Characterization of a novel covS SNP identified in Australian group A Streptococcus isolates derived from the M1UK lineage by Johanna Richter, Amanda J. Cork, Yvette Ong, Nadia Keller, Andrew J. Hayes, Mark A. Schembri, Amy V. Jennison, Mark R. Davies, Kate Schroder, Mark J. Walker, Stephan Brouwer

“…The resulting CovSAla318Val mutation caused a significant upregulation of SLO resulting in increased inflammasome activation in human THP-1 macrophages, indicating an enhanced inflammatory potential. …”
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A Brief Epidemiologic Review of Psoriasis by Nagham Shaheed Mahmood, Rabab Omran, Anwar A. Abdulla

“…T cells interact with dendritic cells, macrophages, and keratinocytes, which their secreted cytokines can mediate. …”
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Ultrastructural and Molecular Changes in the Developing Small Intestine of the Toad Bufo regularis by S. A. Sakr, G. M. Badawy, H. T. El-Borm

“…These included the appearance of apoptotic bodies/nuclei within the larval epithelium, the presence of macrophages, swollen mitochondria, distorted rough endoplasmic reticulum, chromatin condensation, and irregular nuclear envelop, and the presence of large vacuoles and lysosomes. …”
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Immunodominant extracellular loops of Treponema pallidum FadL outer membrane proteins elicit antibodies with opsonic and growth-inhibitory activities. by Kristina N Delgado, Melissa J Caimano, Isabel C Orbe, Crystal F Vicente, Carson J La Vake, André A Grassmann, M Anthony Moody, Justin D Radolf, Kelly L Hawley

“…Rabbits and mice immunized with these five PfTrx constructs produced loop-specific antibodies that promoted opsonophagocytosis of TPA by rabbit peritoneal and murine bone marrow-derived macrophages at levels comparable to IRS and mouse syphilitic serum. …”
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Response of host immune system to tick borne encephalitis virus by Iveta Stibraniova, Pavlina Bartikova, Jozef Dzubara

“…Components of innate immunity - natural killer cells, complement proteins, macrophages and dendritic cells usually provide rapid and intense protection in the acute phase of infectious diseases. …”
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Role of microglia in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis and links to immunomodulatory therapy by P. Valiukevičius, R. Liutkevičienė, R. Balnytė

“…Microglia are cells of the central nervous system that develop from yolk sac macrophages during embryogenesis. These cells perform important functions in the development of the central nervous system and the retina, in the formation of synapses, protect against pathogens, and are involved in the removal of damaged structures. …”
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Vesicles Generated during Storage of Red Blood Cells Enhance the Generation of Radical Oxygen Speciesin Activated Neutrophils by Herbert Jank, Ulrich Salzer

“…Vsto vesicles of blood transfusions have been shown to deliver glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked proteins to recipient erythrocytes, to display prothrombotic activity, and to have an inhibitory effect on macrophages. The interaction of Vsto vesicles with and their effect on neutrophilic granulocytes has not yet been studied in detail. …”
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Associated Lipid Droplet Formation and Type II Diabetes by Xuebao Zhang, Kezhong Zhang

“…The excessive deposition of lipid droplets (LDs) in specialized cell types, such as adipocytes, hepatocytes, and macrophages, has been found as a hallmark in ER stress-associated metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, and atherosclerosis. …”
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Potency of rhodococcus equi culture filtrate supernatant proteins antigen for skin test in the diagnosis of rhodococcus equi in foals by Kareema Al-Salihi

“…Inflammatory cells including macrophages, neutrophils and eosinophils were present in the sections prepared from biopsy obtained from positive skin reaction. …”
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Ode to Oseltamivir and Amantadine? by JM Conly, BL Johnston

“…It is thought that this enzyme may also promote viral penetration into respiratory epithelial cells and may contribute to the pathogenicity of the virus by promoting production of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 and tumour necrosis factor from macrophages (4-6).…”
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Rare but Not so Rare? The Evolving Spectrum of Whipple's Disease by John M Conly, B Lynn Johnston

“…Findings at autopsy consisted of poly-serositis, aortic valve vegetations and deposition of fat in the intestinal mucosa and regional lymph nodes with marked infiltration by foamy macrophages (1). It was originally thought to be a disorder of fat metabolism, and the term 'intestinal lipodystrophy' was proposed. …”
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The Role of the Immune System in Huntington’s Disease by Gisa Ellrichmann, Christiane Reick, Carsten Saft, Ralf A. Linker

“…Activation of microglia with expression of proinflammatory cytokines, impaired migration of macrophages, and deposition of complement factors in the striatum indicate an activation of the innate immune system. …”
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Chronic active lesions in multiple sclerosis: classification, terminology, and clinical significance by Assunta Dal-Bianco, Jiwon Oh, Pascal Sati, Martina Absinta

“…Among these in vivo imaging correlates of CALs, paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs) are defined by the presence of a perilesional rim formed by iron-laden microglia and macrophages, whereas slowly expanding lesions are identified based on linear, concentric lesion expansion over time. …”
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Innate Immune Defenses in Human Tuberculosis: An Overview of the Interactions between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Innate Immune Cells by Jonathan Kevin Sia, Maria Georgieva, Jyothi Rengarajan

“…This review will focus on Mtb interactions with human macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, and NK cells and detail evidence that Mtb modulation of these cells negatively impacts Mtb-specific immune responses. …”
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VANGL2 alleviates inflammatory bowel disease by recruiting the ubiquitin ligase MARCH8 to limit NLRP3 inflammasome activation through OPTN-mediated selective autophagy. by Huaji Jiang, Yingchao Xie, Zhiqiang Hu, Jiansen Lu, Jiahuan Zhang, Hongyu Li, Ke Zeng, Wenqiang Peng, Cheng Yang, Junsheng Huang, Zelong Han, Xiaochun Bai, Xiao Yu

“…Myeloid VANGL2 deficiency exacerbates the progression of DSS-induced colitis in mice and specifically enhances the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages. NLRP3-specific inhibitor MCC950 effectively alleviates DSS-induced colitis in VANGL2 deficient mice. …”
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Inflamm-Aging-Related Cytokines of IL-17 and IFN-γ Accelerate Osteoclastogenesis and Periodontal Destruction by Jingyi Tan, Anna Dai, Lai Pan, Lan Zhang, Zhongxiu Wang, Ting Ke, Weilian Sun, Yanmin Wu, Pei-Hui Ding, Lili Chen

“…For receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand- (RANKL-) primed bone marrow macrophages (BMMs), IL-17 and IFN-γ enhanced osteoclastogenesis, with the expression of osteoclastogenic mRNA (TRAP, c-Fos, MMP-9, Ctsk, and NFATc1) and protein (c-Fos and MMP-9) upregulated. …”
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Anisotropic structure of nanofiber hydrogel accelerates diabetic wound healing via triadic synergy of immune-angiogenic-neurogenic microenvironments by Kunkoo Kim, Jia Yang, Chengli Li, Chun-Yi Yang, Peilun Hu, Yaosai Liu, Yin-yuan Huang, Xiaohan Sun, Ming Chi, Chenyu Huang, Xiaodan Sun, Lingyun Zhao, Xiumei Wang

“…In this study, we developed a highly oriented anisotropic nanofiber hydrogel designed to provide directional guidance for cellular extension and cytoskeletal organization, thereby achieving pronounced multicellular modulation, including shape-induced polarization of macrophages, morphogenetic maturation of Schwann cells, oriented extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition by fibroblasts, and enhanced vascularization by endothelial cells. …”
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Targeted In Situ Gene Correction of Dysfunctional APOE Alleles to Produce Atheroprotective Plasma ApoE3 Protein by Ioannis Papaioannou, J. Paul Simons, James S. Owen

“…Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a 34-kDa circulating glycoprotein, secreted by the liver and macrophages with pleiotropic antiatherogenic functions and hence a candidate to treat hypercholesterolaemia and atherosclerosis. …”
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Mechanism of Inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Francesco Parmeggiani, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola, Francesco Semeraro, Carlo Incorvaia, Sergio D’Angelo, Paolo Perri, Paolo De Palma, Katia De Nadai, Adolfo Sebastiani

“…Experimental and clinical evidences strongly indicate the pathogenetic role of immunologic processes in AMD occurrence, consisting of production of inflammatory related molecules, recruitment of macrophages, complement activation, microglial activation and accumulation within those structures that compose an essential area of the retina known as macula lutea. …”
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The impact of aging on neutrophil functions and the contribution to periodontitis by Zi Wang, Anish Saxena, Wenbo Yan, Silvia M. Uriarte, Rafael Siqueira, Xin Li

“…Studies have demonstrated a significant association between aging and the dysfunction of neutrophils, critical cells in the early stages of periodontitis, and their crosstalk with macrophages and T and B lymphocytes to establish the periodontal lesion. …”
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