Targeting transcription factors for therapeutic benefit in rheumatoid arthritis

T Balendran, K Lim, JA Hamilton… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a destructive inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes
pain and disability. Many of the currently available drugs for treating RA patients are aimed …

Exosomal miRNAs-mediated macrophage polarization and its potential clinical application

M yun Yu, H jie Jia, J Zhang, G he Ran, Y Liu… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Macrophages are highly heterogeneous and plastic immune cells that play an important role
in the fight against pathogenic microorganisms and tumor cells. After different stimuli …

[HTML][HTML] Direct activation of Toll-like receptor 2 signaling stimulated by contact with the interfacial structures of chitin nanofibers

R Hatase, Q Li, M Hatakeyama, T Kitaoka - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
The innate immune system, which eliminates pathogens and abnormal cells, is involved in
the pathogenesis of various diseases and infections, where Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a …

Repeated LPS induces training and tolerance of microglial responses across brain regions

J Kim, O Sullivan, K Lee, J Jao, J Tamayo… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of almost every central
nervous system disorder. As the brain's innate immune cells, microglia fine tune their activity …

The immunostimulatory activity of sea spray aerosols: bacteria and endotoxins activate TLR4, TLR2/6, NF-κB and IRF in human cells

Y Li, W Schütte, M Dekeukeleire, C Janssen… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Frequent exposure to sea spray aerosols (SSA) containing marine microorganisms and
bioactive compounds may influence human health. However, little is known about potential …

Adaptor molecules mediate negative regulation of macrophage inflammatory pathways: a closer look

MS Baig, S Barmpoutsi, S Bharti, A Weigert… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages play a central role in initiating, maintaining, and terminating inflammation. For
that, macrophages respond to various external stimuli in changing environments through …

Possibility of averting cytokine storm in SARS-COV 2 patients using specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators

N Yasmeen, H Selvaraj, SS Lakhawat, M Datta… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fatal “cytokine storms (CS)” observed in critically ill COVID-19 patients are
consequences of dysregulated host immune system and over-exuberant inflammatory …

Established and Emerging Roles of DEAD/H‐Box Helicases in Regulating Infection and Immunity

M Parthun, ME Long, EA Hemann - Immunological Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The sensing of nucleic acids by DEAD/H‐box helicases, specifically retinoic acid‐inducible
gene I (RIG‐I) and melanoma differentiation‐associated protein 5 (MDA5), plays a critical …

[HTML][HTML] Relationship between the cGAS− STING and NF-κB pathways-role in neurotoxicity

S Zhong, Q Zhou, J Yang, Z Zhang, X Zhang… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neurotoxicity can cause a range of symptoms and disorders in humans, including
neurodegenerative diseases, neurodevelopmental disorders, nerve conduction …

IP-10 acts early in CV-A16 infection to induce BBB destruction and promote virus entry into the CNS by increasing TNF-α expression

Y Hu, Y Hu, A Yin, Y Lv, J Li, J Fan, B Qian… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The mechanisms underlying pathological changes in the central nervous system (CNS)
following Coxsackievirus A16 (CV-A16) infection have not yet been elucidated. IFN-γ …