Yindanxinnaotong, a Chinese compound medicine, synergistically attenuatesatherosclerosis progress by Long Cheng, Guo-feng Pan, Xiao-dong Zhang, Jian-lu Wang, Wan-dan Wang, Jian-yong Zhang, Hui Wang, Ri-xin Liang, Xiao-bo Sun

“…The experiments providedevidences indicating YD’s contribution in this study included, (1)significantly reduced the severity of atherosclerosis, inhibited reconstruction ofthe artery wall and regulated the lipid profile; (2) enhanced antioxidant power,strengthened the activity of antioxidant enzymes and decreased malondialdhydelevels; (3) significantly increased the viability of umbilical vein endothelialcells exposed to oxidative stress due to pretreatment with YD; (4) significantlyreduced the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines; (5) significantly down-regulatedNF-kB/p65 and up-regulated IkB in the YD-treated groups. …”
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P-Selectin Targeted Dexamethasone-Loaded Lipid Nanoemulsions: A Novel Therapy to Reduce Vascular Inflammation by Viorel Simion, Cristina Ana Constantinescu, Daniela Stan, Mariana Deleanu, Monica Madalina Tucureanu, Elena Butoi, Ileana Manduteanu, Maya Simionescu, Manuela Calin

“…Given intravenously in mice with acute inflammation, PLN-Dex accumulated at a significant high level in the lungs (compared to nontargeted nanoemulsions) and significantly reduced mRNA expression level of key proinflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1. In conclusion, the newly developed nanoformulation, PLN-Dex, is functional in vitro and in vivo, reducing selectively the endothelium activation and the consequent monocyte infiltration and diminishing significantly the lungs’ inflammation, in a mouse model of acute inflammation.…”
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Matrine Attenuates COX-2 and ICAM-1 Expressions in Human Lung Epithelial Cells and Prevents Acute Lung Injury in LPS-Induced Mice by Chian-Jiun Liou, You-Rong Lai, Ya-Ling Chen, Yi-Hsien Chang, Zih-Ying Li, Wen-Chung Huang

“…Analysis of lung tissue showed that matrine decreased the gene expression of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines, COX-2, and ICAM-1. Our findings suggest that matrine improved lung injury in mice and decreased the inflammatory response in human lung epithelial cells.…”
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Extracecellulr vesicles (EVs) microRNAs (miRNAs) derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in osteoarthritis (OA); detailed role in pathogenesis and possible therapeutics by Seyede Sara Pakdaman Kolour, Saeide Nematollahi, Masoud Dehbozorgi, Farnaz Fattahi, Fatemeh Movahed, Neda Esfandiari, Mohammad Saeed Kahrizi, Nima Ghavamikia, Bahareh Salmanian Hajiagha

“…Dysregulated miRNAs upregulate the synthesis of enzymes that degrade cartilage, downregulate the expression of components in the cartilage matrix, promote the production of proinflammatory cytokines, induce programmed cell death in chondrocytes, inhibit the process of autophagy in chondrocytes, and participate in pathways related to pain. …”
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Sildenafil (Viagra) Protective Effects on Neuroinflammation: The Role of iNOS/NO System in an Inflammatory Demyelination Model by Catarina Raposo, Ana Karolina de Santana Nunes, Rayana Leal de Almeida Luna, Shyrlene Meiry da Rocha Araújo, Maria Alice da Cruz-Höfling, Christina Alves Peixoto

“…We recently demonstrated that sildenafil reduces the expression of cytokines, COX-2, and GFAP in a demyelinating model induced in wild-type (WT) mice. …”
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Mechanistic relationship between obesity-induced inflammation triggering endothelial dysfunction and the initiation of atherosclerosis development by Richard L. Jayaraj, Elhadi H Aburawi

“…Furthermore, alterations in adipose tissue composition in obesity play a major role in the production of inflammatory cytokines that promote endothelial dysfunction (ED). …”
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Urinary interleukin 13 level in steroid sensitive and resistant nephrotic syndrome: a cross-sectional single center study by Behnam Ermian, Noosha Samieefar, Aida Vahidi, Daryoush Fahimi, Niloufar Peirovi, Mohamed Husein Aldokhi, Behnaz Bazargani, Arash Abbasi, Fahimeh Askarian, Mastaneh Moghtaderi

“…There is growing evidence on the role of T cells cytokines, including interleukin-13, in pathophysiology of nephrotic syndrome and steroid response. …”
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Therapeutic Potential of Dental Pulp Stem Cell Secretome for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment: An In Vitro Study by Nermeen El-Moataz Bellah Ahmed, Masashi Murakami, Yujiro Hirose, Misako Nakashima

“…The secretome obtained from stem cell cultures contains an array of neurotrophic factors and cytokines that might have the potential to treat neurodegenerative conditions. …”
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Quaternized Molecular Brush‐Grafted Injectable Microgel with Anti‐Inflammatory and Drainage Properties for Efficient Therapy of Anal Fistula by Runxian Wang, Pengwei Ma, Siqi He, Xiao Wang, Jinquan Zhang, Junwen Ye, Mingli Su, Xingxing Shi, Ruoxu Dou

“…Owing to the electrostatic interactions between the positively charged quaternized carbon nanotube molecular brush (CNT‐g‐PVBTMA) and the negatively charged inflammatory cytokines, GAA@CNT‐g‐PVBTMA microgel exhibits excellent anti‐inflammatory properties with scavenging rates of 92.6% for tumor necrosis factor‐α (TNF‐α) and 92.5% for interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β). …”
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Glycyrrhizic Acid Promotes M1 Macrophage Polarization in Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophages Associated with the Activation of JNK and NF-κB by Yulong Mao, Baikui Wang, Xin Xu, Wei Du, Weifen Li, Youming Wang

“…Moreover, we demonstrated that JNK and NF-κB activation are required for GA-induced NO and M1-related cytokines production, while ERK1/2 pathway exhibits a regulatory effect via induction of IL-10. …”
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Antimicrobial peptide AP2 ameliorates Salmonella Typhimurium infection by modulating gut microbiota by Lianglan Li, Qiufen Mo, Yi Wan, Yuanhao Zhou, Weiqin Li, Weifen Li

“…These effects were evidenced by reduced ST-induced body weight loss and lower levels of serum inflammatory cytokines. A 16 S rRNA-based analysis of the cecal microbiota revealed that AP2 significantly modulated the gut microbiota, increasing the relative abundance of Bifidobacterium while decreasing that of Akkermansia at the genus level. …”
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The Causative Pathogen Determines the Inflammatory Profile in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Outcome in Patients with Bacterial Meningitis by Denis Grandgirard, Rahel Gäumann, Boubacar Coulibaly, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Ali Sie, Thomas Junghanss, Hans Schudel, Gerd Pluschke, Stephen L. Leib

“…CSF inflammatory parameters, including cytokines and chemokines, MMP-9, and nitric oxide synthase activity, were assessed in a cohort of patients with BM from Burkina Faso. …”
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Low-Dose Amphotericin B and Murine Dialyzable Spleen Extracts Protect against Systemic Candida Infection in Mice by F. Robledo-Ávila, M. Pérez-Tapia, A. Limón-Flores, L. Pavon, R. Hernández-Pando, I. Wong-Baeza, G. González-González, C. Tovar, S. Estrada-Parra, I. Estrada-García

“…Survival, tissue fungal burden, kidney damage, kidney cytokines, and serum levels of IL-6 and hepcidin were evaluated. …”
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Local Overexpression of Interleukin-11 in the Central Nervous System Limits Demyelination and Enhances Remyelination by Anurag Maheshwari, Kris Janssens, Jeroen Bogie, Chris Van Den Haute, Tom Struys, Ivo Lambrichts, Veerle Baekelandt, Piet Stinissen, Jerome J. A. Hendriks, Helena Slaets, Niels Hellings

“…Interleukin-11 (IL-11), a member of the gp130 family of cytokines, is upregulated in MS lesions. Systemic IL-11 treatment was shown to ameliorate clinical symptoms in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), an animal model of MS. …”
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Alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by Meconopsis polysaccharides correlated with reduced PI3K/AKT signaling and gut microbiome diversity by Jun Dai, Weidong Wang, Fangfang He, Yujuan Wang, Denglang Zou

“…Furthermore, MP reduced the levels of inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 in serum. …”
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Concentrations of Selected Adipokines, Interleukin-6, and Vitamin D in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in Respect to Thyroid Cancer Stages by Jakub Warakomski, Ewa Romuk, Barbara Jarząb, Jolanta Krajewska, Lucyna Siemińska

“…Adipokines, proinflammatory cytokines, and vitamin D may mediate these associations. …”
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Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis using dual-targeted and dual-response intelligent micelles: a “three birds with one stone” strategy by Rui-Bo Guo, Lu Zhang, Yang Liu, Liang Kong, Yang Yu, Bin Yang, Zuo-Jun Wang, Jing-Yi Zhang, Xue-Tao Li

“…The in vivo and in vitro evaluation showed that micelles precisely targeted the inflammatory site, thus inhibiting the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, reversing the polarization of M1 macrophages, inhibiting the invasion and migration of proliferative FLSs, and, at the same time, regulating the seeds and soils of RA. …”
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The Interplay of Aging and PANoptosis in Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis: Implications for Novel Therapeutic Strategies by Liu S, Zhang G, Li N, Wang Z, Lu L

“…Apoptosis, mediated by the JNK pathway, reduces chondrocyte density, while necroptosis and pyroptosis, involving RIPK-1/RIPK-3 and the NLRP3 inflammasome, respectively, amplify inflammation and cartilage destruction. Inflammatory cytokines and damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) further enhance these PANoptotic pathways. …”
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ABIN1 Inhibits Inflammation through Necroptosis-Dependent Pathway in Ulcerative Colitis by Jing Bao, Bin Ye, Yuhan Ren

“…Upon TNF-α stimulation in the intestinal epithelia cell line, overexpression of ABIN1 significantly inhibits necroptosis in the intestinal inflammation model along with the reduction expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL1B, IL6, IL8, and TNF-α. Blocking RIPK1 by Nec-1s in vivo and in vitro dramatically alleviated the colitis and cell death which shares the same phenotype with ABIN1 overexpression. …”
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Deciphering Metabolic Responses in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients With Different Severity Using 1H NMR-Based Serum Metabolomics by Huan Zhou, Dongdong Sun, Dongmei Wang, Zirui Zhu, Xuelian Hong, Rui Fang, Hua Wang, Minghui Li

“…Moreover, our findings suggest an upregulation of the cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α following TBI, displaying correlations with lactate, 5-aminopentanoate, glucose, and creatinine metabolites. …”
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