Search Results - "L. Kennedy, Catherine"
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STAT3-Driven Upregulation of TLR2 Promotes Gastric Tumorigenesis Independent of Tumor Inflammation
Published in Cancer cell (16-10-2012)“…Gastric cancer (GC) is associated with chronic inflammation; however, the molecular mechanisms promoting tumorigenesis remain ill defined. Using a GC mouse…”
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mTORC1 underlies age‐related muscle fiber damage and loss by inducing oxidative stress and catabolism
Published in Aging cell (01-06-2019)“…Aging leads to skeletal muscle atrophy (i.e., sarcopenia), and muscle fiber loss is a critical component of this process. The mechanisms underlying these…”
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Smad3 initiates oxidative stress and proteolysis that underlies diaphragm dysfunction during mechanical ventilation
Published in Scientific reports (06-11-2017)“…Prolonged use of mechanical ventilation (MV) leads to atrophy and dysfunction of the major inspiratory muscle, the diaphragm, contributing to ventilator…”
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Programmed cellular necrosis mediated by the pore-forming alpha-toxin from Clostridium septicum
Published in PLoS pathogens (01-07-2009)“…Programmed necrosis is a mechanism of cell death that has been described for neuronal excitotoxicity and ischemia/reperfusion injury, but has not been…”
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Molecular and cellular basis of microvascular perfusion deficits induced by Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium septicum
Published in PLoS pathogens (11-04-2008)“…Reduced tissue perfusion leading to tissue ischemia is a central component of the pathogenesis of myonecrosis caused by Clostridium perfringens. The C…”
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Pore-Forming Activity of Alpha-Toxin Is Essential for Clostridium septicum-Mediated Myonecrosis
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-03-2009)“…Clostridium septicum alpha-toxin is a β-barrel pore-forming cytolysin that is functionally similar to aerolysin. Residues important in receptor binding,…”
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The molecular pathogenesis of STAT3-driven gastric tumourigenesis in mice is independent of IL-17
Published in The Journal of pathology (01-10-2011)“…Chronic activation of the gastric mucosal adaptive immune response is a characteristic trait of gastric cancer. It has recently emerged that a new class of T…”
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NanI and NanJ Sialidases of Clostridium perfringens Are Not Essential for Virulence
Published in Infection and Immunity (01-10-2009)“…The essential toxin in Clostridium perfringens-mediated gas gangrene or clostridial myonecrosis is alpha-toxin, although other toxins and extracellular enzymes…”
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Metformin Protects Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Male Mice
Published in Otology & neurotology (01-10-2023)“…Metformin treatment will protect mice from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).HYPOTHESISMetformin treatment will protect mice from noise-induced hearing loss…”
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A type III effector antagonizes death receptor signalling during bacterial gut infection
Published in Nature (London) (12-09-2013)“…Colonizing enteric bacteria are shown to inhibit the antimicrobial process of host cell apoptosis through the action of NleB1, a type III secretion system…”
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Clinical Utility of a STAT3-Regulated miRNA-200 Family Signature with Prognostic Potential in Early Gastric Cancer
Published in Clinical cancer research (15-03-2018)“…The majority of gastric cancer patients are diagnosed with late-stage disease, for which distinct molecular subtypes have been identified that are potentially…”
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The bacterial arginine glycosyltransferase effector NleB preferentially modifies Fas-associated death domain protein (FADD)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-10-2017)“…The inhibition of host innate immunity pathways is essential for the persistence of attaching and effacing pathogens such as enteropathogenic Escherichia coli…”
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Citrobacter rodentium Infection Model for the Analysis of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Mucosal Immunology
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2018)“…Citrobacter rodentium is a mouse restricted pathogen that was originally isolated from laboratory mouse colonies and causes transmissible colonic hyperplasia,…”
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Prospective validation of a brief questionnaire for predicting the severity of pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Published in International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology (01-02-2022)“…Pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is diagnosed and stratified by polysomnography. However, due to cost and inaccessibility, up to 90% of children undergo…”
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A RIPK2 inhibitor delays NOD signalling events yet prevents inflammatory cytokine production
Published in Nature communications (17-03-2015)“…Intracellular nucleotide binding and oligomerization domain (NOD) receptors recognize antigens including bacterial peptidoglycans and initiate immune responses…”
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Imbalanced gp130 signalling in ApoE-deficient mice protects against atherosclerosis
Published in Atherosclerosis (01-02-2015)“…Abstract Objective Interleukin (IL)-6 is a key modulator of the acute phase response (APR), and while both are implicated in atherosclerosis, the pathological…”
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Fas regulates neutrophil lifespan during viral and bacterial infection
Published in Journal of leukocyte biology (01-02-2015)“…Neutrophils use Toll‐like receptor and IL‐18 signaling to reprogram Fas‐induced death. The regulation of neutrophil lifespan is critical for a circumscribed…”
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The α‐toxin of Clostridium septicum is essential for virulence
Published in Molecular microbiology (01-09-2005)“…Summary Clostridium septicum is the causative agent of spontaneous gas gangrene or atraumatic myonecrosis, a sudden and frequently fatal infection that is…”
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