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4-Hydroxynonenal dependent alteration of TRPV1-mediated coronary microvascular signaling.

We demonstrated previously that TRPV1-dependent regulation of coronary blood flow (CBF) is disrupted in diabetes. Further, we have shown that endothelial TRPV1 is differentially regulated, ultimately leading to the inactivation of TRPV1, when exposed…

Tags: *4-Hydroxynonenal, *Coronary regulation, *Lipid peroxidation, *Post-translational modification, *Protein Processing, *Reactive oxygen species, *Signal Transduction, *TRPV1, 2016, Action Potentials/drug effects, Aldehydes/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism/*pharmacology, Animal, Animals, Blood Flow Velocity, Bratz Ian N, Calcium Signaling/drug effects, Cappelli Holly C, Capsaicin/*pharmacology, Cardiovascular Agents/*pharmacology, Connell Patrick J, Coronary Circulation/drug effects, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/physiopathology, Cysteine/genetics/metabolism, Damron Derek S, DelloStritto Daniel J, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/drug therapy/*metabolism/physiopathology, Disease Models, Fahmy Joseph N, Femoral Artery/metabolism/physiopathology, Free radical biology & medicine, Geldenhuys Werner J, HEK293 Cells, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Lipid Peroxidation, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Post-Translational, Sinharoy Pritam, Thodeti Charles K, TRPV Cation Channels/genetics/*metabolism, Vasodilation/drug effects

A modification of the epidermal scarification model of herpes simplex virus infection to achieve a reproducible and uniform progression of disease.

A slight modification in the method used to remove the top keratinized layer of skin in the epidermal scarification model of HSV infection results in an easier, less painful, more uniform and reproducible means of infection. The back of mice was…

A Western diet induced NAFLD in LDLR(-/)(-) mice is associated with reduced hepatic glutathione synthesis.

Oxidative stress plays a key role in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Glutathione is the major anti-oxidant involved in cellular oxidative defense, however there are currently no simple non-invasive methods for assessing…

Absence of type VI collagen paradoxically improves cardiac function, structure, and remodeling after myocardial infarction.

RATIONALE: We previously reported that type VI collagen deposition increases in the infarcted myocardium in vivo. To date, a specific role for this nonfibrillar collagen has not been explored in the setting of myocardial infarction (MI). OBJECTIVE:…

Adrenal epinephrine increases alveolar liquid clearance in a canine model of neurogenic pulmonary edema.

Case reports of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) often indicate that the edema resolves quickly. Because plasma epinephrine concentration may be elevated in NPE, and epinephrine has been shown to increase the rate of alveolar liquid clearance (ALC),…

Tags: 1998, Adrenal Glands/*metabolism, Adrenalectomy, Adrenergic beta-Agonists/blood/*pharmacology/therapeutic use, Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use, American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, Amiloride/therapeutic use, Animal, Animals, Awender N E, Blood, Blood Pressure, Brain Diseases/chemically induced/*complications, Central Nervous System Agents/adverse effects, Cisterna Magna, Disease Models, Diuretics/therapeutic use, Dogs, Epinephrine/blood/*physiology/therapeutic use, Extravascular Lung Water/chemistry/*metabolism, Female, Hypertension, Injections, Lane S M, Maender K C, Male, Maron M B, Propanolamines/therapeutic use, Proteins/analysis, Pulmonary Alveoli/*metabolism, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Edema/etiology/*metabolism/prevention & control, Pulmonary/prevention & control, Sodium Channel Blockers, Veratrine/adverse effects

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 is a target gene of FXR and regulates lipid and glucose homeostasis.

Aldo-keto reductase 1B7 (AKR1B7) is proposed to play a role in detoxification of by-products of lipid peroxidation. In this article, we show that activation of the nuclear receptor farnesoid X receptor (FXR) induces AKR1B7 expression in the liver and…

Alignment of inducible vascular progenitor cells on a micro-bundle scaffold improves cardiac repair following myocardial infarction.

Ischemic heart disease is still the leading cause of death even with the advancement of pharmaceutical therapies and surgical procedures. Early vascularization in the ischemic heart is critical for a better outcome. Although stem cell therapy has…

Tags: *Cardiovascular regeneration, *Ischemic heart diseases, *Micro-bundle scaffold, *Myocardial infarction, *Neovascularization, *Stem cells, *Tissue Scaffolds, *Vascular progenitor cells, 2017, Animal, Animals, Basic research in cardiology, Cell Differentiation, Cell Proliferation, Cell Survival, Cells, Chilian William M, Coculture Techniques, Cultured, Cumpston Devan, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Endothelial Progenitor Cells/metabolism/*transplantation, Enrick Molly, Fibroblast Growth Factor 2/metabolism, Hakobyan Tatev, Jamaiyar Anurag, Janota Danielle, Kolz Christopher L, Lactic Acid/*chemistry, Muscle, Myocardial Infarction/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/*surgery, Myocardium/metabolism/*pathology, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, Newby Bi-Min Zhang, Ohanyan Vahagn, Paracrine Communication, Phenotype, Physiologic, Polyglycolic Acid/*chemistry, Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer, Rats, Signal Transduction, Smooth, Smooth Muscle/metabolism/*transplantation, Song Hokyung, Sprague-Dawley, Stevanov Kelly, Time Factors, Tissue Engineering/*methods, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism, Vascular/metabolism/*transplantation, Ventricular Remodeling, Wan Weiguo, Yin Liya

Altered Neuroinflammation and Behavior after Traumatic Brain Injury in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has acute and chronic sequelae, including an increased risk for the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). TBI-associated neuroinflammation is characterized by activation of brain-resident microglia and infiltration of…

Anterograde Tract Tracing for Assaying Axonopathy and Transport Deficits in Glaucoma.

Whether to stage degeneration or investigate early pathology in glaucoma, examination of axonal structure and function is essential. There are a wide variety of methods available to investigators using animal models of glaucoma, with varying…

Chemopreventive and therapeutic potential of tea polyphenols in hepatocellular cancer.

The prophylactic and therapeutic properties of tea have been attributed to green tea catechins and black tea theaflavins besides several other polyphenolic compounds. Tea polyphenols possess potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties and…

Chemopreventive doses of resveratrol do not produce cardiotoxicity in a rodent model of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most lethal cancers, results in more than one million fatalities worldwide every year. In view of the limited therapeutic alternatives and poor prognosis of liver cancer, preventive control approaches,…

Tags: *Chemoprevention, 2011, Analysis of Variance, Animal, Animal Studies, Animal/drug effects, Animals, Antioxidants, Behavior, Bishayee Anupam, Blotting, Booth Tristan D, Carcinoma, Cardiotoxicity, Cardiotoxins/*toxicity, Chemoprevention, Data Analysis Software, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Descriptive Statistics, Disease Models, Doppler, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Echocardiography, Feeding Behavior/drug effects, Female, Fisher's Exact Test, Funding Source, Heart – Drug Effects, Heart/drug effects/physiopathology, Hepatocellular – Prevention and Control, Hepatocellular/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology, Hepatocytes/drug effects/pathology, Hodnichak Cheryl M, Humans, Investigational new drugs, Liver Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology/physiopathology, Liver/drug effects/pathology/physiopathology, Luther Daniel J, Meszaros J Gary, NEOMED College of Medicine, Ohanyan Vahagn, Polyphenols – Therapeutic Use, Rats, Resveratrol, Shamhart Patricia E, Sisakian Hamayak, Sprague-Dawley, Stilbenes/*therapeutic use, Systole/drug effects, Western

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase-deficient mice are protected from high-fat/high-cholesterol diet-induced metabolic disorders.

Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the conversion of cholesterol to bile acids in the liver. In addition to absorption and digestion of nutrients, bile acids play a critical role in the regulation of…

Conditioned place aversion produced by dopamine release inhibition.

CGS 10746B, a dopamine release inhibitor with properties similar to the atypical antipsychotic clozapine, was assessed as to its behavioral properties using spontaneous locomotor activity and the conditioned place preference test. Rats conditioned…

Early astrocyte redistribution in the optic nerve precedes axonopathy in the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma.

Glaucoma challenges the survival of retinal ganglion cell axons in the optic nerve through processes dependent on both aging and ocular pressure. Relevant stressors likely include complex interplay between axons and astrocytes, both in the retina and…

Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal Raphe of a Tauopathy Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and its clinical sequelae, osteoporosis, occur at a much greater rate in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), often emerging early in the disease before significant cognitive decline is seen. Reduced BMD…

Tags: *Alzheimer Disease/complications/genetics/pathology, *Alzheimer's disease, *bone density, *microtubule-associated protein, *serotonin, *tau proteins, *tauopathies, 2017, Age Factors, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease – Complications, Alzheimer's Disease – Pathology, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Biological, Body Composition, Body Composition/genetics, Body Weight, Body Weight/genetics, Bone Density – Physiology, Bone Density/*physiology, Bone Diseases – Etiology, Bone Diseases/*etiology, Brain Stem – Pathology, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/*pathology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Male, Mice, Models, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurons – Metabolism, Neurons – Pathology, Neurons/metabolism/pathology, Oxidoreductases – Metabolism, Phosphorylation, Serotonin – Metabolism, Serotonin/*metabolism, Smith Matthew A, tau Proteins/*genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies/complications/genetics, Transgenic, Tryptophan Hydroxylase/metabolism, Wilson Gina N

Early upregulation of myocardial CXCR4 expression is critical for dimethyloxalylglycine-induced cardiac improvement in acute myocardial infarction.

The stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1):CXCR4 is important in myocardial repair. In this study we tested the hypothesis that early upregulation of cardiomyocyte CXCR4 (CM-CXCR4) at a time of high myocardial SDF-1 expression could be a strategy to…

Tags: 2016, alpha Subunit/metabolism, American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology, Amino Acids, Animal, Animals, Apoptosis/drug effects, Cardiotonic Agents/*pharmacology, Cell Hypoxia, Cell Line, Chilian William M, CXCR4/deficiency/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dicarboxylic/*pharmacology, Disease Models, Dong Feng, Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology, Forudi Farhad, hypoxia, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism, Inbred C57BL, Kiedrowski Matthew, Knockout, Left/*drug effects, Mayorga Mari, Mice, myocardial infarction, Myocardial Infarction/*drug therapy/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology, Myocardium/*metabolism/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Penn Marc S, Rats, Receptors, Recovery of Function, Shamhart Patricia, Signal Transduction/drug effects, stem cells, Stem Cells/drug effects/metabolism, Stroke Volume/drug effects, Time Factors, Up-Regulation, Ventricular Function, Weber Kristal

Effect of estrogen upon methamphetamine-induced neurotoxicity within the impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic system.

In the present study, we investigated whether estrogen remains effective as a neuroprotectant within an impaired nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system of gonadectomized female and male mice. In Experiment 1, mice were treated with four different…

Effects of growth hormone transgene expression on vertebrae in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.

STUDY DESIGN: A human growth hormone transgene was bred into mice of the Cola2oim (oim) lineage. Caudal (tail) vertebrae from male and female mice at early skeletal maturity and at midlife were evaluated for physical and biomechanical properties.…

Effects of neonatal and prepubertal hormonal manipulations upon estrogen neuroprotection of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system within female and male mice.

Estrogen (E) can function as a neuroprotectant of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) system against methamphetamine (MA) neurotoxicity in female, but not male, mice. In the present report we examined whether the organizational effects of gonadal…

Endothelin-mediated in vivo pressor responses following TRPV1 activation.

Transient receptor potential vanilliod 1 (TRPV1) channels have recently been postulated to play a role in the vascular complications/consequences associated with diabetes despite the fact that the mechanisms through which TRPV1 regulates vascular…

Estrogen decreases corpus striatal neurotoxicity in response to

Ovariectomized rats treated or not with an estradiol pellet were subjected to an unilateral intrastriatal infusion of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). Various parameters of nigrostriatal dopaminergic function as derived from measurements of dopamine and…

Tags: 1997, 3, 4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid/metabolism, Animal, Animals, Brain research, Corpus Striatum/*drug effects, Disease Models, Dluzen D, Dopamine/metabolism, Estradiol/*pharmacology, Female, Neurotoxins/*toxicity, Oxidopamine/*toxicity, Parkinson Disease/*physiopathology, Rats, Sprague-Dawley

Evidence of Wnt/beta-catenin alterations in brain and bone of a tauopathy mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a significant comorbidity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and may reflect systemic regulatory pathway dysfunction. Low BMD has been identified in several AD mouse models selective for amyloid-beta or tau pathology, but…

Exacerbation of sensorimotor dysfunction in mice deficient in Atp13a2 and overexpressing human wildtype alpha-synuclein.

Loss of function mutations in the gene ATP13A2 are associated with Kufor-Rakeb Syndrome and Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis, the former designated as an inherited form of Parkinson's disease (PD). The function of ATP13A2 is unclear but in vitro…

Failure of axonal transport induces a spatially coincident increase in astrocyte BDNF prior to synapse loss in a central target.

Failure of anterograde transport to distal targets in the brain is a common feature of neurodegenerative diseases. We have demonstrated in rodent models of glaucoma, the most common optic neuropathy, early loss of anterograde transport along the…

Functional outcome after anal sphincter injury and treatment with mesenchymal stem cells.

This research demonstrates the regenerative effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the injured anal sphincter by comparing anal sphincter pressures following intramuscular and serial intravascular MSC infusion in a rat model of anal sphincter…

G-protein-coupled bile acid receptor plays a key role in bile acid metabolism and fasting-induced hepatic steatosis in mice.

Bile acids are signaling molecules that play a critical role in regulation of hepatic metabolic homeostasis by activating nuclear farnesoid X receptor (Fxr) and membrane G-protein-coupled receptor (Takeda G-protein-coupled receptor 5; Tgr5). The role…

Gender differences in neurotoxicity of the nigrostriatal dopaminergic system: implications for Parkinson's disease.

This article describes the progression of steps followed to demonstrate a gender difference associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to gain an understanding of the basis, mechanisms, and implications of this gender specificity. First, a review…

Tags: 2000, Animal, Corpus Striatum/pathology/*physiopathology, Disease Models, Dluzen D E, Dopamine/metabolism, Estrogens/*pharmacology, Female, Humans, Male, McDermott J L, Neurotoxins/*antagonists & inhibitors, Parkinson Disease/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Postmenopause, Sex Distribution, Sex Factors, Substantia Nigra/pathology/*physiopathology, The journal of gender-specific medicine : JGSM : the official journal of the Partnership for Women's Health at Columbia

Genetically enhancing the expression of chemokine domain of CX3CL1 fails to prevent tau pathology in mouse models of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) play an important role in regulating microglial function. We have previously shown that Cx3cr1 deficiency exacerbated tau pathology and led to cognitive impairment. However, it is still…

Tags: 2018, Alzheimer's disease, Animal, Animals, Antigens, Bemiller Shane M, Bhaskar Kiran, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cannon Judy L, Cardona Astrid E, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Metabolism, Cells – Pathology, Chemokine CX3CL1/*genetics/metabolism, Cognition Disorders – Etiology, Cognition Disorders/etiology, Crish Samuel D, CX3CL1, CX3CR1, Cytokines, Cytokines – Metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Differentiation/genetics/metabolism, Disease Models, Formica Shane V, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*genetics, Genes, Genes – Drug Effects, Journal of neuroinflammation, Jung Steffen, Kim Ki-Wook, Kokiko-Cochran Olga N, Lamb Bruce T, Learning, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity, Maphis Nicole M, Maze Learning, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia, Microglia/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology, Miller Crystal M, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Pathology, Neuroinflammation, Surface, Surface – Metabolism, Tau, tau Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies, Tauopathies/complications/genetics/*pathology, Transgenic, Wilson Gina N, Xu Guixiang

Glycoprotein Nonmelanoma Clone B Regulates the Crosstalk between Macrophages and Mesenchymal Stem Cells toward Wound Repair.

The process of wound repair requires the coordinated participation of multiple types of cells, which are sequentially recruited during the healing process. In response to tissue injury, both macrophages and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are recruited…

Growth hormone injections improve bone quality in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta.

UNLABELLED: Systemic growth hormone injections increased spine and femur length in a mouse model of OI. Femur BMC, cross-sectional area, and BMD were increased. Smaller gains were produced in vertebral BMC and cross-sectional area. Biomechanical…

Impaired coronary metabolic dilation in the metabolic syndrome is linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and mitochondrial DNA damage.

Mitochondrial dysfunction in obesity and diabetes can be caused by excessive production of free radicals, which can damage mitochondrial DNA. Because mitochondrial DNA plays a key role in the production of ATP necessary for cardiac work, we…

Impairment of Hematopoietic Precursor Cell Activation during the Granulopoietic Response to Bacteremia in Mice with Chronic-Plus-Binge Alcohol Administration.

Alcohol abuse impairs immune defense. To study the effect of chronic-plus-binge alcohol exposure on the granulopoietic response, acute alcohol intoxication (intraperitoneal injection of 5 g alcohol/kg body weight) was introduced to mice chronically…

Impairment of pH gradient and membrane potential mediates redox dysfunction in the mitochondria of the post-ischemic heart.

The mitochondrial electrochemical gradient (Deltap), which comprises the pH gradient (DeltapH) and the membrane potential (DeltaPsi), is crucial in controlling energy transduction. During myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (IR), mitochondrial…

Induction of vascular progenitor cells from endothelial cells stimulates coronary collateral growth.

RATIONALE: A well-developed coronary collateral circulation improves the morbidity and mortality of patients following an acute coronary occlusion. Although regenerative medicine has great potential in stimulating vascular growth in the heart, to…

Tags: *Collateral Circulation, *Coronary Circulation, 2012, Animal, Animals, Bailey Erin, Biomarkers/metabolism, Cell Differentiation, Cell Lineage, Cells, Chilian William M, Circulation research, Coronary Occlusion/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology/*surgery, Coronary Vessels/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Cultured, Delucia Angelo, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Developmental, Disease Models, Endothelial Cells/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Enrick Molly, Epigenesis, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Genetic, Guarini Giacinta, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells/metabolism/*transplantation, Kolz Christopher L, Mice, Muscle, Myocytes, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neovascularization, Ohanyan Vahagn, Physiologic, Pung Yuh Fen, Rats, Regenerative Medicine/methods, Regional Blood Flow, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SCID, Smooth, Smooth Muscle/metabolism/pathology/*transplantation, Sprague-Dawley, Stevanov Kelly, Teratoma/metabolism/pathology, Time Factors, Transcription Factors/genetics/metabolism, Transduction, Vascular/metabolism/pathology/*physiopathology, Yin Liya

Inhibition of cartilage degradation and suppression of PGE2 and MMPs expression by pomegranate fruit extract in a model of posttraumatic osteoarthritis.

OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by cartilage degradation in the affected joints. Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) inhibits cartilage degradation in vitro. The aim of this study was to determine whether oral consumption of PFE inhibits…

Tags: *Phytotherapy, *Punicaceae, 2017, ACLT, Akhtar Nahid, Animal, Animals, Anterior Cruciate Ligament/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Apoptosis, Ashruf Omer S, Cartilage/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Chondrocytes/drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Collagen Type II/genetics/metabolism, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Dinoprostone/*metabolism, Disease Models, Disease Progression, Female, Fruit, Haqqi Tariq M, Interleukins/metabolism, Joints/cytology/*drug effects/metabolism/pathology, Khan Nazir M, Male, Messenger/metabolism, Metalloproteases/genetics/*metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism, MMPs, NEOMED College of Medicine, NF-kappa B/metabolism, Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/etiology/metabolism/pathology, PGE(2), Plant Extracts/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Pomegranate, Rabbit, Rabbits, RNA, Synovial Fluid/metabolism

Injury models to study cardiac remodeling in the mouse: myocardial infarction and ischemia-reperfusion.

Deep tissue wound healing requires a complex sequence of several factors working in unison to repair the organ at risk. Myocardial infarction (MI) is particularly complex due to several local and systemic factors mediating the repair process within…

Tags: *Ventricular Remodeling, 2013, Animal, Animals, Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Coronary Vessels/surgery, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Disease Models, Ligation, Luther Daniel J, Meszaros J Gary, Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), Mice, Myocardial Infarction/*etiology/*pathology, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/*etiology/*pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Perfusion/methods, Thodeti Charles K, Wound Healing

Injury-induced gp130 cytokine signaling in peripheral ganglia is reduced in diabetes mellitus.

Neuropathy is a major diabetic complication. While the mechanism of this neuropathy is not well understood, it is believed to result in part from deficient nerve regeneration. Work from our laboratory established that gp130 family of cytokines are…

Tags: *Axon regeneration, *Axotomy, *Diabetes, *Neuropathy, *Peripheral nervous system, 2017, Animal, Animals, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/toxicity, Blood Glucose/drug effects, Body Weight/drug effects, Crish Samuel D, Cytokine Receptor gp130/genetics/*metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, DeFrancesco Alicia, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Disease Models, Experimental neurology, Experimental/chemically induced/complications/*pathology, Fasting/blood, Filous Angela R, Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology, Hyperalgesia/etiology, Hyperglycemia/etiology, Inbred C57BL, Lindborg Jane A, Male, Malhotra Nisha A, Mice, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Degeneration/*etiology/pathology, Nerve Tissue Proteins/metabolism, Niemi Jon P, Pain Measurement, Signal Transduction/drug effects/*physiology, Streptozocin/toxicity, Superior Cervical Ganglion/drug effects/*metabolism, Sweating/drug effects, Wilson Gina N, Zhou Bowen, Zigmond Richard E

Innate and adaptive host response during the initial phase of herpes simplex virus encephalitis in the neonatal mouse.

To study early events of neonatal herpes simplex virus (HSV) encephalitis and its sequelae, the authors induced a controlled infection in the brains of mice using HSVgH, a genetically modified Disabled Infective Single Cycle virus. Neonatal Balb/C…

Intestinal Flora Modification of Arthritis Pattern in Spondyloarthropathy.

BACKGROUND: The reactive form of spondyloarthropathy appears inducible by exposure to agents of infectious diarrhea, but do those organisms represent the tip of the iceberg, as indicated by renewed interest in gastrointestinal flora? Prevalence of…

Tags: *Bacteria/classification/genetics/isolation & purification, *Diarrhea/complications/microbiology, *Gastrointestinal Microbiome, *Spondylarthropathies/diagnosis/etiology/physiopathology, 16S/analysis, 2015, Animal, Animals, Disease Models, Gastrointestinal Tract/*microbiology, Gorilla gorilla, Humans, Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases, Pan troglodytes, Protective Factors, Ribosomal, RNA, Rothschild Bruce M

Intestine farnesoid X receptor agonist and the gut microbiota activate G-protein bile acid receptor-1 signaling to improve metabolism.

Bile acids activate farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and G protein-coupled bile acid receptor-1 (aka Takeda G protein-coupled receptor-5 [TGR5]) to regulate bile acid metabolism and glucose and insulin sensitivity. FXR and TGR5 are coexpressed in the…

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