2020
The Potential Role of Regulatory B Cells in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy
Dong Z, Liu Z, Dai H, Liu W, Feng Z, Zhao Q, Gao Y, Liu F, Zhang N, Dong X, Zhou X, Du J, Huang G, Tian X, Liu B. The Potential Role of Regulatory B Cells in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy. Journal Of Immunology Research 2020, 2020: 7638365. PMID: 33426094, PMCID: PMC7772048, DOI: 10.1155/2020/7638365.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsIdiopathic membranous nephropathyRegulatory B cellsBreg cellsMembranous nephropathyImmune responseB cellsPathogenesis of IMNDifferent inflammatory environmentsFunction of BregsPathological autoimmune responsesRole of BregsCellular immune responsesHumoral immune responseIMN patientsImmunomodulatory cellsImmunosuppressive roleAutoimmune responseInterleukin-10Autoimmune diseasesImmune cellsInflammatory environmentEarly treatmentT cellsBregsImmunological phenomena
2019
Protective effects of GPR120 agonist-programmed macrophages on renal interstitial fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rats
Wang L, Ren X, Tian XF, Cheng XL, Zhao YY, Li QY, Duan ZY, Tian LF, Chen Z, Lu JM, Liang XY, Zhao YF, Fu RG. Protective effects of GPR120 agonist-programmed macrophages on renal interstitial fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) rats. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2019, 117: 109172. PMID: 31261028, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninBiphenyl CompoundsCytokinesFibrosisGene Expression RegulationKidney DiseasesMacrophages, PeritonealMaleModels, BiologicalPhenotypePhenylpropionatesProtective AgentsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledSignal TransductionTransforming Growth Factor beta1Ureteral ObstructionVimentinConceptsRenal interstitial fibrosisUnilateral ureteral obstructionInterstitial fibrosisUreteral obstructionProtective effectFree fatty acid receptor GPR120Fatty acid receptor GPR120Unilateral ureteral obstruction operationPeritoneal macrophagesAbnormal expressionExpression of CD206M2 phenotype macrophagesTumor necrosis factorEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionAutologous administrationReceptor GPR120UUO ratsInterleukin-6Intrarenal injectionArginase-1Necrosis factorGPR120 agonistM2 phenotypeΑ-SMATGF-β1