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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38613801/compound-sophora-decoction-alleviates-ulcerative-colitis-by-regulating-macrophage-polarization-through-cgas-inhibition-network-pharmacology-and-experimental-validation
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Fei Gao, Shuangjiao Deng, Yujin Liu, Pengcheng Wu, Lifen Huang, Feng Zhu, Chunzhu Wei, Yuyi Yuan, Yang Gui, Yushi Tian, Heng Fan, Hui Wu
INTRODUCTION: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a refractory disease with complex pathogenesis, and its pathogenesis is not clear. The present study aimed to investigate the potential target and related mechanism of Compound Sophora Decoction (CSD) in treating UC. METHODS: A network pharmacology approach predicted the components and targets of CSD to treat UC, and cell and animal experiments confirmed the findings of the approach and a new target for CSD treatment of UC...
April 10, 2024: Aging
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38609547/blimp-1-and-c-maf-regulate-immune-gene-networks-to-protect-against-distinct-pathways-of-pathobiont-induced-colitis
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Marisol Alvarez-Martinez, Luke S Cox, Claire F Pearson, William J Branchett, Probir Chakravarty, Xuemei Wu, Hubert Slawinski, Alaa Al-Dibouni, Vasileios A Samelis, Leona Gabryšová, Simon L Priestnall, Alejandro Suárez-Bonnet, Anna Mikolajczak, James Briscoe, Fiona Powrie, Anne O'Garra
Intestinal immune responses to microbes are controlled by the cytokine IL-10 to avoid immune pathology. Here, we use single-cell RNA sequencing of colon lamina propria leukocytes (LPLs) along with RNA-seq and ATAC-seq of purified CD4+ T cells to show that the transcription factors Blimp-1 (encoded by Prdm1) and c-Maf co-dominantly regulate Il10 while negatively regulating proinflammatory cytokines in effector T cells. Double-deficient Prdm1fl/fl Maffl/fl Cd4Cre mice infected with Helicobacter hepaticus developed severe colitis with an increase in TH 1/NK/ILC1 effector genes in LPLs, while Prdm1fl/fl Cd4Cre and Maffl/fl Cd4Cre mice exhibited moderate pathology and a less-marked type 1 effector response...
April 12, 2024: Nature Immunology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38605926/-in-vitro-aging-alters-the-gene-expression-and-secretome-composition-of-canine-adipose-derived-mesenchymal-stem-cells
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marina Prišlin, Ana Butorac, Rea Bertoša, Valentina Kunić, Ivana Ljolje, Petar Kostešić, Dunja Vlahović, Šimun Naletilić, Nenad Turk, Dragan Brnić
INTRODUCTION: Canine adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (cAD-MSCs) hold therapeutic promise due to their regenerative potential, particularly within their secretome. However, concerns arise regarding the impact of in vitro cultivation necessitated for storing therapeutic doses, prompting this study to comprehensively explore the impact of in vitro aging on gene expression and secretome composition. METHODS: The study involved collecting abdominal adipose tissue samples from nine healthy female dogs, from which cAD-MSCs were extracted and cultured...
2024: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38602170/statin-mediated-reduction-in-mitochondrial-cholesterol-primes-an-anti-inflammatory-response-in-macrophages-by-upregulating-jmjd3
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Zeina Salloum, Kristin Dauner, Yun-Feng Li, Neha Verma, David Valdivieso-González, Víctor G Almendro-Vedia, John D Zhang, Kiran Nakka, Mei Xi Chen, Jeffrey G McDonald, Chase D Corley, Alexander Sorisky, Bao-Liang Song, Iván López-Montero, Jie Luo, Jeffrey F Dilworth, Xiaohui Zha
Stains are known to be anti-inflammatory, but the mechanism remains poorly understood. Here we show that macrophages, either treated with statin in vitro or from statin-treated mice, have reduced cholesterol levels and higher expression of Jmjd3 , a H3K27me3 demethylase. We provide evidence that lowering cholesterol levels in macrophages suppresses the ATP synthase in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) and changes the proton gradient in the mitochondria. This activates NFkB and Jmjd3 expression to remove the repressive marker H3K27me3...
April 11, 2024: ELife
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38594742/serum-protein-profiling-reveals-an-inflammation-signature-as-a-predictor-of-early-breast-cancer-survival
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Peeter Karihtala, Suvi-Katri Leivonen, Ulla Puistola, Elina Urpilainen, Anniina Jääskeläinen, Sirpa Leppä, Arja Jukkola
BACKGROUND: Breast cancers exhibit considerable heterogeneity in their biology, immunology, and prognosis. Currently, no validated, serum protein-based tools are available to evaluate the prognosis of patients with early breast cancer. METHODS: The study population consisted of 521 early-stage breast cancer patients with a median follow-up of 8.9 years. Additionally, 61 patients with breast fibroadenoma or atypical ductal hyperplasia were included as controls. We used a proximity extension assay to measure the preoperative serum levels of 92 proteins associated with inflammatory and immune response processes...
April 9, 2024: Breast Cancer Research: BCR
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38592450/low-exposures-to-amphibole-or-serpentine-asbestos-in-germline-bap1-mutant-mice-induce-mesothelioma-characterized-by-an-immunosuppressive-tumor-microenvironment
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Yuwaraj Kadariya, Eleonora Sementino, Maggie Ruan, Mitchell Cheung, Parham Hadikhani, Hatice U Osmanbeyoglu, Andres J Klein-Szanto, Kathy Cai, Joseph R Testa
UNLABELLED: Asbestos and BAP1 germline mutations are risk factors for malignant mesothelioma (MM). While it is well accepted that amphibole asbestos is carcinogenic, the role of serpentine (chrysotile) asbestos in MM has been debated. To address this controversy, we assessed whether minimal exposure to chrysotile could significantly increase the incidence and rate of MM onset in germline Bap1-mutant mice. With either crocidolite or chrysotile, and at each dose tested, MMs occurred at a significantly higher rate and earlier onset time in Bap1-mutant mice than in wild-type littermates...
April 8, 2024: Cancer Res Commun
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38590376/polymorphic-markers-of-several-immune-regulatory-genes-modulate-the-susceptibility-for-eczema-and-related-phenotypes-in-children
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Charmaine Jeng Sum Kung, Kam Lun Hon, Man Fung Tang, Nam Sze Cheng, Gigi Wing Gi Ng, Christy Wing Man Leung, Ting Fan Leung
BACKGROUND: Eczema is associated with multiple genes regulating epidermal barrier functions and immunological pathways. However, their epistatic interactions are not well studied. This cross-sectional study investigated the relationship between childhood eczema phenotypes and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of immune regulatory genes. METHODS: One thousand three hundred and twenty-nine Chinese eczematous children and 1,179 non-allergic controls were recruited...
March 27, 2024: Translational Pediatrics
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38579776/androgens-and-immune-cell-function
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Rebecca J Ainslie, Ioannis Simitsidellis, Phoebe M Kirkwood, Douglas A Gibson
Androgens can modulate immune cell function and may contribute to differences in the prevalence and severity of common inflammatory conditions. Although most immune cells are androgen targets, our understanding of how changes in androgen bioavailability can affect immune responses is incomplete. Androgens alter immune cell composition, phenotype and activation by modulating expression and secretion of inflammatory mediators or by altering development and maturation of immune cell precursors. Androgens are generally associated with having suppressive effects on the immune system but their impacts are cell and tissue context dependent and can be highly nuanced even within immune cell subsets...
April 1, 2024: Journal of Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38579760/the-interaction-between-seminal-plasma-sperm-and-endometrium-in-inter-and-intra-species-breeding-in-equids
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Giorgia Podico, João H Bittar, Shavahn C Loux, Fabiana F Souza, Igor F Canisso
Anecdotal experience suggests horse mares have less post-breeding inflammation and better fertility when bred with donkeys. This study aimed to compare the post-breeding inflammatory response of mares exposed to donkey and horse semen and seminal plasma and evaluate the proteome and metabolome of donkey and horse sperm and seminal plasma. Uterine edema, intrauterine fluid accumulation, PMNs on cytology, and concentrations of progesterone, and pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL1, IL1, IL4, IL6, CXCL8, IL10) concentrations were assessed pre-and post-infusion of semen and seminal plasma (donkey and horse)...
April 1, 2024: Reproduction
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38579140/ponatinib-and-stat5-inhibitor-pimozide-combined-synergistic-treatment-applications-potentially-overcome-drug-resistance-via-regulating-the-cytokine-expressional-network-in-chronic-myeloid-leukemia-cells
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Burcin Tezcanli Kaymaz, Nurcan Gumus, Besne Celik, İlayda Alcitepe, Cigir Biray Avci, Cagdas Aktan
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative hematological disease characterized by the chimeric breakpoint-cluster region/Abelson kinase1 (BCR::ABL1) oncoprotein; playing a pivotal role in CML molecular pathology, diagnosis, treatment, and possible resistance arising from the success and tolerance of tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI)-based therapy. The transcription factor STAT5 constitutive signaling, which is influenced by the cytokine signaling network, triggers BCR::ABL1-based CML pathogenesis and is also relevant to acquired TKI resistance...
April 2024: Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38570004/methylation-levels-of-the-il10-gene-in-peripheral-blood-are-related-to-the-intractability-of-graves-disease
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Riku Kinoshita, Naoya Inoue, Yoshinori Iwatani, Yusuke Noguchi, Yoh Hidaka, Mikio Watanabe
The prognosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Hashimoto's disease (HD) and Graves' disease (GD), is difficult to predict. DNA methylation regulates gene expression of immune mediating factors. Interleukin (IL)-10 is a Th2 cytokine that downregulates inflammatory cytokines produced by Th1 cells. To clarify the role of methylation of the IL10 gene in the prognosis of AITD, we evaluated the methylation levels of two CpG sites in the IL10 promoter using pyrosequencing. The methylation levels of the -185 CpG site of the IL10 gene were related to age and GD intractability in GD patients...
April 1, 2024: Clinical Immunology: the Official Journal of the Clinical Immunology Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38568853/suppression-of-agrn-enhances-cd8-t-cell-recruitment-and-inhibits-breast-cancer-progression
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Jing Tao, Li Shen, Minyu Zhuang, Changyuan Zhai, Hanling Zeng, Yuan Mao, Xiaoan Liu
Breast cancer (BC) stands as a prominent contributor to global cancer-related mortality, with an increasing incidence annually. This study aims to investigate AGRN gene expression in BC, as well as explore its influence on the tumor immune microenvironment. AGRN displayed a pronounced upregulation in BC tissues relative to paracancerous tissues. Single-cell RNA analysis highlighted AGRN-specific elevation within cancer cell clusters and also showed expression expressed in stromal as well as immune cell clusters...
April 15, 2024: FASEB Journal: Official Publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38559035/enhanced-mucosal-mitochondrial-function-corrects-dysbiosis-and-oxphos-metabolism-in-ibd
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Neeraj Kapur, M Ashfaqul Alam, Syed Adeel Hassan, Parth H Patel, Lesley A Wempe, Sarayu Bhogoju, Tatiana Goretsky, Jong Hyun Kim, Jeremy Herzog, Yong Ge, Samuel G Awuah, Mariana Byndloss, Andreas J Baumler, Mansour M Zadeh, R Balfour Sartor, Terrence Barrett
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial (Mito) dysfunction in IBD reduces mucosal O2 consumption and increases O2 delivery to the microbiome. Increased enteric O2 promotes blooms of facultative anaerobes (eg. Proteobacteria ) and restricts obligate anaerobes (eg. Firmicutes ). Dysbiotic metabolites negatively affect host metabolism and immunity. Our novel compound (AuPhos) upregulates intestinal epithelial cell (IEC) mito function, attenuates colitis and corrects dysbiosis in humanized Il10-/- mice...
March 14, 2024: bioRxiv
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38552920/food-insecurity-inflammation-and-immune-function-among-older-us-adults-findings-from-the-health-and-retirement-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abeer A Aljahdali, Elizabeth Ludwig-Borycz, Cindy W Leung
BACKGROUND: Food insecurity (FI) is a pressing public health concern among older adults and has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Greater systemic inflammation may provide a pathway to explain these associations, but few studies have examined the link between FI and markers of inflammation. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the associations between FI and multiple inflammatory and immune functioning biomarkers using a nationally representative study of US adults aged > 50 years...
March 27, 2024: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38543910/mechanism-of-action-of-oral-salmonella-based-vaccine-to-prevent-and-reverse-type-1-diabetes-in-nod-mice
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jacob Cobb, Jeffrey Rawson, Nelson Gonzalez, Mahmoud Singer, Fouad Kandeel, Mohamed I Husseiny
A combination therapy of preproinsulin (PPI) and immunomodulators (TGFβ+IL10) orally delivered via genetically modified Salmonella and anti-CD3 promoted glucose balance in in NOD mice with recent onset diabetes. The Salmonella bacteria were modified to express the diabetes-associated antigen PPI controlled by a bacterial promoter in conjunction with over-expressed immunomodulating molecules. The possible mechanisms of action of this vaccine to limit autoimmune diabetes remained undefined. In mice, the vaccine prevented and reversed ongoing diabetes...
March 6, 2024: Vaccines
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38542173/fermented-corn-soybean-meal-improved-growth-performance-and-reduced-diarrhea-incidence-by-modulating-intestinal-barrier-function-and-gut-microbiota-in-weaned-piglets
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Yueqin Qiu, Jiaxi Tang, Li Wang, Xuefen Yang, Zongyong Jiang
This study aimed to investigate the effects of fermented corn-soybean meal mixed feed (FMF) on growth performance, intestinal barrier function, gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in weaned piglets. A total of 128 weaned piglets [Duroc×(Landrace×Yorkshire), male, 21-day-old] were randomly allocated to four groups. Piglets were fed a control diet (CON) or the control diet supplemented with 10%, 50% or 100% FMF (FMF-10, FMF-50 or FMF-100, respectively) for 14 d. The results showed that the FMF-100 group had higher average daily gain and average daily feed intake and lower diarrhea incidence than the CON group ( p < 0...
March 11, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38539943/immunomodulation-evidence-of-nanostructured-recombinant-proteins-in-salmonid-cells
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Débora Torrealba, Daniela López, Patricio Zelada, Nicolás Salinas-Parra, Paula Valenzuela-Avilés, Elena Garcia-Fruitós, Anna Arís, Luis Mercado, Claudia Altamirano, José Gallardo-Matus
Recent studies have demonstrated that immune-related recombinant proteins can enhance immune function, increasing host survival against infectious diseases in salmonids. This research evaluated inclusion bodies (IBs) of antimicrobial peptides (CAMPIB and HAMPIB ) and a cytokine (IL1βIB and TNFαIB ) as potential immunostimulants in farmed salmonids. For this purpose, we produced five IBs (including iRFPIB as a control), and we evaluated their ability to modulate immune marker gene expression of three IBs in the RTS11 cell line by RT-qPCR...
March 9, 2024: Animals: An Open Access Journal From MDPI
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38537022/influence-of-genetic-polymorphisms-on-oral-health-related-quality-of-life-after-root-canal-treatment
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Graciane E R Queiroz, Thuanny Castilho, Ludmila Silva Guimarães, Vania Gomes Moraes, Erlange Andrade Borges da Silva, Erika Calvano Küchler, Alice Corrêa Silva-Sousa, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Lívia Azeredo Alves Antunes, Leonardo Santos Antunes
UNLABELLED: To evaluate the impact of genetic polymorphisms in interleukins (IL1A rs17561, rs1304037; IL10 rs1800871; IL1RN rs9005), nitric oxide (NOS2 rs2779249, rs2897518) and suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS1 rs243327, rs33977706) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients under-going root canal treatment (RCT). METHODS: The sample consisted of 108 participants, presenting single-rooted teeth with asymptomatic periapical periodontitis. The impact of the OHRQoL was recorded using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) before, seven, and 30 days after RCT...
2024: Brazilian Dental Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38534783/an-elevated-il10-mrna-combined-with-lower-tnfa-mrna-level-in-active-rheumatoid-arthritis-peripheral-blood
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Georgi Vasilev, Viktoria Vasileva, Mariana Ivanova, Spaska Stanilova, Irena Manolova, Lyuba Miteva
We aimed to investigate the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes TNFA , IL6 , IL12B , IL23 , IL18 and immunoregulatory genes FOXP3 , TGFB1 , and IL10 in the peripheral blood of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) level. The total RNA was isolated from peripheral blood samples. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to perform TaqMan-based assays to quantify mRNAs from 8 target genes. IL23A was upregulated (1.7-fold), whereas IL6 (5-fold), FOXP3 (4-fold), and IL12B (2...
March 20, 2024: Current Issues in Molecular Biology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38520481/effect-of-rifampicin-on-tlr4-signaling-pathways-in-the-nucleus-accumbens-of-the-rat-brain-during-abstinence-of-long-term-alcohol-treatment
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Marat Airapetov, Sergei Eresko, Polina Ignatova, Andrei Lebedev, Evgenii Bychkov, Petr Shabanov
AIMS: The treatment with the antibiotic rifampicin (Rif) led to a decrease in the frequency of neurodegenerative pathologies. There are suggestions that the mechanism of action of Rif may be mediated by its effect on toll-like receptor (TLR)4-dependent pathways. We evaluated the expression status of TLR4-dependent genes during abstinence from long-term alcohol treatments in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) of the rat brain, and also studied the effects of Rif to correct these changes. METHODS: The long-term alcohol treatment was performed by intragastric delivery of ethanol solution...
March 16, 2024: Alcohol and Alcoholism
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