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
2018
Bacterial Lipoproteins Constitute the TLR2-Stimulating Activity of Serum Amyloid A
Burgess EJ, Hoyt LR, Randall MJ, Mank MM, Bivona JJ, Eisenhauer PL, Botten JW, Ballif BA, Lam YW, Wargo MJ, Boyson JE, Ather JL, Poynter ME. Bacterial Lipoproteins Constitute the TLR2-Stimulating Activity of Serum Amyloid A. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: 2377-2384. PMID: 30158125, PMCID: PMC6179936, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1800503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEukaryotic cellsBacterial proteinsSerum amyloid ANumerous bacterial proteinsProteomic analysisMouse cellsRecombinant proteinsBacterial lipoproteinsProteinRecombinant serum amyloid ASAA1 proteinProinflammatory cytokine productionProduction of TNFCytokine productionProinflammatory functionsAmyloid ASerum amyloidCellsLipoprotein lipaseLipoproteinFuture studiesDifferentiationEscherichiaBindingLipopeptides
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 levelsWeight Loss Decreases Inherent and Allergic Methacholine Hyperresponsiveness in Mouse Models of Diet-Induced Obese Asthma
Ather JL, Chung M, Hoyt LR, Randall MJ, Georgsdottir A, Daphtary NA, Aliyeva MI, Suratt BT, Bates JH, Irvin CG, Russell SR, Forgione PM, Dixon AE, Poynter ME. Weight Loss Decreases Inherent and Allergic Methacholine Hyperresponsiveness in Mouse Models of Diet-Induced Obese Asthma. American Journal Of Respiratory Cell And Molecular Biology 2016, 55: 176-187. PMID: 27064658, PMCID: PMC4979374, DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2016-0070oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiet-induced weight lossObese asthmaMethacholine hyperresponsivenessWeight lossAsthma phenotypesMouse modelBariatric surgery-induced weight lossSurgery-induced weight lossFirmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratioAllergic asthma phenotypeDietary weight lossObese-asthma phenotypeSurgical weight lossSuccessful weight lossElevated proinflammatory cytokinesCentral airway resistanceDiet-induced obesityEnvironmental allergen exposureAdaptive immune responsesSubstantial weight lossDistinct anatomical compartmentsMethacholine responsivenessAllergic asthmaAllergen exposureAsthma symptoms