2016
Endothelin-1 Treatment Induces an Experimental Cerebral Malaria–Like Syndrome in C57BL/6 Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei NK65
Martins YC, Freeman BD, Ndunge O, Weiss LM, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS. Endothelin-1 Treatment Induces an Experimental Cerebral Malaria–Like Syndrome in C57BL/6 Mice Infected with Plasmodium berghei NK65. American Journal Of Pathology 2016, 186: 2957-2969. PMID: 27640146, PMCID: PMC5222963, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2016.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental cerebral malariaEndothelin-1ET-1 treatmentC57BL/6 miceBerghei NK65Pathogenesis of ECMBlood-brain barrier leakagePlasmodium berghei ANKA infectionBlood-brain barrier permeabilitySevere malarial diseasePlasmodium berghei ANKABerghei ANKA infectionP. berghei NK65Plasmodium berghei NK65Functional capillary densityEndothelin-1 treatmentCerebral malariaMicrovascular alterationsANKA infectionBerghei ANKARed blood cellsVascular dysfunctionCerebral microvasculatureNeurological signsBarrier leakageEndothelin-1 Mediates Brain Microvascular Dysfunction Leading to Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in a Model of Experimental Cerebral Malaria
Freeman BD, Martins YC, Akide-Ndunge OB, Bruno FP, Wang H, Tanowitz HB, Spray DC, Desruisseaux MS. Endothelin-1 Mediates Brain Microvascular Dysfunction Leading to Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in a Model of Experimental Cerebral Malaria. PLOS Pathogens 2016, 12: e1005477. PMID: 27031954, PMCID: PMC4816336, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental cerebral malariaCerebral malariaEndothelin-1Cognitive impairmentExperimental cerebral malaria modelBlood-brain barrier disruptionLong-term cognitive impairmentCerebral malaria modelEndothelin-1 administrationLife-threatening encephalopathyBerghei ANKA infectionPlasmodium falciparum infectionCerebral malaria pathogenesisBrain microvascular dysfunctionMicrovascular congestionCerebral vasoconstrictionAdjunctive therapyANKA infectionBerghei ANKAMicrovascular dysfunctionFalciparum infectionImproved survivalEndothelial activationBarrier disruptionReceptor antagonist
2014
Endothelin-1 and its role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases
Freeman BD, Machado FS, Tanowitz HB, Desruisseaux MS. Endothelin-1 and its role in the pathogenesis of infectious diseases. Life Sciences 2014, 118: 110-119. PMID: 24780317, PMCID: PMC4538933, DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.04.021.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsEndothelin-1Isoforms of endothelinRole of endothelinRickettsia conorii infectionPathogenesis of sepsisPro-inflammatory cytokinesVascular smooth muscle cellsLeukocyte adhesion moleculesSmooth muscle cellsSevere malariaVascular dysfunctionBacterial pneumoniaInflammatory mediatorsVascular tonePotent vasoconstrictorImmunomodulatory propertiesInfectious processAlveolar macrophagesPlatelet aggregationInfectious diseasesMuscle cellsEndothelinAdhesion moleculesPathogenesisChagas disease
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