The worst things in life are free: the role of free heme in sickle cell disease

OT Gbotosho, MG Kapetanaki, GJ Kato - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hemolysis is a pathological feature of several diseases of diverse etiology such as
hereditary anemias, malaria, and sepsis. A major complication of hemolysis involves the …

The biology of lactoferrin, an iron-binding protein that can help defend against viruses and bacteria

DB Kell, EL Heyden, E Pretorius - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lactoferrin is a nutrient classically found in mammalian milk. It binds iron and is transferred
via a variety of receptors into and between cells, serum, bile, and cerebrospinal fluid. It has …

The NLRP3 inflammasome role in the pathogenesis of pregnancy induced hypertension and preeclampsia

MW Socha, B Malinowski, O Puk, M Dubiel, M Wiciński - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia are associated with significant maternal
and fetal mortality. A better understanding of these diseases, delineation of molecular …

Potential therapeutic anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of dihydroflavones, flavones, and flavonols

C Zaragozá, L Villaescusa, J Monserrat, F Zaragozá… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Systemic inflammation, circulating immune cell activation, and endothelial cell damage play
a critical role in vascular pathogenesis. Flavonoids have shown anti-inflammatory effects. In …

Cargo-free particles divert neutrophil-platelet aggregates to reduce thromboinflammation

AL Banka, MV Guevara, ER Brannon… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The combination of inflammation and thrombosis is a hallmark of many cardiovascular
diseases. Under such conditions, platelets are recruited to an area of inflammation by …

The platelet NLRP3 inflammasome is upregulated in sickle cell disease via HMGB1/TLR4 and Bruton tyrosine kinase

S Vogel, T Arora, X Wang, L Mendelsohn… - Blood …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
A key inflammatory mechanism recently identified in platelets involves the Nod-like receptor
nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat containing protein 3 (NLRP3) and Bruton …

Gegen Qinlian pills alleviate carrageenan-induced thrombosis in mice model by regulating the HMGB1/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling

X Wei, B Zhang, F Wei, M Ding, Z Luo, X Han, X Tan - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The high incidence of thrombotic events is one of the clinical characteristics of
coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), due to a hyperinflammatory response caused by …

Understanding inflammatory responses in the manifestation of prothrombotic phenotypes

S Chanchal, A Mishra, MK Singh… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Inflammasome complex is a multimeric protein comprising of upstream sensor protein of
nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor family. It has an adaptor …

Inflammasomes—new contributors to blood diseases

J Tomasik, GW Basak - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Inflammasomes are intracellular multimeric complexes that cleave the precursors of the IL-1
family of cytokines and various proteins, found predominantly in cells of hematopoietic …

Linking labile heme with thrombosis

MT Hopp, D Imhof - Journal of clinical medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thrombosis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As such, it also occurs as one
of the major complications in hemolytic diseases, like hemolytic uremic syndrome …