Cryptococcus neoformans chitin synthase 3 plays a critical role in dampening host inflammatory responses [PDF]
Cryptococcus neoformans is the most common disseminated fungal pathogen in AIDS patients, resulting in ∼200,000 deaths each year. There is a pressing need for new treatments for this infection, as current antifungal therapy is hampered by toxicity and/or
Hole, Camaron R +3 more
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Resolution of inflammation: a new therapeutic frontier [PDF]
Dysregulated inflammation is a central pathological process in diverse disease states. Traditionally, therapeutic approaches have sought to modulate the pro- or anti-inflammatory limbs of inflammation, with mixed success.
A Ariel +239 more
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Thrombomodulin/activated protein C system in septic disseminated intravascular coagulation [PDF]
The thrombomodulin (TM)/activated protein C (APC) system plays an important role in maintaining the homeostasis of thrombosis and hemostasis and maintaining vascular integrity in vivo. TM expressed on vascular endothelium binds to thrombin, forming a 1:1
Takayuki Ikezoe
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NET Formation in Bullous Pemphigoid Patients With Relapse Is Modulated by IL-17 and IL-23 Interplay
Background: DNA extracellular traps (ETs), released by neutrophils (NETs), or eosinophils (EETs), play a pathogenic role in several autoimmune disorders.
Delphine Giusti +16 more
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Identification and functional characterization of gastrointestinal disease genes [PDF]
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are conditions characterized by chronic and relapsing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Assadi, Ghazaleh
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Eosinophils in filarial infections: Inducers of protection or pathology?
Filariae are parasitic roundworms, which can cause debilitating diseases such as lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, and onchocerciasis, commonly referred to as river blindness, can lead to ...
Alexandra Ehrens +5 more
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Cell-Free DNA and CXCL10 Derived from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Predict Lung Transplant Survival. [PDF]
Standard methods for detecting chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD) and rejection have poor sensitivity and specificity and have conventionally required bronchoscopies and biopsies.
Damm, Izabella +11 more
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Membrane damage by MBP-1 is mediated by pore formation and amplified by mtDNA
Summary: Eosinophils play a crucial role in host defense while also contributing to immunopathology through the release of inflammatory mediators. Characterized by distinctive cytoplasmic granules, eosinophils securely store and rapidly release various ...
Lea Gigon +10 more
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Inflammation-induced DNA damage and damage-induced inflammation: a vicious cycle [PDF]
Inflammation is the ultimate response to the constant challenges of the immune system by microbes, irritants or injury. The inflammatory cascade initiates with the recognition of microorganism-derived pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) and ...
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Myeloid Cell Phenotypes in Susceptibility and Resistance to Helminth Parasite Infections [PDF]
Many major tropical diseases are caused by long-lived helminth parasites that are able to survive by modulation of the host immune system, including the innate compartment of myeloid cells.
Hewitson, James P, Maizels, Rick M
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