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Emerging role of C5aR2: novel insights into the regulation of uterine immune cells during pregnancy

Frontiers in Immunology
Pregnancy is a fascinating immunological phenomenon because it allows allogeneic fetal and placental tissues to survive inside the mother. As a component of innate immunity with high inflammatory potential, the complement system must be tightly regulated
Fenna Froehlich, Konstanze Landerholm, Johanna Neeb, Ann-Kathrin Meß, Daniel Leonard Seiler, Tamara Tilburgs, Tamara Tilburgs, Christian Marcel Karsten   +7 more
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Systemic Inflammation Response Index and Systemic Immune Inflammation Index for Predicting Acute Cholecystitis

Indian Journal of Medical Specialities, 2023
Objective: Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a condition caused by acute inflammation of gallbladder. Many inflammatory markers are frequently used in the diagnostic process. In this study, we wanted to show the diagnostic efficacy of the systemic inflammatory
Günay Yildiz, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel, Ökkes Zortuk, Mustafa Korkut, Umut Ogün Mutlucan   +5 more
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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
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House Dust Mite Nebulization Drives Alarmin and Complement Activation in a Murine Tracheal Air–Liquid Interface Culture System

Cells
Air–liquid interface (ALI) cultures offer a physiologically relevant in vitro model of the airway epithelium (AE), capable of recapitulating key structural and functional features observed in vivo. In this study, we established and validated a murine ALI
Janti Haj Ahmad, Philip Einwohlt, Mareike Ohms, Doris Wilflingseder, Jörg Köhl   +4 more
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Anti-rhesus D prophylaxis in pregnant women is based on sialylated IgG antibodies [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/1fg]

F1000Research, 2013
Red blood cells (RBCs) from a rhesus D (RhD)-positive fetus that reach the bloodstream of an RhD-negative pregnant woman during birth can induce a pathogenic antibody (Ab) response against the RhD-positive RBCs, leading to fetal hemolytic disease in ...
André Winkler, Markus Berger, Marc Ehlers   +2 more
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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira, Sílvia Arroz‐Madeira, Cláudio A. Franco, Sara Silva Pereira   +3 more
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Therapeutic targeting of alternative pathway and C5 but not C5a protects from disease development in a preclinical model of autoimmune blistering dermatosis

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionEpidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) is an autoimmune blistering dermatosis characterized by autoantibodies (AAbs) against type VII collagen (COL7) located at the dermal epidermal junction (DEJ).
Björn Laffer, Mareike Ohms, Samyr Kenno, Ping Tsui, Elvira Ehlers-Jeske, Wenru Song, Wen-Chao Song, Jörg Köhl   +7 more
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Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski   +7 more
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Phase 1 double-blind randomized safety trial of the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib in systemic lupus erythematosus

Nature Communications, 2021
Increased risk of premature cardiovascular disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not well understood, but in animal models, the Janus kinase inhibitor tofacitinib improves related phenotypes.
Sarfaraz A. Hasni, Sarthak Gupta, Michael Davis, Elaine Poncio, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin, Philip M. Carlucci, Xinghao Wang, Mohammad Naqi, Martin P. Playford, Rishi R. Goel, Xiaobai Li, Ann J. Biehl, Isabel Ochoa-Navas, Zerai Manna, Yinghui Shi, Donald Thomas, Jinguo Chen, Angélique Biancotto, Richard Apps, Foo Cheung, Yuri Kotliarov, Ashley L. Babyak, Huizhi Zhou, Rongye Shi, Katie Stagliano, Wanxia Li Tsai, Laura Vian, Nathalia Gazaniga, Valentina Giudice, Shajia Lu, Stephen R. Brooks, Meggan MacKay, Peter Gregersen, Nehal N. Mehta, Alan T. Remaley, Betty Diamond, John J. O’ Shea, Massimo Gadina, Mariana J. Kaplan   +38 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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