2018
Both HIV-Infected and Uninfected Cells Express TRAILshort, Which Confers TRAIL Resistance upon Bystander Cells within the Microenvironment
Nie Z, Aboulnasr F, Natesampillai S, Burke S, Krogman A, Bren G, Chung T, Anderson J, Smart M, Katzmann D, Rajagopalan G, Cummins N, Badley A. Both HIV-Infected and Uninfected Cells Express TRAILshort, Which Confers TRAIL Resistance upon Bystander Cells within the Microenvironment. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 200: 1110-1123. PMID: 29263214, PMCID: PMC5808399, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTRAIL resistanceBystander cellsNeighboring bystander cellsUninfected bystander cellsType I IFNsOvercoming TRAIL ResistanceTRAIL receptor 1Apoptosis-inducing ligandHIV diseaseTLR9 agonistsImmune eliminationReceptor axisTRAILshortI IFNsSpecific AbsHIVReceptor 1Tumor cellsTRAIL sensitivityNormal cellsDominant negative ligandCellsSplice variantsMicroenvironmentKilling
2010
Detrimental Effect of the Proteasome Inhibitor, Bortezomib in Bacterial Superantigen- and Lipopolysaccharide-induced Systemic Inflammation
Tilahun A, Theuer J, Patel R, David C, Rajagopalan G. Detrimental Effect of the Proteasome Inhibitor, Bortezomib in Bacterial Superantigen- and Lipopolysaccharide-induced Systemic Inflammation. Molecular Therapy 2010, 18: 1143-1154. PMID: 20372109, PMCID: PMC2889741, DOI: 10.1038/mt.2010.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToxic shock syndromeStaphylococcal enterotoxin BNF-kappaB activationSystemic inflammationSerum levelsBacterial superantigensKappaB activationElevated TNF-alpha levelsTNF-alpha levelsAcute liver failureProteasome inhibitorsSevere systemic inflammationNuclear factor-kappaBSerum biochemical parametersTNF-alpha-induced cell deathSerum TNFLiver failureHistopathological findingsUntreated miceShock syndromeProphylactic useMurine modelImportant cytokineBortezomibFactor-kappaB
2007
Renal Hemodynamic, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Responses to Lipopolysaccharide in HO-1−/− Mice
Tracz M, Juncos J, Grande J, Croatt A, Ackerman A, Rajagopalan G, Knutson K, Badley A, Griffin M, Alam J, Nath K. Renal Hemodynamic, Inflammatory, and Apoptotic Responses to Lipopolysaccharide in HO-1−/− Mice. American Journal Of Pathology 2007, 170: 1820-1830. PMID: 17525251, PMCID: PMC1899452, DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.061093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeme oxygenase-1Immune cellsNF-kappaBRenal cytokine expressionRenal hemodynamic responseRenal blood flowGene heme oxygenase-1Glomerular filtration rateHO-1 deficiencyBone marrow progenitorsWidespread apoptosisHO-1 geneRenal hemodynamicsSepsis syndromeSerum cytokinesSerum levelsTh1 cytokinesClinical outcomesTh2 cytokinesCytokine expressionFiltration rateInflammatory responseHemodynamic responseBlunted activationBlood flow