2022
The AIM2 inflammasome is activated in astrocytes during the late phase of EAE
Barclay WE, Aggarwal N, Deerhake ME, Inoue M, Nonaka T, Nozaki K, Luzum NA, Miao EA, Shinohara ML. The AIM2 inflammasome is activated in astrocytes during the late phase of EAE. JCI Insight 2022, 7: e155563. PMID: 35451371, PMCID: PMC9089781, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.155563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExperimental autoimmune encephalomyelitisCentral nervous systemInflammasome activationInflammasome-mediated inflammationRole of inflammasomesApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinIL-1β releaseAIM2 inflammasome activationSpeck-like proteinAutoimmune encephalomyelitisEffector cytokinesAutoimmune conditionsIL-18Multiple sclerosisIL-1βDisease peakInflammatory responseSpinal cordMelanoma 2Mouse modelAnimal modelsReporter miceNervous systemMyeloid cellsAIM2 inflammasome
2015
Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish
Marjoram L, Alvers A, Deerhake ME, Bagwell J, Mankiewicz J, Cocchiaro JL, Beerman RW, Willer J, Sumigray KD, Katsanis N, Tobin DM, Rawls JF, Goll MG, Bagnat M. Epigenetic control of intestinal barrier function and inflammation in zebrafish. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 2770-2775. PMID: 25730872, PMCID: PMC4352795, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1424089112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntestinal epithelial cellsUbiquitin-like proteinEpigenetic controlTumor necrosis factorEpigenetic repressionLoss of functionIntestinal epitheliumPrecise regulationInflammatory bowel diseasePromoter methylationBarrier functionChronic inflammationEpithelial cellsTNF inductionPotent cytokineImmune cell recruitmentIntestinal barrier functionCell sheddingTNFA expressionRing fingerProinflammatory stimuliProper responseExpressionHoming signalsCell recruitment