The PPE18 of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with TLR2 and activates IL-10 induction in macrophage

S Nair, PA Ramaswamy, S Ghosh, DC Joshi… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
The pathophysiological functions of proline-glutamic acid (PE)/proline-proline-glutamic acid
(PPE) family of proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are not well understood. In this study …

The PPE2 protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis translocates to host nucleus and inhibits nitric oxide production

KH Bhat, S Srivastava, SK Kotturu, S Ghosh… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis, is one of the most
successful pathogens of humans. It has evolved several adaptive skills and evasion …

[HTML][HTML] Leishmania mexicana promastigotes inhibit macrophage IL-12 production via TLR-4 dependent COX-2, iNOS and arginase-1 expression

M Shweash, HA McGachy, J Schroeder… - Molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier
The effects of Leishmania mexicana metacyclic promastigotes upon MAP kinase signalling
in mouse bone marrow macrophages and subsequent expression of the disease regulatory …

An involvement of SR-B1 mediated PI3K–Akt–eNOS signaling in HDL-induced cyclooxygenase 2 expression and prostacyclin production in endothelial cells

QH Zhang, XY Zu, RX Cao, JH Liu, ZC Mo… - Biochemical and …, 2012 - Elsevier
It is well-known that sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), the phospholipid content of HDL,
binding to S1P receptors can raise COX-2 expression and PGI2 release through …

Glutathione-redox balance regulates c-rel–driven IL-12 production in macrophages: possible implications in Antituberculosis immunotherapy

K Alam, S Ghousunnissa, S Nair, VL Valluri… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
The glutathione-redox balance, expressed as the ratio of intracellular reduced glutathione
(GSH) and oxidized glutathione, plays an important role in regulating cellular immune …

Porcine circovirus type 2 suppresses IL-12p40 induction via capsid/gC1qR-mediated microRNAs and signalings

Q Du, X Wu, T Wang, X Yang, Z Wang… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Abstract Porcine circovirus (PCV) type 2 (PCV2), an immunosuppression pathogen, is often
found to increase the risk of other pathogenic infections. Yet the relative immune …

New perspectives of nitric oxide donors in cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation treatment

P Kruzliak, O Pechanova, T Kara - Heart Failure Reviews, 2014 - Springer
Nitric oxide (NO) is often used to treat heart failure accompanied with pulmonary edema.
According to present knowledge, however, NO donors are contraindicated when systolic …

[PDF][PDF] NF-κB-Inducing Kinase Is Essential for Effective c-Rel Transactivation and Binding to the Il12b Promoter in Macrophages

N Cuesta, AD Staniszewska, C Moreno, C Punzón… - Biology, 2025 - researchgate.net
This study investigates the role of NIK in activating specific inflammatory genes in
macrophages, focusing on the effect of a mutation in NIK found in alymphoplasia (aly/aly) …

Human mesenchymal stem cells: New sojourn of bacterial pathogens

S Kohli, Y Singh, DT Sowpati, NZ Ehtesham… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), is the leading
infectious disease which claims one human life every 15–20 s globally. The persistence of …

[PDF][PDF] 硝普钠对内毒素诱导的U937 细胞CD14 表达的影响

昊学玲, 赵云峰, 王兴胜, 钱桂生, 陈维中 - 中国急救医学 - cnemergency.org.cn
目的研究硝普钠(SNP) 对内毒素(LPS) 诱导的人单核巨噬细胞株U937 表达CDl4 的影响.
方法佛波脂(PMA) 诱导U937 成熟后分为四组, 即对照组(不给任何药物), LPS 组(10 ng/mL …