Environmental tobacco smoke exposure exaggerates bleomycin-induced collagen overexpression during pulmonary fibrogenesis
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is known to cause lung inflammatory and injurious responses. Smoke exposure is associated with the pathobiology related to lung fibrosis, whereas the mechanism that ETS exposu... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - March 20, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Qixin Wang, Chiara Goracci, Isaac Kirubakaran Sundar and Irfan Rahman Tags: Research Source Type: research

Retraction Note: VEGF as a potential molecular target in periodontitis: a meta-analysis and microarray data validation
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Source: Journal of Inflammation - March 15, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Bo Ren, Que Feng, Shan He, Yanfeng Li, Jiadong Fan, Guangquan Chai, Le Liu, Haiyun Liu, Chunhao Yang, Yingdi Wang, Huihui Liu, Huanyue Liu and Yafan Song Tags: Retraction Note Source Type: research

Pediatric sepsis inflammatory blood biomarkers that correlate with clinical variables and severity of illness scores
Sepsis is a dysregulated systemic inflammatory response triggered by infection, resulting in organ dysfunction. A major challenge in clinical pediatrics is to identify sepsis early and then quickly intervene t... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - March 7, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sean Leonard, Hailey Guertin, Natalya Odoardi, Michael R. Miller, Maitray A. Patel, Mark Daley, Gediminas Cepinskas and Douglas D. Fraser Tags: Research Source Type: research

Mucosal-associated invariant T cells in infectious diseases of respiratory system: recent advancements and applications
Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an atypical subset of T lymphocytes, which have a highly conserved semi-constant αβ chain of T-cell receptor (TCR) and recognize microbe-derived vitamin B metabo... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - February 28, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Xue Lin, Ye Wang and Yanqi He Tags: Review Source Type: research

The preventive effects of Lactobacillus casei 03 on Escherichia coli-induced mastitis in vitro and in vivo
Lactobacillus casei possesses many kinds of bioactivities, such as anti-inflammation and anti-oxidant, and has been applied to treating multiple inflammatory diseases. However, its role in mastitis prevention has... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - February 23, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ke Li, Ming Yang, Mengyue Tian, Li Jia, Yinghao Wu, Jinliang Du, Lining Yuan, Lianmin Li and Yuzhong Ma Tags: Research Source Type: research

Tissue-plasminogen activator effects on the phenotype of splenic myeloid cells in acute inflammation
Tissue-plasminogen activator (tPA) is a serine protease well known for its fibrinolytic function. Recent studies indicate that tPA could also modulate inflammation via plasmin generation and/or by receptor mediat... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - February 14, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: C élia Seillier, Léonie Lesec, Pauline Hélie, Charlotte Marie, Denis Vivien, Fabian Docagne, Brigitte Le Mauff and Olivier Toutirais Tags: Research Source Type: research

Role of meningeal immunity in brain function and protection against pathogens
The brain and spinal cord collectively referred to as the Central Nervous System (CNS) are protected by the blood-brain barrier that limits molecular, microbial and immunological trafficking. However, in the l... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - January 30, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Julie Rebejac, Elisa Eme-Scolan and Rejane Rua Tags: Review Source Type: research

Anti-hyperalgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of 4R-tobacco cembranoid in a mouse model of inflammatory pain
4R is a tobacco cembranoid that binds to and modulates cholinergic receptors and exhibits neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory activity. Given the established function of the cholinergic system in pain and in... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - January 24, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Luis G. Rivera-Garc ía, Adela M. Francis-Malavé, Zachary W. Castillo, Calvin D. Uong, Torri D. Wilson, P. A. Ferchmin, Vesna Eterovic, Michael D. Burton and Yarimar Carrasquillo Tags: Research Source Type: research

Interleukin-6-elicited chronic neuroinflammation may decrease survival but is not sufficient to drive disease progression in a mouse model of Leigh syndrome
Mitochondrial diseases (MDs) are genetic disorders characterized by dysfunctions in mitochondria. Clinical data suggest that additional factors, beyond genetics, contribute to the onset and progression of this... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - January 11, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Kevin Aguilar, Carla Canal, Gemma Comes, Sandra D íaz-Clavero, Maria Angeles Llanos, Albert Quintana, Elisenda Sanz and Juan Hidalgo Tags: Research Source Type: research

SARS-CoV-2 spike protein accelerates systemic sclerosis by increasing inflammatory cytokines, Th17 cells, and fibrosis
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induces a dysfunctional immune response, inflammation, autoantibody production, and coagulopathy, which are symptoms that bear resemblance to those of autoimmune diseases, i... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - December 21, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ha Yeon Jeong, Jin-Sil Park, Jin Seok Woo, Kun Hee Lee, Jeong Won Choi, Hye Yeon Kang, Hyun Sik Na, Yeon Su Lee, In Gyu Um, Sung-Hwan Park and Mi-La Cho Tags: Research Source Type: research

Retraction Note: Valproic acid attenuates intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and E-selectin through a chemokine ligand 5 dependent mechanism and subarachnoid hemorrhage induced vasospasm in a rat model
This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12950-015-0074-3. (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - December 20, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Chih-Zen Chang, Shu-Chuan Wu, Chih-Lung Lin and Aij-Lie Kwan Tags: Retraction Note Source Type: research

Lonicera japonica Thunb extract ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury associated with luteolin-mediated suppression of NF- κB signaling pathway
Lonicera japonica Thunb (LJT) is a commonly used herbal soup to treat inflammation-related diseases. However, the effect of LJT on ALI is unknown. The present study was aimed at investigating the protective ef... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - December 19, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Qinyao Jia, Jing wen, Qi Yang, Shengming Liu, Jianwu Zhang, Tao Wang and Yao Cheng Tags: Research Source Type: research

Circadian dependency of microglial heme oxygenase-1 expression and inflammation determine neuronal injury in hemorrhagic stroke
The heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) enzyme pathway is of crucial importance in the removal of toxic blood components and regulation of neuroinflammation following hemorrhagic stroke. Although a circadian pattern depen... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - December 16, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Luise Henrich, Iva Kiessling, Matti Steimer, Sibylle Frase, Sandra Kaiser and Nils Schallner Tags: Research Source Type: research

Retraction Note: Attenuating effect of Ginsenoside Rb1 on LPS-induced lung injury in rats
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Source: Journal of Inflammation - November 29, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Qing Yuan, Yan-wen Jiang, Ting-ting Ma, Qiu-hong Fang and Lei Pan Tags: Retraction Note Source Type: research

Colchicine prevents oxidative stress-induced endothelial cell senescence via blocking NF- κB and MAPKs: implications in vascular diseases
Smoking, alcohol abuse, and hypertension are – among others, potential risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. These risk factors generate oxidative stress and cause oxidative stress-induced DNA damage, resu... (Source: Journal of Inflammation)
Source: Journal of Inflammation - November 24, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Huakang Zhou, Dilaware Khan, Sajid Muhammad Hussain, Norbert Gerdes, Carsten Hagenbeck, Majeed Rana, Jan Frederick Cornelius and Sajjad Muhammad Tags: Research Source Type: research