2016
Chitinase 3-Like 1 (Chil1) Regulates Survival and Macrophage-Mediated Interleukin-1β and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia
Marion CR, Wang J, Sharma L, Losier A, Lui W, Andrews N, Elias JA, Kazmierczak BI, Roy CR, Dela Cruz CS. Chitinase 3-Like 1 (Chil1) Regulates Survival and Macrophage-Mediated Interleukin-1β and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia. Infection And Immunity 2016, 84: 2094-2104. PMID: 27141083, PMCID: PMC4936356, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00055-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived macrophagesTumor necrosis factor alphaExcessive IL-1β productionNecrosis factor alphaIL-1β productionWT miceAeruginosa pneumoniaFactor alphaChitinase 3Lung parenchymal damageHospital-acquired pneumoniaIL-13 receptor α2Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumoniaP. aeruginosa pneumoniaDecreased survival timeStreptococcus pneumoniae infectionHost inflammatory responseP. aeruginosa infectionInterleukin-1β productionMarrow-derived macrophagesHost tissue damageP. aeruginosaHost tolerancePneumoniae infectionParenchymal damage
2013
Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Patankar YR, Lovewell RR, Poynter ME, Jyot J, Kazmierczak BI, Berwin B. Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infection And Immunity 2013, 81: 2043-2052. PMID: 23529619, PMCID: PMC3676033, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00054-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1Cell DeathCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsFlagellaGene Expression RegulationInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMovementPhagocytosisPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsConceptsBacterial motilityFlagellar motilityBacterial flagellar motilityInnate immune systemWild-type P. aeruginosaInflammasome activationP. aeruginosaFlagellar expressionIngest bacteriaBone marrow-derived dendritic cellsImmune systemNLRC4 inflammasome activationBacterial associationsCaspase-1 activationBacterial interactionsMarrow-derived dendritic cellsChronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β levelsCell surfacePseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β productionInflammasome responseMotilityDendritic cellsAeruginosa infection