2019
IL23 induces IL23R recycling and amplifies innate receptor-induced signalling and cytokines in human macrophages, and the IBD-protective IL23R R381Q variant modulates these outcomes
Sun R, Hedl M, Abraham C. IL23 induces IL23R recycling and amplifies innate receptor-induced signalling and cytokines in human macrophages, and the IBD-protective IL23R R381Q variant modulates these outcomes. Gut 2019, 69: 264. PMID: 31097538, PMCID: PMC6858485, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2018-316830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonocyte-derived macrophagesHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesJanus kinase/signal transducerKinase/signal transducerDynamin-mediated endocytosisReceptor-induced signalingCell surface regulationR381Q variantIBD pathogenesisIntestinal myeloid cellsLate endosomesPattern recognition receptorsSignal transducerPathway membersDefines mechanismsReal-time PCRCell typesHeLa cellsSignalingKey playersRNA expressionHuman macrophagesPathwayWestern blotMyeloid cells
2015
A TPL2 (MAP3K8) disease-risk polymorphism increases TPL2 expression thereby leading to increased pattern recognition receptor-initiated caspase-1 and caspase-8 activation, signalling and cytokine secretion
Hedl M, Abraham C. A TPL2 (MAP3K8) disease-risk polymorphism increases TPL2 expression thereby leading to increased pattern recognition receptor-initiated caspase-1 and caspase-8 activation, signalling and cytokine secretion. Gut 2015, 65: 1799. PMID: 26215868, PMCID: PMC5106344, DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCaspase-8 activationMonocyte-derived macrophagesAutocrine IL-1βIL-18 secretionHost-microbial interactionsCytokine secretionHuman monocyte-derived macrophagesHuman myeloid cellsMyeloid cellsCaspase-1Intestinal myeloid cellsPattern recognition receptorsOligomerisation domainIL-1βPrimary human myeloid cellsReal-time PCRFunctional consequencesTpl2NFκB signalingRecognition receptorsRNA expressionIntestinal immune homeostasisERKMyeloid-derived cellsJNK
2014
Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors Up-Regulates Metallothioneins, Thereby Increasing Intracellular Accumulation of Zinc, Autophagy, and Bacterial Clearance by Macrophages
Lahiri A, Abraham C. Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors Up-Regulates Metallothioneins, Thereby Increasing Intracellular Accumulation of Zinc, Autophagy, and Bacterial Clearance by Macrophages. Gastroenterology 2014, 147: 835-846. PMID: 24960189, PMCID: PMC4170054, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAutophagyCaspase 1Cells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMacrophagesMetallothioneinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinRNA InterferenceTime FactorsToll-Like ReceptorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionZincConceptsMetal-regulatory transcription factor 1Human monocyte-derived macrophagesPattern recognition receptorsMonocyte-derived macrophagesIntracellular zincMyeloid-derived cellsSmall interfering RNAsBacterial clearanceGentamicin protection assaysInduction of autophagyTranscription factor 1Metallothionein geneMultiple genesInterfering RNAsIntestinal macrophagesSpecific proteinsOligomerization domain 2Domain 2Toll-like receptor 5AutophagyIntestinal lamina propria cellsContinuous stimulationSpecific pathogen-free facilityProtection assaysInduces expression