2015
Twist1 and Twist2 Contribute to Cytokine Downregulation following Chronic NOD2 Stimulation of Human Macrophages through the Coordinated Regulation of Transcriptional Repressors and Activators
Zheng S, Hedl M, Abraham C. Twist1 and Twist2 Contribute to Cytokine Downregulation following Chronic NOD2 Stimulation of Human Macrophages through the Coordinated Regulation of Transcriptional Repressors and Activators. The Journal Of Immunology 2015, 195: 217-226. PMID: 26019273, PMCID: PMC4501480, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402808.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylmuramyl-Alanyl-IsoglutamineActivating Transcription Factor 4Antibodies, NeutralizingCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCore Binding Factor Alpha 1 SubunitCore Binding Factor Alpha 2 SubunitGene Expression RegulationHumansInterleukin-10Macrophage ActivationMacrophagesNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinNuclear ProteinsPolycomb Repressive Complex 1Primary Cell CulturePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene Proteins c-mafRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionTranscription, GeneticTransforming Growth Factor betaTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsChronic NOD2 stimulationCytokine downregulationNOD2 stimulationTwist2 expressionHuman macrophagesTGF-β dependentIntestinal immune homeostasisC-MafOligomerization domain 2IL-10Intestinal macrophagesImmune homeostasisTranscription factor 4PRR stimulationAcute stimulationDecreased expressionMacrophagesBMI1 expressionCytokinesNOD2StimulationTwist1DownregulationTranscriptional repressor Bmi1Factor 4
2014
Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors Up-Regulates Metallothioneins, Thereby Increasing Intracellular Accumulation of Zinc, Autophagy, and Bacterial Clearance by Macrophages
Lahiri A, Abraham C. Activation of Pattern Recognition Receptors Up-Regulates Metallothioneins, Thereby Increasing Intracellular Accumulation of Zinc, Autophagy, and Bacterial Clearance by Macrophages. Gastroenterology 2014, 147: 835-846. PMID: 24960189, PMCID: PMC4170054, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2014.06.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAutophagyCaspase 1Cells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationHumansIntestinal MucosaIntestinesMacrophagesMetallothioneinMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNF-kappa BNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinRNA InterferenceTime FactorsToll-Like ReceptorsTranscription FactorsTransfectionZincConceptsMetal-regulatory transcription factor 1Human monocyte-derived macrophagesPattern recognition receptorsMonocyte-derived macrophagesIntracellular zincMyeloid-derived cellsSmall interfering RNAsBacterial clearanceGentamicin protection assaysInduction of autophagyTranscription factor 1Metallothionein geneMultiple genesInterfering RNAsIntestinal macrophagesSpecific proteinsOligomerization domain 2Domain 2Toll-like receptor 5AutophagyIntestinal lamina propria cellsContinuous stimulationSpecific pathogen-free facilityProtection assaysInduces expressionPattern Recognition Receptor Signaling in Human Dendritic Cells is Enhanced by ICOS Ligand and Modulated by the Crohn’s Disease ICOSLG Risk Allele
Hedl M, Lahiri A, Ning K, Cho JH, Abraham C. Pattern Recognition Receptor Signaling in Human Dendritic Cells is Enhanced by ICOS Ligand and Modulated by the Crohn’s Disease ICOSLG Risk Allele. Immunity 2014, 40: 734-746. PMID: 24837102, PMCID: PMC4157904, DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2014.04.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCells, CulturedCrohn DiseaseDendritic CellsEnzyme ActivationGTP-Binding ProteinsHL-60 CellsHumansInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator LigandInducible T-Cell Co-Stimulator ProteinJNK Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesMacrophagesNeoplasm ProteinsNF-kappa BNod2 Signaling Adaptor ProteinPhosphorylationPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProtein Kinase CReceptors for Activated C KinaseReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Pattern RecognitionRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsMonocyte-derived dendritic cellsInflammatory bowel diseaseCytokine secretionDendritic cellsImmune homeostasisICOS ligandHuman monocyte-derived dendritic cellsPattern recognition receptor signalingRisk allelesIntestinal immune homeostasisCrohn's disease phenotypeHuman dendritic cellsCostimulatory molecule ICOSOligomerization domain 2NF-κB activationDisease phenotypePattern recognition receptorsICOSL expressionBowel diseaseReceptor signalingRisk carriersSecretionHomeostasisKinases PKCSignaling