Featured Publications
Treating ‘Septic’ With Enhanced Antibiotics and ‘Arthritis’ by Mitigation of Excessive Inflammation
Kwon HK, Dussik CM, Kim SH, Kyriakides TR, Oh I, Lee FY. Treating ‘Septic’ With Enhanced Antibiotics and ‘Arthritis’ by Mitigation of Excessive Inflammation. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2022, 12: 897291. PMID: 35755835, PMCID: PMC9218192, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.897291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeptic arthritisBacterial burdenAntibiotic treatmentMurine modelTherapeutic goalsConcurrent antimicrobial therapyDistinct therapeutic goalsGeneration of inflammationMRSA septic arthritisSeptic knee arthritisInflammatory joint conditionsArticular cartilageMitigation of inflammationPost-antibiotic treatmentNovel therapeutic strategiesSeptic arthritis modelArticular cartilage damageEx vivo modelArticular cartilage integrityInflammatory arthritisInhibitors of ERKInflammatory profileMRSA infectionSynovial tissueExcessive inflammationDual therapeutic targeting of intra-articular inflammation and intracellular bacteria enhances chondroprotection in septic arthritis
Kwon HK, Lee I, Yu KE, Cahill SV, Alder KD, Lee S, Dussik CM, Back J, Choi J, Song L, Kyriakides TR, Lee FY. Dual therapeutic targeting of intra-articular inflammation and intracellular bacteria enhances chondroprotection in septic arthritis. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabf2665. PMID: 34172438, PMCID: PMC8232912, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abf2665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-articular inflammationSeptic arthritisBacterial infectionsDual therapeutic targetingKnee septic arthritisPromising new therapeutic strategyArticular cartilageChallenging clinical problemNovel treatment modalitiesIntracellular bacteriaNew therapeutic strategiesAdjuvant targetingTreatment modalitiesBacterial eradicationSuccessful treatmentHost inflammationCausative bacteriaMurine modelTherapeutic strategiesArthritisTherapeutic goalsClinical problemTherapeutic targetingInflammationVital organs
2017
Dried plum alleviates symptoms of inflammatory arthritis in TNF transgenic mice
Mirza F, Lorenzo J, Drissi H, Lee FY, Soung DY. Dried plum alleviates symptoms of inflammatory arthritis in TNF transgenic mice. The Journal Of Nutritional Biochemistry 2017, 52: 54-61. PMID: 29149648, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor necrosis factorTransgenic miceRheumatoid arthritisNuclear factor-kappa B activationDP dietBone-preserving propertiesReduction of synovitisPresence of TNFFour-week treatmentOnset of arthritisResistant acid phosphatase-positive cellsAcid phosphatase-positive cellsDestruction of jointsHuman synovial fibroblastsTNF-transgenic miceHuman tumor necrosis factorKappa B activationActivated T cellsFormation of osteoclastsMouse bone marrow macrophagesBone marrow macrophagesArticular cartilagePostmenopausal womenInflammatory arthritisBone erosionWhole grape alleviates inflammatory arthritis through inhibition of tumor necrosis factor
Stamer D, Nizami S, Lee F, Soung Y. Whole grape alleviates inflammatory arthritis through inhibition of tumor necrosis factor. Journal Of Functional Foods 2017, 35: 458-465. DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor necrosis factorTransgenic miceRheumatoid arthritisTg miceNecrosis factorMacrophage inflammatory protein-1 alphaInflammatory protein-1 alphaAnti-rheumatic efficacySynovitis/enthesitisGP dietProtein-1 alphaHuman tumor necrosis factorRA symptomsInflammatory arthritisRegular dietBone massOsteoclastogenic factorsPowder dietMatrix metalloproteinasesMiceArthritisDietArticular cartilageWhole grapesGPs