2007
Interferons Increase Cell Resistance to Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin
Yarovinsky TO, Monick MM, Husmann M, Hunninghake GW. Interferons Increase Cell Resistance to Staphylococcal Alpha-Toxin. Infection And Immunity 2007, 76: 571-577. PMID: 18070901, PMCID: PMC2223481, DOI: 10.1128/iai.01088-07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStaphylococcal infectionsIFN-alphaTumor necrosis factor alphaNecrosis factor alphaStaphylococcal alpha toxinFatty acid synthase activityCell resistancePore-forming toxinsProinflammatory mediatorsIL-6IL-4Factor alphaInterleukin-1betaIFN-gammaImportant virulence factorAlpha toxinDepletion of ATPIFN-betaProtective roleLipid metabolismMitogen-activated protein kinaseCaspase-1InterferonHost factorsPrior exposure
2001
Lung fibroblasts inhibit activation-induced death of T cells through PGE2-dependent mechanisms
Yarovinsky T, Hunninghake G. Lung fibroblasts inhibit activation-induced death of T cells through PGE2-dependent mechanisms. American Journal Of Physiology - Lung Cellular And Molecular Physiology 2001, 281: l1248-l1256. PMID: 11597917, DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.2001.281.5.l1248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActivation-induced cell deathFibroblast-conditioned mediumT cellsLung fibroblastsFas/Fas ligand-dependent mechanismFas ligand-dependent mechanismMouse primary lung fibroblastsPGE2-dependent mechanismsImmobilized anti-CD3 antibodyAnti-CD3 antibodyActivation-induced deathPrimary lung fibroblastsLigand-dependent mechanismTreatment of fibroblastsCaspase-3Fas receptorAntiapoptotic activityIndomethacinCell deathInhibitory activityFibroblastsDeathFibroblast culturesCaspase-8Cells