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An operant-based detection method for inferring tinnitus in mice.

BACKGROUND: Subjective tinnitus is a hearing disorder in which a person perceives sound when no external sound is present. It can be acute or chronic. Because our current understanding of its pathology is incomplete, no effective cures have yet been…

Orphan nuclear receptor oestrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma) plays a key role in hepatic cannabinoid receptor type 1-mediated induction of CYP7A1 gene expression.

Bile acids are primarily synthesized from cholesterol in the liver and have important roles in dietary lipid absorption and cholesterol homoeostasis. Detailed roles of the orphan nuclear receptors regulating cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1),…

Tags: 2015, Animals, bile acid, Bile Acids and Salts/metabolism, Cannabinoid, cannabinoid receptors, CB1/agonists/genetics/*metabolism, Cells, Chiang John Y L, Choi Hueng-Sik, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/*biosynthesis/genetics, cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1), Cultured, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Drug Inverse Agonism, Estrogen/genetics/*metabolism, Ethanol/pharmacology, Gene Expression, Genetic, Glycerides/pharmacology, GSK5182, HEK293 Cells, Hepatocytes/metabolism, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Jeong Won-Il, Kim Don-Kyu, Kim Seong Heon, Knockout, Lee Chul-Ho, Lee In-Kyu, Lee Ji-Min, Liver/*metabolism, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, oestrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma), orphan nuclear receptor, Park Seung Bum, Promoter Regions, Rats, Receptor, Receptors, small heterodimer partner (SHP), Sprague-Dawley, The Biochemical journal, Transcription, Zhang Yaochen

Salvianolic Acid B Alleviates Heart Failure by Inactivating ERK1/2/GATA4 Signaling Pathway after Pressure Overload in Mice.

BACKGROUND: Heart failure(HF) is a dangerous disease that affects millions of patients. Radix Salvia is widely used in Chinese clinics to treat heart diseases. Salvianolic acid B(SalB) is the major active component of Radix Salvia. This study…

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…

Hepatic hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha is essential for maintaining triglyceride and cholesterol homeostasis.

OBJECTIVE: Loss-of-function mutations in human hepatocyte nuclear factor 4alpha (HNF4alpha) are associated with maturity-onset diabetes of the young and lipid disorders. However, the mechanisms underlying the lipid disorders are poorly understood. In…

miR-217 regulates ethanol-induced hepatic inflammation by disrupting sirtuin

Ethanol-mediated injury, combined with gut-derived lipopolysaccharide (LPS), provokes generation of proinflammatory cytokines in Kupffer cells, causing hepatic inflammation. Among the mediators of these effects, miR-217 aggravates ethanol-induced…

Farnesoid X receptor activation increases reverse cholesterol transport by modulating bile acid composition and cholesterol absorption in mice.

UNLABELLED: Activation of farnesoid X receptor (FXR) markedly attenuates development of atherosclerosis in animal models. However, the underlying mechanism is not well elucidated. Here, we show that the FXR agonist, obeticholic acid (OCA), increases…

Hepatic carboxylesterase 1 is induced by glucose and regulates postprandial glucose levels.

Metabolic syndrome, characterized by obesity, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension, increases the risks for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke. Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) is an enzyme that hydrolyzes triglycerides and cholesterol…

Carboxylesterase 1 Is Regulated by Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4alpha and Protects Against Alcohol- and MCD diet-induced Liver Injury.

The liver is a major organ that controls hepatic and systemic homeostasis. Dysregulation of liver metabolism may cause liver injury. Previous studies have demonstrated that carboxylesterase 1 (CES1) regulates hepatic triglyceride metabolism and…

Hepatic carboxylesterase 1 is essential for both normal and farnesoid X receptor-controlled lipid homeostasis.

UNLABELLED: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the major health concerns worldwide. Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is considered a therapeutic target for treatment of NAFLD. However, the mechanism by which activation of FXR lowers hepatic…

TRPV4 channels regulate tumor angiogenesis via modulation of Rho/Rho kinase pathway.

Targeting angiogenesis is considered a promising therapy for cancer. Besides curtailing soluble factor mediated tumor angiogenesis, understanding the unexplored regulation of angiogenesis by mechanical cues may lead to the identification of novel…

J-LEAPS vaccines initiate murine Th1 responses by activating dendritic cells.

The Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System (LEAPS) converts a peptide containing a T cell epitope as small as 8 amino acids into an immunogen and directs the nature of the subsequent response. Tandem synthesis of the J peptide (a peptide from the…

Canertinib induces ototoxicity in three preclinical models.

Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) ligand and its epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)/ERBB family regulate normal cellular proliferation and differentiation in many tissues including the cochlea. Aberrant NRG1 and ERBB signaling cause significant hearing…

Osteoactivin inhibition of osteoclastogenesis is mediated through CD44-ERK signaling.

Osteoactivin is a heavily glycosylated protein shown to have a role in bone remodeling. Previous studies from our lab have shown that mutation in Osteoactivin enhances osteoclast differentiation but inhibits their function. To date, a classical…

Nodes of Ranvier in Glaucoma.

Retinal ganglion cell axons of the DBA/2J mouse model of glaucoma, a model characterized by extensive neuroinflammation, preserve synaptic contacts with their subcortical targets for a time after onset of anterograde axonal transport deficits, axon…

TRPA1 and TRPV1 contribute to propofol-mediated antagonism of U46619-induced constriction in murine coronary arteries.

BACKGROUND: Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels have emerged as key components contributing to vasoreactivity. Propofol, an anesthetic is associated with adverse side effects including hypotension and acute pain upon infusion. Our…

Propofol causes vasodilation in vivo via TRPA1 ion channels: role of nitric oxide and BKCa channels.

BACKGROUND: Transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels of the A1 (TRPA1) and V1 (TRPV1) subtypes are key regulators of vasomotor tone. Propofol is an intravenous anesthetic known to cause vasorelaxation. Our objectives were to examine the extent…

Age- and site-specific decline in insulin-like growth factor-I receptor expression is correlated with differential growth plate activity in the mouse hindlimb.

The proximal and distal growth plates of the principal long bones do not contribute equally to longitudinal growth. Most forelimb elongation occurs at the shoulder and wrist, while most hindlimb growth occurs at the knee. This study examined whether…

Tags: 2007, Age Factors, Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007), Animals, Biological Evolution, Growth Plate/*metabolism/physiology, Hindlimb/*growth & development/metabolism, IGF Type 1/*metabolism, Inbred C57BL, King Donna, Lovejoy C Owen, Mice, Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen/metabolism, Receptor, Serrat Maria A

Prenatal stress changes courtship vocalizations and bone mineral density in mice.

Stress during the prenatal period has various effects on social and sexual behavior in both human and animal offspring. The present study examines the effects of chronic restraint stress in the second vs third trimester in pregnancy and…

Role of Neuropilin-1/Semaphorin-3A signaling in the functional and morphological integrity of the cochlea.

Neuropilin-1 (Nrp1) encodes the transmembrane cellular receptor neuropilin-1, which is associated with cardiovascular and neuronal development and was within the peak SNP interval on chromosome 8 in our prior GWAS study on age-related hearing loss…

Bile acid signaling in lipid metabolism: metabolomic and lipidomic analysis of lipid and bile acid markers linked to anti-obesity and anti-diabetes in mice.

Bile acid synthesis is the major pathway for catabolism of cholesterol. Cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase (CYP7A1) is the rate-limiting enzyme in the bile acid biosynthetic pathway in the liver and plays an important role in regulating lipid, glucose…

Tags: 2015, Animals, Bile acid metabolism, Bile Acids and Salts/genetics/*metabolism, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Cheng Jie, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/genetics/metabolism, CYP7A1, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus/genetics/*metabolism, Diet, farnesoid X receptor (FXR), Female, Ferrell Jessica M, Glucose/genetics/metabolism, Gonzalez Frank J, High-Fat/methods, Homeostasis, Inbred C57BL, Insulin Resistance, Intestinal Mucosa/metabolism, Jiang Changtao, Krausz Kristopher W, Li Tiangang, Lipid Metabolism/*physiology, lipidomics, Liver/metabolism, Male, Metabolome/*genetics, Metabolomics/methods, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, Obesity/genetics/*metabolism, Qi Yunpeng, Rats, Signal Transduction, tauro-beta-muricholic acid, Taurocholic Acid/analogs & derivatives/genetics/metabolism, Transgenic

Salvianolate reduces murine myocardial ischemia and reperfusion injury via ERK1/2 signaling pathways in vivo.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of salvianolate on myocardial infarction in a murine in vivo model of ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury. METHODS: Myocardial I/R injury model was constructed in mice by 30 min of coronary occlusion followed by 24…

Tags: *MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects, 2017, Animal Studies, Animals, Blotting, Cardiotonic Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use, Chinese journal of integrative medicine, Chinese medicine, Descriptive Statistics, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2, Flavonoids/pharmacology, Guo Liheng, Heart Ventricle, Heart Ventricles/drug effects/pathology, Huang Dong-Hui, Huang Hai-Ding, Huang Xin, In Vivo Studies, Inbred C57BL, ischemia and reperfusion injury, Left, Male, Mice, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/*metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 3/*metabolism, Molecular Structure, Myocardial Ischemia – Drug Therapy, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Drug Therapy, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/*drug therapy/enzymology/pathology, Organ Size/drug effects, P-Value, Phosphorylation, Phosphorylation/drug effects, Plant Extracts – Administration and Dosage, Plant Extracts/chemistry/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, protein kinase B, Protein Kinase Inhibitors – Administration and Dosage, Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology, Protein Kinases – Analysis, Protein Kinases – Drug Effects, Qi Jianyong, salvianolate, Signal Transduction, Staining and Labeling, Wang Lei, Western, Wu Jiashin, Yu Juan, Zhang Minzhou, Zhou Miao

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…

Enhanced ethanol catabolism in orphan nuclear receptor SHP-null mice.

Deficiency of the orphan nuclear hormone receptor small heterodimer partner (SHP, NR0B2) protects mice from diet-induced hepatic steatosis, in part, via repression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-gamma2 (Pparg2) gene expression.…

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein alters liver and plasma triglyceride metabolism through two liver networks in female mice.

Elevated plasma TGs increase risk of cardiovascular disease in women. Estrogen treatment raises plasma TGs in women, but molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here we explore the role of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) in the…

Requisite Role of Kv1.5 Channels in Coronary Metabolic Dilation.

RATIONALE: In the working heart, coronary blood flow is linked to the production of metabolites, which modulate tone of smooth muscle in a redox-dependent manner. Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv), which play a role in controlling membrane…

Tags: 129 Strain, 2015, Animals, Bardakjian Raffi, Bratz Ian, Cardiac function, Chilian William M, Circulation research, contrast echocardiography, Coronary Circulation/*physiology, Coronary Vessels/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Enrick Molly, Fu Frances Kwan, Graham Jacqueline, Hakobyan Tatevik, Hou Huagang, Hydrogen peroxide, Inbred C57BL, ion channel, Janota Danielle, Khan Nadeem, Kmetz John, Knockout, Kolz Christopher, Kuppusamy Periannan, Kv1.5 Potassium Channel/*physiology, Lindner Jonathan R, Logan Suzanna, Luli Jordan, Mice, Muscle, Nagane Masaki, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Ohanyan Vahagn, Oyewumi Moses O, Smooth, Transgenic, Transgenic mice, Vascular/*metabolism, vasodilation, Vasodilation/*physiology, voltage-gated potassium channels, Yin Liya

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…

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

Thrombospondin-4 mediates TGF-beta-induced angiogenesis.

TGF-beta is a multifunctional cytokine affecting many cell types and implicated in tissue remodeling processes. Due to its many functions and cell-specific effects, the consequences of TGF-beta signaling are process-and stage-dependent, and it is not…

Osteoactivin promotes osteoblast adhesion through HSPG and alphavbeta1 integrin.

Osteoactivin (OA), also known as glycoprotein nmb (gpnmb) plays an important role in the regulation of osteoblast differentiation and function. OA induced osteoblast differentiation and function in vitro by stimulating alkaline phosphatase (ALP)…

Tags: 2014, 3T3 Cells, Abdelmagid Samir M, Actin Cytoskeleton/physiology, ADHESION, Alkaline Phosphatase/biosynthesis, Animals, Antibodies/immunology, Cell Adhesion, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Cell Proliferation, Chlorates/pharmacology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/biosynthesis, Eye Proteins/genetics/immunology/*metabolism, Focal Adhesion Kinase 1/biosynthesis, Focal Adhesions, Frara Nagat, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans/*metabolism, Heparin/pharmacology, Hisijara Israel Arango, Inbred C57BL, integrin, Journal of cellular biochemistry, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/immunology/*metabolism, Mice, Moussa Fouad M, NEOMED College of Medicine, OSTEOACTIVIN, OSTEOBLAST, OSTEOBLAST DIFFERENTIATION, Osteoblasts/*physiology, Osteogenesis/physiology, Protein Binding, Rats, Receptors, Recombinant Proteins, Safadi Fayez F, Scott Ethan M, Sondag Gregory R, Vitronectin/immunology/*metabolism

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

Developmental pyrethroid exposure causes long-term decreases of neuronal sodium channel expression.

Pyrethroid insecticide use has increased over recent years because of their low to moderate acute toxicity in mammals. However, there is increasing concern over the potential detrimental effects of pyrethroids on developing animals. Most recently, we…

Carboxylesterase 2 prevents liver steatosis by modulating lipolysis, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and lipogenesis and is regulated by hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha in mice.

UNLABELLED: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common liver disease that ranges from simple steatosis to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). So far, the underlying mechanism remains poorly understood. Here, we show that hepatic…

Tags: *Lipid Metabolism, 2016, Adiposity, Animals, Carboxylesterase/*metabolism, Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases/genetics/*metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diabetes Mellitus, Diet, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Energy Metabolism, Experimental/enzymology, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Glucose Tolerance Test, Glucose/metabolism, Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4/*metabolism, Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), High-Fat/adverse effects, Homeostasis, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Jadhav Kavita, Kasumov Takhar, Li Yuanyuan, Lipogenesis, Lipolysis, Liver/enzymology, Male, Mice, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/*etiology/metabolism, Obesity/enzymology/etiology, Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein 1/metabolism, Xu Yang, Yin Liya, Zalzala Munaf, Zhang Yanqiao

Forkhead box transcription factor O1 inhibits cholesterol 7alpha-hydroxylase in human hepatocytes and in high fat diet-fed mice.

The conversion of cholesterol to bile acids is the major pathway for cholesterol catabolism. Bile acids are metabolic regulators of triglycerides and glucose metabolism in the liver. This study investigated the roles of FoxO1 in the regulation of…

Tags: 2009, Adenoviridae/genetics, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/biosynthesis, Biochimica et biophysica acta, Cell Line, Cell Nucleus/drug effects/metabolism, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Dietary Fats/*administration & dosage/*pharmacology, Down-Regulation/drug effects, Enzymologic/drug effects, Feeding Behavior/*drug effects, Forkhead Box Protein O1, Forkhead Transcription Factors/genetics/*metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Gene Transfer Techniques, Hepatocytes/drug effects/*enzymology, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Insulin Resistance, Insulin/metabolism, Lee Yoon-Kwang, Li Tiangang, Ma Huiyan, Male, Messenger/genetics/metabolism, Mice, Moore David D, NEOMED College of Medicine, Park Young Joo, RNA, RNA Interference/drug effects, Strom Stephen, Tumor

MicroRNA-223 ameliorates alcoholic liver injury by inhibiting the

OBJECTIVES: Chronic-plus-binge ethanol feeding activates neutrophils and exacerbates liver injury in mice. This study investigates how recent excessive drinking affects peripheral neutrophils and liver injury in alcoholics, and how miR-223, one of…

Tags: *CYTOKINES, *ETHANOL, *FATTY LIVER, *Inflammation, *LEUKOCYTES, 2017, Adult, Alanine Transaminase/blood, Alcoholic/genetics/*metabolism/pathology, Alcoholism/*blood/complications, Animals, Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood, Bilirubin/blood, Binge Drinking/*blood/complications, Cai Yan, Cao Haixia, Case-Control Studies, Central Nervous System Depressants/administration & dosage, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Down-Regulation, Ethanol/administration & dosage, Female, Feng Dechun, Gao Bin, Gao Yanhang, Gao Yueqiu, Gut, He Yong, Humans, Inbred C57BL, Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism, Li Man, Liangpunsakul Suthat, Liver Diseases, Male, Mice, MicroRNAs/*blood/*genetics, Middle Aged, NADPH Oxidases/genetics/metabolism, NEOMED College of Medicine, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neutrophils/*metabolism, Ramirez Teresa, Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism, Ross Ruth A, Up-Regulation, Xu Ming-Jiang, Young Adult, Zhang Ping, Zhou Zhou

Analysis of osteopontin in mouse growth plate cartilage by application of laser capture microdissection and RT-PCR.

Gene expression of osteopontin (OPN) has been investigated in mice by application of laser capture microdissection (LCM) and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. LCM permits individual cells to be isolated ("captured")…

Generation and characterization of ATP analog-specific protein kinase Cdelta.

To better study the role of PKCdelta in normal function and disease, we developed an ATP analog-specific (AS) PKCdelta that is sensitive to specific kinase inhibitors and can be used to identify PKCdelta substrates. AS PKCdelta showed nearly 200…

Brain reactive antibodies and the blood-brain barrier: observations in aging rodents and the effects of peripheral kainic acid.

This study was initiated to confirm the existence of brain-reactive autoantibodies and to determine if such antibodies have higher affinity for brain regions especially affected in Alzheimer's disease. Serum collected from 90, 300, and 600 day old…

Tags: 1987, Aging/*immunology/physiology, Albrecht J W, Animals, Autoantibodies/blood/*physiology, Blood-Brain Barrier/*drug effects, Boja J W, Brain/*immunology/physiology, Experimental aging research, Hippocampus/immunology/physiology, Hutton J T, Inbred C57BL, Inbred Strains, Kainic Acid/*pharmacology, Kulmala H K, Male, Mice, Rats

Leukotriene D4 and prostaglandin E2 signals synergize and potentiate vascular inflammation in a mast cell-dependent manner through cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 and E-prostanoid receptor 3.

BACKGROUND: Although arachidonic acid metabolites, cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs; leukotriene [LT] C4, LTD4, and LTE4), and prostaglandin (PG) E2 are generated at the site of inflammation, it is not known whether crosstalk exists between these 2…

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…

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