patients without renal complications. METHODS:Blood PAF and acetylhydrolase activity, plasma soluble phospholipase A(2...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Denizot Y,Liozon E,Guglielmi L,Ly K,Soria P,Loustaud V,Vidal E,Jauberteau MO

更新日期：2003-04-01 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：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：:Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) characterized by atrocious progression and numerous complications often leads to a high mortality rate due to hypermetabolism, systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), and multiple organs dysfunction syndrome (MODS). Studies have revealed that both early enteral nutrition (EEN) a...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Wang G,Sun B,Gao Y,Meng QH,Jiang HC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:Renal ischemia/reperfusion injury (RI/RI) is the main cause of acute kidney injury. Total glucosides of paeony (TGP) are a traditional Chinese medicine. This study was aimed at exploring the role of TGP in RI/RI and its underlying mechanism of action. Methods:Rat RI/RI models were constructed by surgical ope...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Chen F,Hu Y,Xie Y,Zhao Z,Ma L,Li Z,Tan W

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by an abnormal cellular and cytokine infiltration of inflamed joints. This study addresses a previously unrecognized interaction between neutrophilic-myeloperoxidase (MPO) and macrophages (Mphi) which could explain the perpetuation of inflammation associated with RA. A monoar...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Gelderman MP,Stuart R,Vigerust D,Fuhrmann S,Lefkowitz DL,Allen RC,Lefkowitz SS,Graham S

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The purpose of this study is to assess the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the intestinal lesions of passive anaphylaxis, since this experimental model resembles necrotizing enterocolitis. Sprague-Dawley rats were sensitized with IgE anti-dinitrophenol monoclonal antibody. Extravasation of protein-rich plasma and haemorr...

journal_title：Mediators of inflammation

authors： Tavares JC,Moreno A,Crespo MS

更新日期：1997-01-01 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