2023
Urothelial Oxidative Stress and ERK Activation Mediate HMGB1-Induced Bladder Pain
Ye S, Mahmood D, Ma F, Leng L, Bucala R, Vera P. Urothelial Oxidative Stress and ERK Activation Mediate HMGB1-Induced Bladder Pain. Cells 2023, 12: 1440. PMID: 37408274, PMCID: PMC10217556, DOI: 10.3390/cells12101440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh mobility group box 1Macrophage migration inhibitory factorBladder painOxidative stressDisulfide HMGB1Mobility group box 1MIF-deficient miceNovel potential therapeutic strategyMigration inhibitory factorGroup box 1Potential therapeutic strategyOxidative stress productionN-acetylcysteine amideERK activationIntravesical treatmentMicturition volumeMicturition parametersReceptor 4Mechanical thresholdPainTherapeutic strategiesBox 1Bladder tissueInhibitory factorWestern blot
2022
“Near Cure” treatment of severe acute EAE in MIF-1-deficient female and male mice with a bifunctional MHCII-derived molecular construct
Vandenbark AA, Meza-Romero R, Wiedrick J, Gerstner G, Seifert H, Kent G, Piechycna M, Benedek G, Bucala R, Offner H. “Near Cure” treatment of severe acute EAE in MIF-1-deficient female and male mice with a bifunctional MHCII-derived molecular construct. Cellular Immunology 2022, 378: 104561. PMID: 35738135, PMCID: PMC9714992, DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2022.104561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisAcute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisDRα1-MOG-35Multiple sclerosisMIF-1EAE scoresMale miceMIF-2Severe diseaseMacrophage migration inhibitory factorClinical EAE scoresMIF-deficient micePeripheral inflammatory cellsMigration inhibitory factorSpinal cord tissueT cell activationSex-dependent differencesEAE severityAutoimmune encephalomyelitisSerum levelsTreatment of WTInflammatory cellsFemale miceClinical signsCord tissue