2016
Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses
Gottschalk R, Martins A, Angermann B, Dutta B, Ng C, Uderhardt S, Tsang J, Fraser I, Meier-Schellersheim M, Germain R. Distinct NF-κB and MAPK Activation Thresholds Uncouple Steady-State Microbe Sensing from Anti-pathogen Inflammatory Responses. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 378-390. PMID: 27237739, PMCID: PMC4919147, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNF-κBMAPK activationInflammatory mediator productionSet of genesInnate immune response systemNF-κB signalingInnate immune systemSwitch-like mannerMacrophage functional responsesImmune response systemInflammatory mediatorsTLR4 ligandMediator productionInflammatory responseMicrobial stimuliInnate responseImmune systemMAPK signalingMacrophage primingLigand sensitivityHuman macrophagesInverse correlationInvasive pathogensSingle receptorGenes
2015
Protective role of G-CSF in dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute colitis through generating gut-homing macrophages
Meshkibaf S, Martins A, Henry G, Kim S. Protective role of G-CSF in dextran sulfate sodium-induced acute colitis through generating gut-homing macrophages. Cytokine 2015, 78: 69-78. PMID: 26687628, DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.11.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsCells, CulturedColitisDextran SulfateGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHomeostasisInterleukin-13Interleukin-1betaIntestinesLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorMacrophagesMiceNitric Oxide Synthase Type IIReceptors, Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsInducible nitric oxide synthaseBone marrow-derived macrophagesG-CSFMarrow-derived macrophagesColony-stimulating factorAcute colitisDextran sulfate sodium-induced acute colitisSeverity of colitisDextran sulfate sodiumReceptor-deficient miceGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorDeath ligand 2Function of neutrophilsNitric oxide synthaseTumor necrosis factorMacrophage colony-stimulating factorRegulatory macrophage markersAdoptive transferSulfate sodiumIL-1βImmune homeostasisOxide synthaseMacrophage markersNecrosis factorImmune regulation
2009
Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 supernatant and fetal sex on lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine and prostaglandin-regulating enzymes in human placental trophoblast cells: implications for treatment of bacterial vaginosis and prevention of preterm labor
Yeganegi M, Watson C, Martins A, Kim S, Reid G, Challis J, Bocking A. Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 supernatant and fetal sex on lipopolysaccharide-induced cytokine and prostaglandin-regulating enzymes in human placental trophoblast cells: implications for treatment of bacterial vaginosis and prevention of preterm labor. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2009, 200: 532.e1-532.e8. PMID: 19285652, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCyclooxygenase 2CytokinesFemaleHumansHydroxyprostaglandin DehydrogenasesInterleukin-10Interleukin-1betaLacticaseibacillus rhamnosusLipopolysaccharidesMaleObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyProbioticsSex FactorsToll-Like Receptor 4TrophoblastsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaVaginosis, BacterialConceptsToll-like receptor 4Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2Placental trophoblast cellsIL-10Prostaglandin dehydrogenaseTrophoblast cellsPreterm laborTNF-alphaMale placentasFetal sexOutput of cytokinesHuman placental trophoblast cellsTumor necrosis factorEffects of lipopolysaccharideLipopolysaccharide-induced cytokineEnzyme-linked immunosorbentStudent's t-testPreterm birthBacterial vaginosisIL-1betaReceptor 4Necrosis factorTherapeutic benefitFemale placentasMale fetuses