Examining the Effect of Consuming C8 Medium-Chain Triglyceride Oil for 14 Days on Markers of NLRP3 Activation in Healthy Humans by Helena Neudorf, Garett Jackson, Jonathan P. Little

“…However, consumption of C8 MCT oil for 14 days did not impact markers of monocyte NLRP3 inflammasome activation compared to baseline. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Candesartan Therapy on the Metabolic Profile and Renal Tissue Cytokine Levels in the Obese Zucker Rat by Carolyn M. Ecelbarger, Arjun Rash, Rajesh K. Sinha, Swasti Tiwari

“…An ELISA-based cytokine array revealed that candesartan normalized elevated renal interleukin (IL) 1-β and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) levels in OZ. …”
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Genetic Deletion of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Attenuates Inflammation and Fibrosis in Experimental Obstructive Nephropathy by Chin-Wei Chiang, Hsueh-Te Lee, Der-Cherng Tarng, Ko-Lin Kuo, Li-Ching Cheng, Tzong-Shyuan Lee

“…Moreover, sEH−/− mice with UUO showed lower levels of inflammation-related and fibrosis-related protein such as monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-2, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, inducible nitric oxide synthase, collagen 1A1, and α-actin. …”
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Colonic growth factors (G-CSF, GM-CSF) and chemokines (MCP-1, MIP-1β) in severe ulcerative colitis by Yevgeny A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, M. V. Shapina, Igor L. Khalif

“…Significant increase in neutrophil growth factor level G-CSF and monocyte chemokine MCP-1 was observed in colonic biopsy specimens of UC patients at widespread destructive and inflammatory ulcerative process.…”
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Tomatidine Improves Pulmonary Inflammation in Mice with Acute Lung Injury by Wen-Chung Huang, Shu-Ju Wu, Ya-Ling Chen, Chwan-Fwu Lin, Chian-Jiun Liou

“…Furthermore, tomatidine enhanced the production of heme oxygenase-1, decreased the secretion of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in LPS-stimulated lung epithelial cells, and attenuated THP-1 monocyte adhesion. Our findings suggest that tomatidine attenuates oxidative stress and inflammation, improving acute lung injury in mice.…”
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The Role of Ubiquitin-Like Interferon (IFN)-Stimulated 15 and IFN Gamma Genes Polymorphism with the Severity and Serum Biochemical Markers in COVID-19 Patients by Khadijah Gatfan Hosseien, Parisa Tahmasebi, Hayder Obayes Hashim, Alaa Tareq Shakir, Zahra Bozorgi Moghadam

“…In contrast, there were no significant differences in red blood cell counts, monocyte counts, lymphocyte counts, platelet counts, CRP levels, D-dimer levels, ferritin levels, fever duration, or taste loss. …”
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Macrophage MST1 protects against schistosomiasis-induced liver fibrosis by promoting the PPARγ-CD36 pathway and suppressing NF-κB signaling. by Jianyang Li, Xinyuan Cai, Yan Yang, Yulin Mao, Lin Ding, Qian Xue, Xunhao Hu, Yan Huang, Cong Sui, Yuxia Zhang

“…Schistosomiasis is characterized by egg-induced hepatic granulomas and subsequent fibrosis. Monocyte-derived macrophages play critical and plastic roles in the progression and regression of liver fibrosis, adopting different polarization phenotypes. …”
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Systemic inflammatory indices as a non-invasive grading modality for endometriosis: a comparative study versus exploratory laparoscopy by Ahmed Sabra Ibrahim Mohammed Sabra, Shreen Naguib Aboelezz Moselhy, Ahmed Kasem Mohamed Zain Eldin

“…Abstract Objective: Included evaluation of the possibility of using the systemic inflammatory indices for preoperative screening for the presence and severity of endometriosis (EM) in comparison to the findings of the exploratory laparoscopy Methods: 88 women with clinical manifestations suggestive of EM were evaluated clinically and by US and gave blood samples for estimation of serum cancer antigen-125 (CA125), platelet and total and differential leucocytic counts for calculation of inflammatory indices; the Systemic Immune-Inflammation index, the Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), the Neutrophil-Monocyte ratio, the Neutrophil-Platelet ratio and the Platelet-Lymphocyte ratio. …”
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Association of haplotypes for SNPs in the LTR regions of bovine leukemia virus with hematological indices of cattle by N. V. Blazhko, S. Kh. Vyshegurov, A. S. Donchenko, K. S. Shatokhin, T. I. Krytsyna, V. A. Ryabinina

“…We performed the total count of white blood cells (WBC), lymphocyte (lymf), granulocyte (gran), monocyte (mon), red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HTC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), red blood cell distribution width (RDW), platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and platelet crit count (PCT). …”
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Genetically Modified Lactococcus lactis for Delivery of Human Interleukin-10 to Dendritic Cells by Inge L. Huibregtse, Sebatian A. Zaat, Martien L. Kapsenberg, Maria A. Sartori da Silva, Maikel P. Peppelenbosch, Sander J. H. van Deventer, Henri Braat

“…lactisIL-10) on DC function in vitro. Monocyte-derived DC incubated with L.  lactisIL-10 induced effector Th-cells that markedly suppressed the proliferation of allogenic Th-cells as compared to L. lactis. …”
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Effects of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Inflammatory Responses and Injury of Lung Tidal Volume Changes during One-Lung Ventilation in Thoracoscopic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled... by Chun-Yu Wu, Yi-Fan Lu, Man-Ling Wang, Jin-Shing Chen, Yen-Chun Hsu, Fu-Sui Yang, Ya-Jung Cheng

“…The plasma high-mobility group box 1 level decreased significantly from 51.7 (58.1) to 33.9 (45.0) ng.ml−1 (p<0.05) in the dexmedetomidine group, which was not observed in the saline group. Plasma monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 [151.8 (115.1) to 235.2 (186.9) pg.ml−1, p<0.05] and neutrophil elastase [350.8 (154.5) to 421.9 (106.1) ng.ml−1, p<0.05] increased significantly only in the saline group. …”
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Veronicastrum axillare Alleviates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury via Suppression of Proinflammatory Mediators and Downregulation of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Quanxin Ma, Kai Wang, Qinqin Yang, Shun Ping, Weichun Zhao, Qiyang Shou, Weimin Zhou, Minli Chen

“…We observed that V. axillare suppressed the mRNA expression of interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in RAW264.7 cells challenged with LPS. …”
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Use of Chitosan to Prevent Aeromonas hydrophila Infection on Catfish Clarias sp. by . Sukenda, L. Jamal, D. Wahjuningrum, A. Hasan

“…Results showed that total count of eritrocyte, leucocyte,  level of hematocrite, haemoglobin and phagocytic index higher at fish injected with chitosan previously compared with control as well as lymphocyte, neutrophile, monocyte, and trombocyte.  Either survival rate or growth  of fish injected with chitosan were found to increase in accordance with dose of chitosan. …”
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Dual Functions of the C5a Receptor as a Connector for the K562 Erythroblast-Like Cell-THP-1 Macrophage-Like Cell Island and as a Sensor for the Differentiation of the K562 Erythrob... by Hiroshi Nishiura, Rui Zhao, Tetsuro Yamamoto

“…We have previously demonstrated that apoptotic cell-derived ribosomal protein S19 (RP S19) oligomers exhibit extraribosomal functions in promoting monocyte chemotaxis and proapoptosis via the C5aR without receptor internalisation. …”
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Renal Evaluation in Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Giovany Gomes Capistrano, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Renata de Almeida Leitão, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório

“…In addition, microalbuminuria and urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were evaluated as markers of selectivity of the glomerular barrier and inflammation, respectively. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Poplar Buds on Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation in Streptozotocin-Induced Type-2 Diabetes by Shiqin Peng, Ping Wei, Qun Lu, Rui Liu, Yue Ding, Jiuliang Zhang

“…For inflammatory factors, feeding of 50% fraction could also reduce the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in liver homogenate. …”
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Integrated Single-Cell and RNA Sequencing Analysis Identifies Key Immune Cell and Dendritic Cells Associated Genes Participated in Myocarditis by Qiang Gong, Jianfeng Huang, Qicai Wu

“…Monocytes annotated 3 subclusters including DC, macrophage, and monocytes. …”
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Impairments of Antigen-Presenting Cells in Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Ludmila V. Sakhno, Ekaterina Ya. Shevela, Marina A. Tikhonova, Sergey D. Nikonov, Alexandr A. Ostanin, Elena R. Chernykh

“…The phenotype and functional properties of antigen-presenting cells (APC), that is, circulating monocytes and generated in vitro macrophages and dendritic cells, were investigated in the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) differing in lymphocyte reactivity to M. tuberculosis antigens (PPD-reactive versus PPD-anergic patients). …”
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Uncovering the significance of CBX3 as an up-and-coming biomarker in cardio-vascular health by Muhammad Aamir Wahab, Nunzio Del Gaudio, Biagio Gargiulo, Vincenzo Quagliariello, Nicola Maurea, Michele Grieco, Rosaria Benedetti, Angela Nebbioso, Lucia Altucci, Mariarosaria Conte

“…However, the broader im- pact of CBX3 on endothelial function, as well as its effects on monocyte/macro- phage and lymphocyte infiltration and function within the arterial wall, remain poorly understood. …”
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Investigating the mechanistic role of oxidative stress in brain–gut axis disruption in rat model by Akeem Babatunde Sikiru, Stephen Acheneje Egena, Muhyideen Adio Kilani, Morufat Eniola Azeez, Maryam Nahari Adam, Ahmad Abdullahi

“…The endotoxin exposure caused nonspecific inflammatory response marked with increased counts of WBCs and neutrophils (p < 0.05). The monocyte percentage decreased (p < 0.05), while the lymphocyte percentage remained unchanged (p > 0.05). …”
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