Search Results - "LaRosa, Gregory"
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Two novel α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligands: in vitro properties and their efficacy in collagen-induced arthritis in mice
Published in PloS one (2015)“…The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway can downregulate inflammation via the release of acetylcholine (ACh) by the vagus nerve. This neurotransmitter binds…”
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The Vagus Nerve and Nicotinic Receptors Modulate Experimental Pancreatitis Severity in Mice
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-05-2006)“…Background & Aims: The nervous system, through the vagus nerve, controls inflammation by decreasing the release of tumor necrosis factor-α from endotoxin…”
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Selective α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist GTS-21 improves survival in murine endotoxemia and severe sepsis
Published in Critical care medicine (01-04-2007)“…OBJECTIVE:Tumor necrosis factor and high mobility group box 1 are critical cytokine mediators of inflammation. The efferent vagus nerve inhibits cytokine…”
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Role of the cholinergic nervous system in rheumatoid arthritis: aggravation of arthritis in nicotinic acetylcholine receptor α7 subunit gene knockout mice
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-09-2010)“…The alpha7 subunit of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (alpha7nAChR) can negatively regulate the synthesis and release of proinflammatory cytokines by…”
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Activation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway Ameliorates Postoperative Ileus in Mice
Published in Gastroenterology (New York, N.Y. 1943) (01-10-2007)“…Background & Aims: We previously showed that intestinal inflammation is reduced by electrical stimulation of the efferent vagus nerve, which prevents…”
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In vitro and in vivo effects of 2,4 diaminoquinazoline inhibitors of the decapping scavenger enzyme DcpS: Context-specific modulation of SMN transcript levels
Published in PloS one (25-09-2017)“…C5-substituted 2,4-diaminoquinazoline inhibitors of the decapping scavenger enzyme DcpS (DAQ-DcpSi) have been developed for the treatment of spinal muscular…”
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A fully recombinant human IgG1 Fc multimer (GL-2045) inhibits complement-mediated cytotoxicity and induces iC3b
Published in Blood advances (14-03-2017)“…GL-2045 is a recombinant human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1)–based Fc multimer designed to recapitulate the anti-inflammatory activities of intravenous…”
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Stimulation of alpha 7 cholinergic receptors inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced neutrophil recruitment by a tumor necrosis factor alpha-independent mechanism
Published in Shock (Augusta, Ga.) (01-04-2007)“…The cholinergic nervous system controls inflammation by inhibiting the release of proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha from…”
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HMGB1-secreting capacity of multiple cell lineages revealed by a novel HMGB1 ELISPOT assay
Published in Journal of leukocyte biology (01-01-2007)“…High mobility group box protein 1 (HMGB1) exerts different biological functions dependent on its cellular localization. Nuclear HMGB1 maintains chromatin…”
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Intrapulmonary delivery of ethyl pyruvate attenuates lipopolysaccharide- and lipoteichoic acid-induced lung inflammation in vivo
Published in Shock (Augusta, Ga.) (01-11-2007)“…Ethyl pyruvate (EP) is a stable pyruvate derivative that has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects in various models of systemic inflammation including…”
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The Second Extracellular Loop of CCR5 Is the Major Determinant of Ligand Specificity
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (03-10-1997)“…The chemokine receptor CCR5 binds macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1α, MIP-1β, and regulated on activation, normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES),…”
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G Protein-Coupled Signal Transduction Pathways for Interleukin-8
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (02-07-1993)“…Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is one of the major mediators of the inflammatory response. The pathways by which IL-8 activates inositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC)…”
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Induction of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the small veins of the ischemic and reperfused canine myocardium
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (04-02-1997)“…Healing after myocardial infarction is characterized by the presence of macrophages in the infarcted area. Since augmented monocyte influx has been implicated…”
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Basophil Responses to Chemokines Are Regulated by Both Sequential and Cooperative Receptor Signaling
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-12-2000)“…To investigate human basophil responses to chemokines, we have developed a sensitive assay that uses flow cytometry to measure leukocyte shape change as a…”
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Stimulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors attenuates collagen‐induced arthritis in mice
Published in Arthritis and rheumatism (01-01-2009)“…Objective The parasympathetic nervous system, through the vagus nerve, can down‐regulate inflammation in vivo by decreasing the release of cytokines, including…”
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Functional Differences Between Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Receptor A and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 Receptor B Expressed in a Jurkat T Cell
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (01-11-2000)“…The monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) receptor (MCP-1R) is expressed on monocytes, a subpopulation of memory T lymphocytes, and basophils. Two…”
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Conserved Sequence and Structural Elements in the HIV-1 Principal Neutralizing Determinant
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-08-1990)“…The principal neutralizing determinant (PND) of human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 is part of a disulfide bridged loop in the third variable region of the…”
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Characterization of genes which exhibit reduced expression during the retinoic acid-induced differentiation of F9 teratocarcinoma cells: involvement of cyclin D3 in RA-mediated growth arrest
Published in Molecular and cellular endocrinology (25-08-1998)“…In the presence of retinoic acid (RA), F9 murine teratocarcinoma cells differentiate into cells resembling the extra-embryonic endoderm of the early mouse…”
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Up-Regulation of CCR2 Chemokine Receptor Expression and Increased Susceptibility to the Multitropic HIV Strain 89.6 in Monocytes Exposed to Glucocorticoid Hormones
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-09-1999)“…Glucocorticoid hormones (GC) are potent antiinflammatory agents widely used in the treatment of diverse human diseases. The present study was aimed at…”
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CCR2-64I Polymorphism Is Not Associated with Altered CCR5 Expression or Coreceptor Function
Published in Journal of Virology (01-03-1999)“…Article Usage Stats Services JVI Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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