2024
Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease
Zhang Y, Jia C, Guo M, Chen Q, Wen Y, Wang T, Xie Y, Fan X, Gao J, Yarovinsky T, Liu R, Jiang Z, Wang M, Zhou J, Che D, Fu L, Edelson R, Gu X, Hwa J, Tang W. Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease. Advanced Science 2024, e2406282. PMID: 39665236, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKawasaki diseaseCD14<sup>+</sup>CD16<sup>+</sup> monocytesPlatelet-monocyte aggregatesAberrant immune responseAcute febrile illnessCoronary artery aneurysmsNuclear factor-kappaBSystemic vasculitisPlatelet-monocyteProinflammatory monocytesPlatelet hyperreactivityArtery aneurysmVasculopathyFebrile illnessCytokine mediatorsHyperactive plateletsReduce inflammationPlatelet glycoproteinImmune responseInterleukin-1Platelet activationPositive feedback loopLigand 1MonocytesGrowth factor
2016
The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation
Chae WJ, Ehrlich AK, Chan PY, Teixeira AM, Henegariu O, Hao L, Shin JH, Park JH, Tang WH, Kim ST, Maher SE, Goldsmith-Pestana K, Shan P, Hwa J, Lee PJ, Krause DS, Rothlin CV, McMahon-Pratt D, Bothwell AL. The Wnt Antagonist Dickkopf-1 Promotes Pathological Type 2 Cell-Mediated Inflammation. Immunity 2016, 44: 246-258. PMID: 26872695, PMCID: PMC4758884, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAntigens, ProtozoanAsthmaBlood PlateletsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCytokinesExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene Expression RegulationHumansInflammationIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLeishmania majorLeishmaniasis, CutaneousMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicModels, AnimalPyroglyphidaeSignal TransductionTh2 CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesWnt ProteinsConceptsCell-mediated inflammationTh2 cell cytokine productionCell cytokine productionLeukocyte-platelet aggregatesLeukocyte infiltrationDkk-1Cytokine productionT helper 2 cellsLeishmania major infectionHouse dust miteTranscription factor c-MafAllergen challengeMajor infectionDust miteImmune responseDickkopf-1Parasitic infectionsGATA-3Pathological roleFunctional inhibitionInflammationC-MafP38 MAPKInfiltrationInfection