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
2021
Oral anaphylaxis to peanut in a mouse model is associated with gut permeability but not with Tlr4 or Dock8 mutations
Gertie JA, Zhang B, Liu EG, Hoyt LR, Yin X, Xu L, Long LL, Soldatenko A, Gowthaman U, Williams A, Eisenbarth SC. Oral anaphylaxis to peanut in a mouse model is associated with gut permeability but not with Tlr4 or Dock8 mutations. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2021, 149: 262-274. PMID: 34051223, PMCID: PMC8626534, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.05.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAnimalsArachisDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGuanine Nucleotide Exchange FactorsIntestinal MucosaMaleMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred C57BLMutationPassive Cutaneous AnaphylaxisPeanut HypersensitivityPermeabilitySpecies SpecificityToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsC3H/HeJ miceGut permeabilityHeJ miceOral anaphylaxisPeanut challengeFood allergyMouse modelToll-like receptor 4BALB/c miceCytokinesis 8 (DOCK8) mutationsEnhanced gut permeabilityOral peanut challengesDOCK8 functionIngested allergenImmunologic mechanismsAnaphylaxis responsesImmunologic pathwaysAllergic diseasesC57BL/6 micePeanut allergyAntibody responseC miceReceptor 4DOCK8 mutationsIntraperitoneal challenge
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
Ethanol and Other Short-Chain Alcohols Inhibit NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation through Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Stimulation
Hoyt LR, Ather JL, Randall MJ, DePuccio DP, Landry CC, Wewers MD, Gavrilin MA, Poynter ME. Ethanol and Other Short-Chain Alcohols Inhibit NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation through Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Stimulation. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 197: 1322-1334. PMID: 27421477, PMCID: PMC4975963, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1600406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTyrosine phosphorylationPattern recognition receptor complexTyrosine phosphatase inhibitor sodiumPhosphatase inhibitor sodiumCellular tyrosine phosphorylationNLRP3 inflammasome activationApical eventsNLRP3 inflammasomeProtein tyrosineMouse macrophage cell lineCARD (ASC) speck formationApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinMacrophage cell lineIL-1βInflammasome activationSpeck-like proteinReceptor complexMouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cellsBone marrow-derived dendritic cellsPhosphorylationMarrow-derived dendritic cellsProinflammatory cytokines IL-1βCell linesInhibitory effectCaspase-1 cleavageWeight 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