2018
Circadian Rhythms Influence the Severity of Sepsis in Mice via a TLR2-Dependent, Leukocyte-Intrinsic Mechanism
Heipertz EL, Harper J, Lopez CA, Fikrig E, Hughes ME, Walker WE. Circadian Rhythms Influence the Severity of Sepsis in Mice via a TLR2-Dependent, Leukocyte-Intrinsic Mechanism. The Journal Of Immunology 2018, 201: ji1701677. PMID: 29760192, PMCID: PMC9351006, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701677.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune cellsZT 19C57BL/6 miceWorse outcomesTLR2 agonist lipoteichoic acidCircadian rhythmTLR2 knockout miceFemale C57BL/6 miceMale C57BL/6 miceSeverity of sepsisBone marrow chimerasTLR2-dependent mechanismIL-6 productionTLR2-DependentSepsis severityCecal ligationSepsis phenotypesSepsisC57BL/6 cellsSimilar outcomesMiceMouse cecumLipoteichoic acidMurine macrophagesCLP
2011
Circadian rhythms influence disease severity in a mouse model of sepsis (110.9)
Walker W, Bozzi A, Fikrig E. Circadian rhythms influence disease severity in a mouse model of sepsis (110.9). The Journal Of Immunology 2011, 186: 110.9-110.9. DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.186.supp.110.9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory responseMouse modelCircadian rhythmSerum proinflammatory cytokinesPuncture (CLP) mouse modelRisk of mortalitySeptic patientsSepsis inductionCecal ligationSepsis phenotypesEarly mortalityProinflammatory cytokinesSevere hypothermiaDisease scoreCLP modelDisease severitySepsisCreatine kinaseMortalityPatientsMiceRhythmSeverityTime 19Mammalian physiology