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Technical Advance:Soluble OX40 molecule mimics regulatory T cell modulatory activity on Fc{varepsilon}RI-dependent mast cell degranulation.
2011
Tregs play a central role in modulating FcεRI-dependent MC effector functions in the course of the allergic response. Cellular interaction depends on the constitutive expression of OX40 on Tregs and the OX40L counterpart on MCs. Study of OX40L signaling on MCs is hampered by the need of a highly purified molecule, which triggers OX40L specifically. We now report that sOX40 mimics the physiological activity of Treg interaction by binding to activated MCs. When treated with sOX40, activated MCs showed decreased degranulation and Ca++ influx, whereas PLC-γ2 phosphorylation remained unaffected. Once injected into experimental animals, sOX40 not only located within the endothelium but also in pa…
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells suppress mast cell degranulation and allergic responses through OX40-OX40L interaction.
2008
T regulatory (Treg) cells play a role in the suppression of immune responses, thus serving to induce tolerance and control autoimmunity. Here, we explored whether Treg cells influence the immediate hypersensitivity response of mast cells (MCs). Treg cells directly inhibited the FcεRI-dependent MC degranulation through cell-cell contact involving OX40-OX40L interactions between Treg cells and MCs, respectively. When activated in the presence of Treg cells, MCs showed increased cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) concentrations and reduced Ca2+ influx, independently of phospholipase C (PLC)-γ2 or Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. Antagonism of cAMP in MCs reversed the inhibitory effec…
Biomass-based composite catalysts for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of bisphenol A : preparation and characterization studies
2019
Abstract The wet granulation process was used to prepare new, efficient, and cost-effective granular biomass-based composite catalysts for catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) of bisphenol A (BPA). The most stable composite granules was prepared by mixing biomass-based carbon residue (CR) with metakaolin (MK) combined with calcium oxide (CaO) or cement and a solvent (NaOH or KOH). For all the prepared composite granules, the optimized binding agents to carbon ratio was 0.3, the solvent to carbon ratio 1.2, and the agitation rate 1200 rpm. The specific surface area of the prepared catalysts was 152–205 m2/g. The composite granular catalyst (CR + MK + CaO + NaOH) had the most durable and s…
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor modulates acute and late mast cell responses.
2012
Abstract The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor whose activity is modulated by xenobiotics as well as physiological ligands. These compounds may modulate inflammatory responses and contribute to the rising prevalence of allergic diseases observed in industrialized countries. Mast cells (MCs), located within tissues at the boundary of the external environment, represent a potential target of AhR ligands. In this study, we report that murine and human MCs constitutively express AhR, and its activation by the high-affinity ligand 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) determines a boost in degranulation. On the contrary, repeated exposure to FICZ inhibits…
Idelalisib Impairs TREM-1 and TLR Mediated Neutrophil Activation
2016
Abstract Introduction: Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) play an essential role in innate inflammatory processes. Their functions are strictly regulated and many activating / inhibiting mechanisms along with their pathways are only incompletely understood. Besides toll-like receptors (TLR) and NOD-like receptors (NLR), triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells (TREM)-1 is implicated in innate immune activation of these cells and plays a role in infectious as well as non-infectious conditions. Activation of TREM-1 results in release of pro-inflammatory chemokines and cytokines, increased surface expression of cell activation markers and degranulation. In TREM-1 downstream pathways and…
Intrusion of nonwetting liquid in paper
2007
The saturation curve of a sample of paper board was measured with mercury-intrusion porosimetry, and the three-dimensional structure of its pore space was determined by x-ray tomographic imaging. Ab initio numerical simulation of intrusion on the tomographic reconstruction, based on the lattice-Boltzmann method, was in excellent agreement with the measured saturation curve. A numerical invasion-percolation simulation in the same tomographic reconstruction showed good agreement with the lattice-Boltzmann simulation. The access function of the sample, determined from the saturation curve and the pore-throat distribution determined from the tomographic reconstruction, indicated that the ink-bo…
Tick Salivary Sialostatin L Represses the Initiation of Immune Responses by Targeting IRF4-Dependent Transcription in Murine Mast Cells
2015
Abstract Coevolution of ticks and the vertebrate immune system has led to the development of immunosuppressive molecules that prevent immediate response of skin-resident immune cells to quickly fend off the parasite. In this article, we demonstrate that the tick-derived immunosuppressor sialostatin L restrains IL-9 production by mast cells, whereas degranulation and IL-6 expression are both unaffected. In addition, the expression of IL-1β and IRF4 is strongly reduced in the presence of sialostatin L. Correspondingly, IRF4- or IL-1R–deficient mast cells exhibit a strong impairment in IL-9 production, demonstrating the importance of IRF4 and IL-1 in the regulation of the Il9 locus in mast cel…
Differential Roles of Macrophages in Diverse Phases of Skin Repair
2010
Abstract Influx of macrophages plays a crucial role in tissue repair. However, the precise function of macrophages during the healing response has remained a subject of debate due to their functional dichotomy as effectors of both tissue injury and repair. We tested the hypothesis that macrophages recruited during the diverse phases of skin repair after mechanical injury exert specific functions to restore tissue integrity. For this purpose, we developed a mouse model that allows conditional depletion of macrophages during the sequential stages of the repair response. Depletion of macrophages restricted to the early stage of the repair response (inflammatory phase) significantly reduced the…
Tumor de células granulares de piel mamaria : Estudio morfológico de dos casos mostrando inmunorreactividad frente a-inhibina
2003
Introducción: El tumor de células granulares (TCG) es una lesión infrecuente en la mama, representando solo el 6-8% de los TCG, comprometiendo a menudo a la piel mamaria. Pacientes y métodos: Se revisa la casuística de TCG mamarios del Hospital Universitario La Fe de Valencia en un período de 19 años, con un total de 8000 especímenes biópsicos mamarios con 2200 diagnósticos de cáncer, realizando de forma retrospectiva un estudio morfológico (óptico, inmunohistoquímico y ultraestructural) a partir de material incluido en parafina. Resultados: Se detectan dos casos de TCG con afectación de piel mamaria con distinta presentación clínica (TCG como nódulo tumoral único y TCG como lesión tumoral …
Salmu granulu ražošanas uzņēmuma izveide Siguldas novadā
2020
Maģistra darbā “Salmu granulu ražošanas uzņēmuma izveide Siguldas novadā” tiek izstrādāts projekts uzņēmējdarbības uzsākšanai ar mērķi veicināt biomasas nozares attīstību Latvijā. Maģistra darbā tiek veikta kurināmās biomasas attīstības analīze un piedāvāts risinājums salmu granulu ražošanas uzsākšanas iespējai, kā alternatīvu malkai, lai samazinātu mežu izciršanu un koksnes patēriņu apkures vajadzībām. Problēmas risināšanai tiek veikts pētījums par biomasas attīstības tendencēm, un veikta privātmāju īpašnieku aptauja par kurināmā izvēles paradumiem. Darbs sastāv no 81 lappusēm, 22 attēliem, 10 tabulām un 21 pielikumiem. Atslēgas vārdi: projekta vadīšana, biomasa, salmu granulas.