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Genome-Wide Inhibition of Pro-atherogenic Gene Expression by Multi-STAT Targeting Compounds as a Novel Treatment Strategy of CVDs.
2018
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including atherosclerosis, are globally the leading cause of death. Key factors contributing to onset and progression of atherosclerosis include the pro-inflammatory cytokines Interferon (IFN)a and IFN? and the Pattern Recognition Receptor (PRR) Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). Together, they trigger activation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT)s. Searches for compounds targeting the pTyr-SH2 interaction area of STAT3, yielded many small molecules, including STATTIC and STX-0119. However, many of these inhibitors do not seem STAT3-specific. We hypothesized that multi-STAT-inhibitors that simultaneously block STAT1, STAT2, and STAT3 activit…
Damage-associated molecular pattern activated Toll-like receptor 4 signalling modulates blood pressure in L-NAME-induced hypertension
2013
Aims Recent publications have shed new light on the role of the adaptive and innate immune system in the pathogenesis of hypertension. However, there are limited data whether receptors of the innate immune system may influence blood pressure. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), a pattern recognition receptor, is a key component of the innate immune system, which is activated by exogenous and endogenous ligands. Hypertension is associated with end-organ damage and thus might lead to the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), which are endogenous activators of TLR4 receptors. The present study aimed to elucidate whether TLR4 signalling is able to modulate vascular contractility in …
Papel de los receptores tlr y el inflamasoma en el daño que induce el etanol en el cerebro
2016
“PAPEL DE LOS RECEPTORES TLR Y EL INFLAMASOMA EN EL DAÑO QUE INDUCE EL ETANOL EN EL CEREBRO” Realizada por: Juan R. Ureña Peralta. Licenciado en Bioquímica por la Universidad de Valencia Dirigida por: Dra. Consuelo Guerri Sirera. Los efectos del alcohol en el sistema neuro-inmunitario y su acción en la neuroinflamación, desmielinización y daño cerebral han sido ampliamente demostrados por nuestro laboratorio. Los resultados previos muestran que el etanol es capaz de activar a los receptores de membrana TLR4 dando lugar un aumento de citoquinas y quimioquinas pro-inflamatorias en cerebro, que desencadenaría la neuroinflamación. La importancia del TLR4, ya sea por activación del LPS como por …
Penicillium lanoso-viride AMP dezamināzes imunomodulatoro mehānismu izpēte dažādās imūno šūnu subpopulacijās
2016
Maģistra darbā tika pētīti P.lanoso-viride AMPD imunomodulatorie mehānismi. Lai identificētu imūnās sistēmas šūnu populācijas un PRR klāstu, kas atbildīgi par AMPD atpazīšanu, ex vivo tika stimulēti perifēro asiņu paraugi ar AMPD (10 μg/ml), LPS (1 μg/ml) un Lentinānu (10 μg/ml) 4h vai 24 h. Tika veikta monocītu subopoulāciju fenotipēšana un aktivācijas marķieru (CD16, HLA-DR) virsmas un gēnu ekspresijas analīze, iekaisuma citokīnu (TNFα, IL-8, IL-6, IL-1b, MIP-1a, MIP-1b) sekrēcijas analīze. Tika veikta MR, TLR2, TLR4 un Dectin1 receptoru bloķēšana perifēro asiņu mononukleārajās šūnās. Rezultāti liecina, ka AMPD darbības mehānisma pamatā ir saistīšanās ar TLR4 receptoru, kura aktivācija ie…
AGE6. Skin Ageing: Focus on the Role of Inflammatory Genetic Factors in Cutaneous Neoplasia
2014
AGE6. Skin Ageing: Focus on the Role of Inflammatory Genetic Factors in Cutaneous Neoplasia C. M. Gambino1, F. Crapanzano1, G. Accardi1, A. Aiello1, C. Virruso1, G. Pistone1, M. R. Bongiorno1, D. Lio1, C. R. Balistreri1, G. Candore1 1University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy Background: Skin aging is a complex process that involves intrinsic and exogenous causes. Photo-oxidative damage caused by UV is the leading cause of extrinsic aging of the skin, known as photo-ageing. UV damages can be linked mostly to overproduction of ROS that induces a complex molecular cascade able to accelerate physiological aging, determining a typical dermal/epidermal inflammation with an increased risk of getting s…
Genetic Factors as Promising Biomarkers of Sporadic Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
2014
Thoracic aorta shows various changes with advancing age and a progressive deterioration in structure and function. As a result, vascular remodeling (VR) and medial degeneration (MD) occur. VR and MD are typical entities of sporadic thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), actually considered a common and serious health risk and a pathology by unclear mechanisms. Increased activity of the coagulation system, inflammation, activation of extracellular matrix remodeling and endothelial dysfunction pathways have been recently evidenced to have a key role in its onset. Thus, polymorphisms of the coagulation system [fibrinogen (rs1800790); Factor II ( rs1799963); Factor V (rs6025); Factor VII (rs121964926)…