2023
The Effects of Pregnancy on the Pulmonary Immune Response in a Mouse Model of LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury
Rieck R, Bivona J, Hoyt L, Ventrone S, Kokoszynska M, Bonney E, Suratt B. The Effects of Pregnancy on the Pulmonary Immune Response in a Mouse Model of LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury. American Journal Of Perinatology 2023, 40: 817-824. PMID: 36796402, DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1761916.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute lung injuryEffect of pregnancyNonpregnant miceAdhesion molecule-1Lung injuryPregnant miceNeutrophil responseImmune responseVCAM-1Mouse modelBronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) differential cell countMolecule-1LPS-Induced Acute Lung InjuryPulmonary innate immune responseVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Intercellular adhesion molecule-1Cell adhesion molecule-1BALF total cellsBlood neutrophil responsesInhalation of lipopolysaccharidePulmonary immune responseVascular endothelial adhesion moleculesSevere lung diseasePeripheral blood neutrophilsBone marrow neutrophils
2016
Uricase Inhibits Nitrogen Dioxide–Promoted Allergic Sensitization to Inhaled Ovalbumin Independent of Uric Acid Catabolism
Ather JL, Burgess EJ, Hoyt LR, Randall MJ, Mandal MK, Matthews DE, Boyson JE, Poynter ME. Uricase Inhibits Nitrogen Dioxide–Promoted Allergic Sensitization to Inhaled Ovalbumin Independent of Uric Acid Catabolism. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 197: 1720-1732. PMID: 27465529, PMCID: PMC4992621, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600336.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllergic airway diseaseAllergic sensitizationAirway diseaseUric acidDevelopment of OVAOVA-specific responsesAirways of miceUric acid levelsAdaptive immune responsesOVA-specific AbT cell proliferationPowerful inhibitory effectEnvironmental air pollutantsImmune deviationOVA challengeOVA uptakeDendritic cellsCytokine productionAdjuvant activityImmune responseRespiratory diseaseMouse modelUric acid formationInhibitory effectAcid levels