2018
SIRT6 Acts as a Negative Regulator in Dengue Virus-Induced Inflammatory Response by Targeting the DNA Binding Domain of NF-κB p65
Li P, Jin Y, Qi F, Wu F, Luo S, Cheng Y, Montgomery RR, Qian F. SIRT6 Acts as a Negative Regulator in Dengue Virus-Induced Inflammatory Response by Targeting the DNA Binding Domain of NF-κB p65. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 113. PMID: 29686974, PMCID: PMC5900784, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToll-like receptor 3Dengue virusInflammatory responseDENV infectionDengue disease severityNF-κB p65Innate immune responseNF-κB activationDomain of p65Overexpression of SIRT6Chemokine productionProinflammatory cytokinesDengue patientsInflammatory cytokinesP65 functionImmune responseLike receptorsDisease severityNegative regulatorReceptor 3Variable severityP65SIRT6CytokinesVirus
2007
ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection
Pedra JH, Sutterwala FS, Sukumaran B, Ogura Y, Qian F, Montgomery RR, Flavell RA, Fikrig E. ASC/PYCARD and Caspase-1 Regulate the IL-18/IFN-γ Axis during Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infection. The Journal Of Immunology 2007, 179: 4783-4791. PMID: 17878377, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.179.7.4783.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnaplasmaAnaplasmosisAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCaspase 1Disease SusceptibilityEnzyme ActivationHL-60 CellsHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-18Killer Cells, NaturalMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhagocytosisSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTh1 CellsConceptsA. phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gamma productionCaspase-1Phagocytophilum infectionIFN-gammaA. phagocytophilumIFN-gamma levelsNOD-like receptor pathwayIL-18 secretionIFN-gamma-mediated controlCentral adaptor moleculeAnaplasma phagocytophilum infectionVitro restimulationIL-18Peripheral bloodControl animalsReceptor pathwayASC deficiencyInfectionObligate intracellular pathogensIntracellular pathogensAnaplasma phagocytophilumPhagocytophilumAdaptor moleculeCritical role