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Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Their Receptors: Expression and Regulation in the Uterine Endometrium during the Estrous Cycle in Pigs

Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology, 2016
Pro-inflammatory cytokines, interleukin-1β (IL1B), IL6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF), are known to play important roles in regulating the endometrial function in the uterus during the estrous cycle and pregnancy in several species.
Inkyu Yoo, Minjeong Kim, Jisoo Han, Hwanhee Jang, Sun-Ho Choi, Hakhyun Ka   +5 more
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Mechanisms altering airway smooth muscle cell Ca(2+) homeostasis in two asthma models [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Asthma is characterized by airway remodeling, altered mucus production and airway smooth muscle cell (ASMC) contraction causing extensive airway narrowing. In particular, alterations of ASMC contractility seem to be of crucial importance. The
Bergner, Albrecht, Edelmann, Martin, Fischer, Rainald, Huber, Rudolf M., Kellner, Julia, Oelmez, Hamza, Tantzscher, Juliane   +6 more
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Sarilumab in Polyarticular‐Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Dose‐Finding and 1‐Year Analysis of a Phase 2b, Open‐Label, Multicenter Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension phase).
Fabrizio De Benedetti, Inmaculada C. Penadés, Irina Nikishina, Ivan Foeldvari, Alberto J. Spindler, Anna Kozlova, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Pierre Quartier, Zbigniew Żuber, Raul Barria, Daniel Clemente, Gabriel V. Cornejo, Katherine Marzan, Nancy Liu, Christine Xu, Stephen DiMartino, Angeliki Giannelou, Fei Cao‐Ghoul, Bolanle Akinlade, Lydie Baret‐Cormel   +19 more
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The alteration of NK cells phenotypes related to the functions and dengue disease outcomes

Virus Research
Natural killer cells (NK cells) are the front line of immune cells to combat pathogens and able to influence the subsequent adaptive immune responses. One of the factors contributing to pathogenesis in dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) disease is aberrant ...
Napas Taechasan, Iris Scherwitzl, Piyada Supasa, Wanwisa Dejnirattisai, Kanokwan Sriruksa, Wannee Limpitikul, Prida Malasit, Gavin R Screaton, Juthathip Mongkolsapaya, Thaneeya Duangchinda   +9 more
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Unique Action of Interleukin-18 on T Cells and Other Immune Cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Interleukin (IL)-18 was originally discovered as a factor that enhances interferon (IFN)-γ production by anti-CD3-stimulated Th1 cells, particularly in association with IL-12. IL-12 is a cytokine that induces development of Th1 cells. IL-18 cannot induce
Kenji Nakanishi
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Cannabinoid signalling in TNF-alpha induced IL-8 release [PDF]

, 2006
Original article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00142999 Copyright Elsevier B.V.
Baydoun, A. R., Molleman, A., Mormina, M. E., Thakur, S., Whelan, C.J.   +4 more
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Sex Differences in Medication Discontinuation in Axial Spondyloarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined sex differences in medication discontinuation among patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) initiating tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), interleukin‐17 inhibitors (IL‐17i), or JAK inhibitors (JAKi). Methods Using data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry (2003–2025), we assessed ...
Rachael Stovall, Cinthia Blat, Eric Roberts, Jean W. Liew, Katherine Wysham, Namrata Singh, Janna Friedly, Lianne S. Gensler, Gabriela Schmajuk, Jinoos Yazdany   +9 more
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Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Represses GnRH Gene Expression via cFOS during Inflammation in Male Mice. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundThe mechanisms whereby neuroinflammation negatively affects neuronal function in the hypothalamus are not clear. Our previous study determined that obesity-mediated chronic inflammation elicits sex-specific impairment in reproductive function ...
Coss, Djurdjica, Lainez, Nancy M
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Paraneoplastic thrombocytosis in ovarian cancer [PDF]

, 2012
<p>Background: The mechanisms of paraneoplastic thrombocytosis in ovarian cancer and the role that platelets play in abetting cancer growth are unclear.</p> <p>Methods: We analyzed clinical data on 619 patients with epithelial ...
Akl EA, Alpa M. Nick, Angela F. Drew, Anil K. Sood, Bulent Ozpolat, Chad V. Pecot, Charles N. Landen, Diana Urbauer, Donald Lamkin, Edward H. Ahn, Erin R. King, Frances Balkwill, Francisca Gushiken, Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, Guillermo N. Armaiz-Pena, Hannah Gershenson, Hee Dong Han, Hernan G. Vasquez, Iain A. McNeish, Ibrahim Tekedereli, Jermaine Coward, Justin Bottsford-Miller, Katherine Collins, Koen DeGeest, Koji Matsuo, Mian M.K. Shahzad, Michael T. Deavers, Rajesha Rupaimoole, Rebecca L. Stone, Riess L, Rui Wang, Susan K. Lutgendorf, Vahid Afshar-Kharghan, Virginia K. Bond, Wah Chiu, Wei Hu   +35 more
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Diagnostic Use of Testing for Novel Murine Autoantibodies for Sjögren Disease in the Rheumatology Outpatient Setting

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The goal was to assess the diagnostic performance of three novel autoantibodies (NA) for Sjögren disease (SjD) by comparing NA prevalence in patients with SjD, other autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), nonspecific chronic sialadenitis (CS), and controls.
Chadwick R. Johr, Michael D. George, Vatinee Y. Bunya, Nora Sandorfi, Mina Massaro‐Giordano, Frederick B. Vivino   +5 more
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