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Complement Activation and Organ Damage After Trauma—Differential Immune Response Based on Surgical Treatment Strategy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Background: The complement system is part of the innate immunity, is activated immediately after trauma and is associated with adult respiratory distress syndrome, acute lung injury, multiple organ failure, and with death of multiply injured patients ...
Ina Lackner, Birte Weber, Meike Baur, Giorgio Fois, Florian Gebhard, Roman Pfeifer, Paolo Cinelli, Sascha Halvachizadeh, Miriam Lipiski, Nikola Cesarovic, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Hubert Schrezenmeier, Markus Huber-Lang, Hans-Christoph Pape, Miriam Kalbitz   +14 more
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
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Urine complement analysis implies complement activation is involved in membranous nephropathy

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundThe onset and progression of membranous nephropathy (MN) have been associated with complement activation, yet the overall characteristics of this activation in the kidneys remain unclear.
Yingxue Xu, Yingxue Xu, Yi Li, Yong Zhang, Guisen Li, Guisen Li   +5 more
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Trichinella spiralis Calreticulin Binds Human Complement C1q As an Immune Evasion Strategy

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
As a multicellular parasitic nematode, Trichinella spiralis regulates host immune responses by producing a variety of immunomodulatory molecules to escape from host immune attack, but the mechanisms underlying the immune evasion are not well understood ...
Limei Zhao, Limei Zhao, Shuai Shao, Shuai Shao, Yi Chen, Yi Chen, Ximeng Sun, Ximeng Sun, Ran Sun, Jingjing Huang, Jingjing Huang, Bin Zhan, Xinping Zhu, Xinping Zhu   +13 more
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Modelling stem cell differentiation related processes—A practical overview for biologists

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Stem cell differentiation is complex and difficult to control experimentally. This review introduces suitable computational modelling approaches that can support stem cell research, from mechanistic ODE and abstract models to multiscale and deep learning methods.
Ricco Zeegelaar, Xinqi Yan, Lucas F. Jansen Klomp, Stefano Schivo, Janine N. Post   +4 more
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Complement activation in wasp venom-induced acute kidney injury

Renal Failure
Previous studies have highlighted the significant role of complement activation in kidney injuries induced by rhabdomyolysis, intravascular hemolysis, sepsis, and ischemia-reperfusion.
Rui Cheng, Liang Xu, Jianhua Gong, Fanglin Yu, Ying Lv, Hai Yuan, Fengqi Hu   +6 more
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Pathogenic Role of Complement in Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Therapeutic Implications

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired autoimmune disease characterized by thromboembolic events, pregnancy morbidity, and the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies.
Francesco Tedesco, Maria Orietta Borghi, Maria Orietta Borghi, Maria Gerosa, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Cecilia Beatrice Chighizola, Paolo Macor, Paola Adele Lonati, Alessandro Gulino, Beatrice Belmonte, Pier Luigi Meroni   +10 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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P-MAPA, a Fungi-Derived Immunomodulatory Compound, Induces a Proinflammatory Response in a Human Whole Blood Model

Mediators of Inflammation, 2020
P-MAPA is a complex compound, derived from Aspergillus oryzae cultures, that has shown immunomodulatory properties in infection and cancer animal models.
Mariana Torrente Gonçalves, Carla Cristina Squaiella-Baptistão, Giselle Pidde, Priscila Hess Lopes, Iseu da Silva Nunes, Denise V. Tambourgi   +5 more
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Investigating transcription factor dynamics in health and disease using FRAP

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
FRAP analysis of GFP‐tagged transcription factors reveals how molecular mobility and target engagement change in response to drug treatment. By combining live‐cell imaging, quantitative model fitting, and statistical analysis, this approach uncovers transcription factor dynamics linked to disease mechanisms, providing a powerful framework for ...
Kannan Govindaraj, Carolina Vazquez Garzon, Jose Joaquin Velasco, Janine N. Post   +3 more
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