2023
Mature B cells and mesenchymal stem cells control emergency myelopoiesis
Lim V, Feng X, Miao R, Zehentmeier S, Ewing-Crystal N, Lee M, Tumanov A, Oh J, Iwasaki A, Wang A, Choi J, Pereira J. Mature B cells and mesenchymal stem cells control emergency myelopoiesis. Life Science Alliance 2023, 6: e202301924. PMID: 36717247, PMCID: PMC9889502, DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202301924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMarrow mesenchymal stem cellsSystemic inflammationMature B cellsB cellsEmergency myelopoiesisMesenchymal stem cellsIL-1 receptorBone marrow mesenchymal stem cellsStem cellsMyeloid cell productionMonocyte numbersB lineage cellsCCL2 productionViral infectionLymphotoxin α1β2InflammationReduced survivalLymphopoietic activityMyelopoiesisLymphopoiesisImportant regulatorLTβRCell productionCellsGenetic blocking
2022
Dickkopf1 fuels inflammatory cytokine responses
Jaschke N, Pählig S, Sinha A, Adolph T, Colunga M, Hofmann M, Wang A, Thiele S, Schwärzler J, Kleymann A, Gentzel M, Tilg H, Wielockx B, Hofbauer L, Rauner M, Göbel A, Rachner T. Dickkopf1 fuels inflammatory cytokine responses. Communications Biology 2022, 5: 1391. PMID: 36539532, PMCID: PMC9765382, DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-04368-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory cytokine responseCytokine responsesCell-autonomous functionCell-autonomous mechanismsElevated cytokine productionMolecular underpinningsNon-malignant cellsCytokine receptorsHuman diseasesPharmacological neutralizationInflammatory toneInflammatory componentCytokine productionCancer cellsGenetic deletionInflammatory responseRelA activityDKK1Mouse modelDisease trajectoriesHealthy populationCell modelAdditional studiesInflammationCellsThe matricellular protein SPARC induces inflammatory interferon-response in macrophages during aging
Ryu S, Sidorov S, Ravussin E, Artyomov M, Iwasaki A, Wang A, Dixit VD. The matricellular protein SPARC induces inflammatory interferon-response in macrophages during aging. Immunity 2022, 55: 1609-1626.e7. PMID: 35963236, PMCID: PMC9474643, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 4ISG inductionMatricellular proteinPro-inflammatory phenotypeAnti-inflammatory macrophagesInterferon-stimulated gene expressionAdipocyte-specific deletionInhibition of glycolysisImmunometabolic adaptationsMyD88 pathwayReceptor 4Chronic diseasesFunctional declineCaloric restrictionInterferon responseHealth spanMacrophagesInflammationMitochondrial respirationSPARCInductionGene expressionAdipokinesObesityIFN
2019
Counting Calories: The Cost of Inflammation
Wang A, Medzhitov R. Counting Calories: The Cost of Inflammation. Cell 2019, 177: 223-224. PMID: 30951664, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.03.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Glucose metabolism mediates disease tolerance in cerebral malaria
Wang A, Huen SC, Luan HH, Baker K, Rinder H, Booth CJ, Medzhitov R. Glucose metabolism mediates disease tolerance in cerebral malaria. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2018, 115: 11042-11047. PMID: 30291189, PMCID: PMC6205430, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1806376115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral malariaGlucose metabolismBlood-brain barrier permeabilityAlternative fuel substrateCerebral malaria modelInflammation-induced anorexiaParasitic disease malariaVehicle-treated animalsAcute inflammatory conditionsTissue-protective mechanismsPotential therapeutic targetDifferent inflammatory statesInhibition of glycolysisViral inflammationANKA infectionThrombotic complicationsInfectious inflammationInflammatory stateBacterial inflammationImmune infiltrationInflammatory conditionsInflammatory diseasesMale miceBarrier permeabilitySickness behavior
2016
Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation
Wang A, Huen SC, Luan HH, Yu S, Zhang C, Gallezot JD, Booth CJ, Medzhitov R. Opposing Effects of Fasting Metabolism on Tissue Tolerance in Bacterial and Viral Inflammation. Cell 2016, 166: 1512-1525.e12. PMID: 27610573, PMCID: PMC5555589, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNutritional supplementationMagnitude of inflammationRole of anorexiaViral inflammationViral sepsisStereotypic behavioral responsesAcute infectionBacterial sepsisInfluenza infectionInflammatory stateSickness behaviorViral infectionFamiliar symptomsGlucose utilizationHost defenseAnorexiaInfectionViral modelSepsisTissue toleranceInflammationSocial withdrawalSupplementationMetabolic requirementsPathogen load
2009
CXCR4/CXCL12 Hyperexpression Plays a Pivotal Role in the Pathogenesis of Lupus
Wang A, Fairhurst AM, Tus K, Subramanian S, Liu Y, Lin F, Igarashi P, Zhou XJ, Batteux F, Wong D, Wakeland EK, Mohan C. CXCR4/CXCL12 Hyperexpression Plays a Pivotal Role in the Pathogenesis of Lupus. The Journal Of Immunology 2009, 182: 4448-4458. PMID: 19299746, PMCID: PMC2946082, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0801920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine modelIncreased CXCR4 expressionPathogenesis of lupusB cell subsetsPromising therapeutic targetCXCR4/CXCL12Multiple murine modelsB cell survivalLupus nephritisActive nephritisSerum autoantibodiesCell subsetsCXCR4 expressionInflammatory cytokinesNephritic kidneysOrgan diseasePathogenic rolePlasma cellsLeukocyte traffickingTherapeutic targetLupusPeptide antagonistCXCR4Surface moleculesNephritis