2012
Recent progress using systems biology approaches to better understand molecular mechanisms of immunity
Gottschalk R, Martins A, Sjoelund V, Angermann B, Lin B, Germain R. Recent progress using systems biology approaches to better understand molecular mechanisms of immunity. Seminars In Immunology 2012, 25: 201-208. PMID: 23238271, PMCID: PMC3834012, DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2012.11.002.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMeSH KeywordsAnimalsFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression RegulationHumansImmunityReceptor Cross-TalkSignal TransductionSystems BiologyConceptsSystems biology approachBiology approachSingle-cell measurement technologiesTranscriptional networksSpatial regulationHigh-throughput data acquisitionMolecular mechanismsComputational integrationImmune systemFeedback loopNovel perturbationRecent progressSignalingReductionist researchRegulationBroad rangePotential sourceFunctionResponse heterogeneity
2010
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 Stimulates Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 (Granulocyte) (CSF3) Output in Placental Trophoblast Cells in a Fetal Sex-Dependent Manner1
Yeganegi M, Leung C, Martins A, Kim S, Reid G, Challis J, Bocking A. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 Stimulates Colony-Stimulating Factor 3 (Granulocyte) (CSF3) Output in Placental Trophoblast Cells in a Fetal Sex-Dependent Manner1. Biology Of Reproduction 2010, 84: 18-25. PMID: 20811016, PMCID: PMC4480822, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.110.085167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacental trophoblast cellsTrophoblast cellsPreterm birthFetal sex-dependent mannerAnti-inflammatory effectsJanus kinaseSex-dependent mannerColony-stimulating factor 3Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14Western blot analysisPreterm laborPhosphorylation of STAT3Interleukin-10Bacterial vaginosisTherapeutic benefitFemale fetusesProtein kinase 14Placenta culturesAbsence of pretreatmentMAPK14 inhibitorSignal transducerTranscription 3Cell preparationsUnderlying mechanismBlot analysis
2006
G‐CSF‐mediated inhibition of JNK is a key mechanism for Lactobacillus rhamnosus‐induced suppression of TNF production in macrophages
Kim S, Sheikh H, Ha S, Martins A, Reid G. G‐CSF‐mediated inhibition of JNK is a key mechanism for Lactobacillus rhamnosus‐induced suppression of TNF production in macrophages. Cellular Microbiology 2006, 8: 1958-1971. PMID: 16889627, DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2006.00763.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Marrow CellsCell LineCytokinesEnterococcus faecalisEscherichia coliGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansInterleukin-10JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMacrophages, PeritonealMiceMice, Inbred C57BLP38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesPhosphorylationProbioticsSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsGranulocyte-colony stimulating factorTNF productionL. rhamnosus GGGr-1Rhamnosus GGReceptor knockout miceAnti-inflammatory effectsMonocytic cell line THP-1Human monocytic cell line THP-1Cell line THP-1Lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophagesActivation of STAT3C-Jun N-terminal kinaseImmunomodulatory effectsTumor necrosisImmunomodulatory propertiesKnockout miceParacrine routeStimulating factorMacrophagesTHP-1Subsequent inhibitionMouse macrophagesCulture supernatantsNovo protein synthesis