2016
Chitinase 3-Like 1 (Chil1) Regulates Survival and Macrophage-Mediated Interleukin-1β and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia
Marion CR, Wang J, Sharma L, Losier A, Lui W, Andrews N, Elias JA, Kazmierczak BI, Roy CR, Dela Cruz CS. Chitinase 3-Like 1 (Chil1) Regulates Survival and Macrophage-Mediated Interleukin-1β and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha during Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pneumonia. Infection And Immunity 2016, 84: 2094-2104. PMID: 27141083, PMCID: PMC4936356, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00055-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBone marrow-derived macrophagesTumor necrosis factor alphaExcessive IL-1β productionNecrosis factor alphaIL-1β productionWT miceAeruginosa pneumoniaFactor alphaChitinase 3Lung parenchymal damageHospital-acquired pneumoniaIL-13 receptor α2Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumoniaP. aeruginosa pneumoniaDecreased survival timeStreptococcus pneumoniae infectionHost inflammatory responseP. aeruginosa infectionInterleukin-1β productionMarrow-derived macrophagesHost tissue damageP. aeruginosaHost tolerancePneumoniae infectionParenchymal damage
2014
Distinct Contributions of Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and IL-1β to Innate Immune Recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Lung
Al Moussawi K, Kazmierczak BI. Distinct Contributions of Interleukin-1α (IL-1α) and IL-1β to Innate Immune Recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Lung. Infection And Immunity 2014, 82: 4204-4211. PMID: 25069982, PMCID: PMC4187872, DOI: 10.1128/iai.02218-14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsInterleukin-1alphaInterleukin-1betaLungMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPseudomonas aeruginosaConceptsIL-1βIL-1αImmune responseCaspase-1Deficient miceExtracellular Toll-like receptorsNLRC4 inflammasomeStrong innate immune responseIL-1β signalRecruitment of neutrophilsToll-like receptorsInnate immune recognitionIL-1 receptorP. aeruginosa isolatesInnate immune responseP. aeruginosa infectionSite of infectionIL-1α secretionT3SS effectorsWild-type animalsNegative bacterial isolatesPseudomonas aeruginosaNeutrophilic responseAcute infectionNeutrophil recruitment
2013
Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Patankar YR, Lovewell RR, Poynter ME, Jyot J, Kazmierczak BI, Berwin B. Flagellar Motility Is a Key Determinant of the Magnitude of the Inflammasome Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infection And Immunity 2013, 81: 2043-2052. PMID: 23529619, PMCID: PMC3676033, DOI: 10.1128/iai.00054-13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCARD Signaling Adaptor ProteinsCaspase 1Cell DeathCytoskeletal ProteinsDendritic CellsFlagellaGene Expression RegulationInflammasomesInterleukin-1betaMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMovementPhagocytosisPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas InfectionsConceptsBacterial motilityFlagellar motilityBacterial flagellar motilityInnate immune systemWild-type P. aeruginosaInflammasome activationP. aeruginosaFlagellar expressionIngest bacteriaBone marrow-derived dendritic cellsImmune systemNLRC4 inflammasome activationBacterial associationsCaspase-1 activationBacterial interactionsMarrow-derived dendritic cellsChronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β levelsCell surfacePseudomonas aeruginosa infectionIL-1β productionInflammasome responseMotilityDendritic cellsAeruginosa infection
2007
Immune recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated by the IPAF/NLRC4 inflammasome
Sutterwala FS, Mijares LA, Li L, Ogura Y, Kazmierczak BI, Flavell RA. Immune recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa mediated by the IPAF/NLRC4 inflammasome. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2007, 204: 3235-3245. PMID: 18070936, PMCID: PMC2150987, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20071239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInnate immune responseImmune responseP. aeruginosaCaspase-1Proinflammatory cytokine productionProinflammatory cytokines interleukinInfection of macrophagesCell deathHost cellsCapase-1Pseudomonas aeruginosaOpportunistic infectionsCytokine productionCytokines interleukinInflammatory responseImmune recognitionNLRC4 inflammasomeEffector moleculesType III secretion systemInfectionIPAFMacrophagesGram-negative bacteriumDeathAeruginosa