Blocking the CD39/CD73 pathway synergizes with anti-CD20 bispecific antibody in nodal B-cell lymphoma by Carsten Müller-Tidow, Peter Dreger, Joseph Kauer, Wolfgang Huber, Clara Kolbe, Berit Brinkmann, Sascha Dietrich, Tobias Roider

“…Combining anti-CD20 BsAb with anti-CD39 or anti-CD73 blocking antibodies induced synergistic effects on tumor cell killing, T-cell expansion and secretion of cytokines, including granzyme B, perforin, interleukin-10, interferon-γ, and tumor necrosis factor-α. …”
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Carbon Monoxide-Releasing Molecule-3 Suppresses Tumor Necrosis Factor-α- and Interleukin-1β-Induced Expression of Junctional Molecules on Human Gingival Fibroblasts via the Heme Ox... by Jia Lv, Yongsheng Liu, Shuhan Jia, Yuna Zhang, Haoyang Tian, Jingyuan Li, Hui Song

“…The mRNA and protein expression levels of these cytokines were also analyzed in HGFs transiently transfected with HO-1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) in response to TNF-α and IL-1β stimulation. …”
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Differential Expression of IFN-γ, IL-10, TLR1, and TLR2 and Their Potential Effects on Downgrading Leprosy Reaction and Erythema Nodosum Leprosum by Douglas Eulálio Antunes, Isabela Maria Bernardes Goulart, Mayara Ingrid Sousa Lima, Patrícia Terra Alves, Paula Cristina Brígido Tavares, Luiz Ricardo Goulart

“…A study using blood samples of 17 leprosy reaction patients and 17 reaction-free was carried out by means of associations between antigens, receptors, and expression of cytokines, using path analysis providing new insights into the immunological mechanisms involved in triggering leprosy reactions. …”
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Dapsone Alters Phenotypical and Functional Properties of Human Neutrophils In Vitro by Sara Rakočević, Vanja Mališ, Ljiljana Kozić, Anđela Dubovina, Marija Drakul, Dejan Bokonjić, Miodrag Čolić, Dušan Mihajlović

“…Peripheral blood neutrophils from healthy donors were stimulated with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), N-formyl-L-methionyl-L-leucyl-L-phenylalanine (fMLP), or calcium ionophore (CaI) or primed with cytokines prior to stimulation, in the presence of different concentrations of dapsone (from 10 to 50 µg/mL), followed by analyses of their survival, phenotype, and functional properties. …”
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Repeated low-intensity noise exposure exacerbates age-related hearing loss via RAGE signaling pathway by Jianbin Sun, Na Sai, Tong Zhang, Chaoying Tang, Shuhang Fan, Qin Wang, Da Liu, Xianhai Zeng, Juanjuan Li, Weiwei Guo, Shiming Yang, Weiju Han

“…Further analysis confirmed increased levels of inflammatory cytokines in the cochlear lymph fluid and significant macrophages infiltration in the cochlear lateral wall, accompanied by hyperpermeability of the blood-labyrinth barrier. …”
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Differential Production of Midkine and Pleiotrophin by Innate APCs upon Stimulation through Nucleic Acid-Sensing TLRs by Elias A. Said, Sumaya Al-Dughaishi, Wadha Al-Hatmi, Iman Al-Reesi, Mohammed S. Al-Balushi, Atika Al-Bimani, Juma Z. Al-Busaidi, Marwa Al-Riyami, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Salam Al-Kindi, Francesco A. Procopio, Shadia Al-Sinawi, Aliyaa Al-Ansari, Crystal Y. Koh, Khalid Al-Naamani, Ali A. Al-Jabri

“…Midkine (MK) and pleiotrophin (PTN) belong to the same family of cytokines. They have similar sequences and functions. …”
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The effect of conditioned media on the cellular proliferation of pancreatic cancer cells, pancreatic stellate cells, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells by Y. Chong, S. Samsudin, D. Bahrani, C. Chang, A. Masamune, S. Ng, N. Ismail, K. Ho

“…Its highly immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment is driven by secreted proteins, such as cytokines and growth factors, which promote the differentiation of immunosuppressive cells and influence cellular proliferation and migration. …”
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Staphylococcus aureus induces mitophagy via the HDAC11/IL10 pathway to sustain intracellular survival by Yaji Yang, Haotian Zhou, Feilong Li, Yanhao Zhang, Jianye Yang, Yidong Shen, Ning Hu, Quanming Zou, Leilei Qin, Hao Zeng, Wei Huang

“…Methods This study employed confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, ELISA, and siRNA technology to assess the survival capacity of S. aureus within macrophages and the impact of inflammatory cytokines on its persistence. Proteomics was used to investigate the potential mechanisms and differential proteins involved in S. aureus intracellular survival. …”
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Exosomes Derived from Schistosoma japonicum Cystatin-Treated Macrophages Attenuated CLP-Induced Sepsis in Mice by Feifei Huang, Yayun Qian, Huihui Li, Liang Chu, Chen Wan, Qili Shen, Qianqian Li, Xiuxiu Li, Xinyue Wu, Bin Zhan, Rui Zhou, Xiaodi Yang

“…The treatment effect of exosomes on sepsis was assessed by examining the survival rate of mice up to 72 hr and measuring serum levels of inflammatory cytokines, liver/kidney damage biomarkers, and observing pathological changes in tissue sections. …”
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Structural characterization and anti-inflammatory activities of novel polysaccharides obtained from Pleurotus eryngii by Han Wang, Sai Ma, Alfred Mugambi Mariga, Qiuhui Hu, Qian Xu, Anxiang Su, Ning Ma, Gaoxing Ma

“…Biological activity analysis was then carried out and found that all these polysaccharides could significantly suppress the relative mRNA expression of toll-like receptor 4, nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation of RAW264.7 cells, as well as the over secretion of the above cell cytokines. Moreover, Western blotting analysis revealed that all these purified fractions displayed significant inhibition effects on the expression of c-Jun N-terminal kinases protein induced by LPS in mitogen activated protein kinase pathway, along with the relieving on the inhibition effect of LPS on IκB-α protein expression. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Airway Inflammation after Intratracheal Instillation of Quartz and Titanium Dioxide Agglomerates in Mice by Martin Roursgaard, Keld A. Jensen, Steen S. Poulsen, Niels-Erik V. Jensen, Lars K. Poulsen, Maria Hammer, Gunnar D. Nielsen, Søren T. Larsen

“…Inflammation was evaluated from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) content of inflammatory cells, the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6), as well as from lung histology. …”
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Investigation of Novel Aronia Bioactive Fraction-Alginic Acid Nanocomplex on the Enhanced Modulation of Neuroinflammation and Inhibition of Aβ Aggregation by Bong-Keun Jang, Soo Jung Shin, Hyun Ha Park, Vijay Kumar, Yong Ho Park, Jeom-Yong Kim, Hye-Yeon Kang, Sunyoung Park, Youngsun Kwon, Sang-Eun Shin, Minho Moon, Beom-Jin Lee

“…In vitro studies on microglial cells treated with AANCPs revealed a suppression of inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-6) induced by LPS. …”
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The association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in tumor necrosis factor 3 with susceptibility/resistance of Magallana gigas to Halomonas sp. 7T by Hongmei Fan, Qingyu Peng, Tianbao Liu, Lei Fang, Chuanyan Yang, Ning Kong, Lingling Wang, Linsheng Song

“…Tumor necrosis factors (TNFs) are a group of multifunctional inflammatory cytokines involved in various pathological and immune processes. …”
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Comprehensive study of Tilapia skin collagen peptide on ileal injury and intestinal flora in rats induced by high altitude hypoxia by Jingyi Wang, Hao Wang, Chunxia Li, Xiaojuan Zhang, Jin Liu, Yanzhou Hu, Ping Qian

“…In addition, CP improved hypoxia-induced intestinal inflammation by significantly down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, TNF-α and CRP). Furthermore, CP significantly up-regulated the an tioxidant enzymes SOD and GSH-Px and down-regulated MDA in the serum of rats, and improved hypoxia-induced oxidative stress. 16S rDNA sequencing of the intestinal flora revealed that CP significantly reduced the abundance of the pathogenic bacterium Escherichia, increased the abundance of the beneficial bacterium Limosilactobacillu, and significantly increased the levels of acetic acid, isobutyric acid, and isovaleric acid in feces. …”
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Сandidate SNP-markers of rheumatoid arthritis that can significantly alter the affinity of the TATA-binding protein for human gene promoters by I. V. Chadaeva, D. A. Rasskazov, E. B. Sharypova, I. A. Drachkova, E. A. Oshchepkova, L. K. Savinkova, P. M. Ponomarenko, M. P. Ponomarenko, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Kozlov

“…Rheumatoid polyarthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with autoantibodies, including antibodies to citrullant antigens and proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF-α and IL-6, which are involved in the induction of chronic synovitis, bone erosion, followed by deformity. …”
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Antioxidant Properties of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Human Vocal Fold Fibroblast Exposed to Oxidative Stress by Sung-Chan Shin, Hyung-Sik Kim, Yoojin Seo, Cho Hee Kim, Ji Min Kim, Hyun-Keun Kwon, Jin-Choon Lee, Eui-Suk Sung, Byung-Joo Lee

“…TMSCs also downregulated tBHP-mediated production of proinflammatory cytokines in hVFFs. In addition, coculture with TMSC could restore the endogenous matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity of hVFFs upon tBHP treatment and, in turn, reduce the oxidative stress-induced ECM accumulation in hVFFs. …”
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Atg5 deficiency in basophils improves metabolism in lupus mice by regulating gut microbiota dysbiosis by Jiaxuan Chen, Quanren Pan, Lu Lu, Xiaorong Huang, Shuting Wang, Xiaoxian Liu, Jiaqi Lun, Xiaowei Xu, Hongyong Su, Fengbiao Guo, Lawei Yang, Liuyong You, Haiyan Xiao, Wenying Luo, Hua-feng Liu, Qingjun Pan

“…Metagenomic and targeted metabolomic sequencing results indicated considerable reduction in the levels of plasma autoantibodies and inflammatory cytokines in the Atg5 −/− basophil transfer group compared with that in the control group. …”
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Therapeutic effects of Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi root and Hovenia dulcis Thunb. extracts on alcoholic liver disease: Network pharmacology and experimental validation by Zhendong Chen, Yu Yue, Hongyan An, Haisu Yan, Hyeok-Joo Park, Pei Lin

“…Biochemical assays and Western blot analyses were performed to assess the levels of oxidative stress markers, antioxidant enzymes, and inflammatory cytokines. In addition, activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/AKT) pathway was examined to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the effects of the extract. …”
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Enucleated bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells regulate immune microenvironment and promote testosterone production through efferocytosis by Lu Sun, Jiayu Huang, Xuezi Wang, Peng Huang, Baolin Dong, Zehang Liang, Jiahong Wu, Jiancheng Wang

“…Efferocytosis promoted macrophage polarization from the M1 to the M2 phenotype, reduced the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, and decreased the levels of inflammation and oxidative stress. …”
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The Effects of Immunosuppressive Factors on Primary Dendritic Cells from C57BL/6 and CBA Mice by Vasiliy V. Kurilin, Julia N. Khantakova, Valeriy P. Tereschenko, Julia A. Lopatnikova, Irina A. Obleukhova, Sergey V. Sennikov

“…In mice with an opposite nature of the immune response, the effects of immunoregulatory cytokines (IL-10 and TGF-b) differ on maturation of dendritic cells.…”
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