Search Results - "Striz, I."

Insights into IL-1 family cytokines in kidney allograft transplantation: IL-18BP and free IL-18 as emerging biomarkers by Cecrdlova, E., Krupickova, L., Fialova, M., Novotny, M., Tichanek, F., Svachova, V., Mezerova, K., Viklicky, O., Striz, I.

“…[Display omitted] •Serum levels of the proinflammatory IL-1beta, IL-18, and IL-36beta are downregulated after kidney transplantation.•Concentrations of…”
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Long-term peritoneal dialysis treatment provokes activation of genes related to adaptive immunity by Parikova, A, Hruba, P, Krediet, R T, Krejcik, Z, Stranecky, V, Striz, I, Viklicky, O

“…Permanent irritation of the peritoneum during peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment leads to local chronic inflammation and subsequently activation of processes…”
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cellular Characteristics, Functional Parameters and Cytokine and Chemokine Levels in Interstitial Lung Diseases by Vasakova, M, Sterclova, M, Kolesar, L, Slavcev, A, Pohunek, P, Sulc, J, Skibova, J, Striz, I

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) and sarcoidosis belong to interstitial lung diseases (ILD) where an imbalance of…”
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Macrophage phenotypes in the adipose tissue of postmenopausal women by Králová, A, Králová Lesná, I, Froněk, J, Čejková, S, Sekerková, A, Janoušek, L, Thieme, F, StříŽ, I, Ždychová, J, Poledne, R

“…Atherosclerosis pathology is the interplay between high intravascular LDL particle concentration and monocyte/macrophage presence within the sub-endothelial…”
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Strategy Aimed at Reduction of Sputum Eosinophils Decreases Exacerbation Rate in Patients with Asthma by Chlumský, J, Striz, I, Terl, M, Vondracek, J

“…Under Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines, the clinical control of disease activity and the adjustment of treatment in patients with asthma are based on…”
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A prospective study in children with a severe form of atopic dermatitis: clinical outcome in relation to cytokine gene polymorphisms by Kayserova, J, Sismova, K, Zentsova-Jaresova, I, Katina, S, Vernerova, E, Polouckova, A, Capkova, S, Malinova, V, Striz, I, Sediva, A

“…The course of atopic dermatitis (AD) in childhood is characterized by typical changes in phenotype, including a shift from skin involvement to respiratory…”
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Epithelial cells modulate genes associated with NF kappa B activation in co-cultured human macrophages by Striz, I, Brabcova, E, Kolesar, L, Liu, X.D, Brabcova, I, Sekerkova, A, Poole, J.A, Jaresova, M, Slavcev, A, Rennard, S.I

“…Abstract Macrophages located in airways and the alveolar space are continually exposed to different signals from the respiratory mucosa. In this respect,…”
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Distribution of KIR genes in the Czech population by Pavlova, Y., Kolesar, L., Striz, I., Jabor, A., Slavcev, A.

“…Summary Killer cells immunoglobulin‐like receptors (KIRs) are a family of inhibitory and activating receptors expressed mainly by natural killer (NK) cells and…”
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Calprotectin - a pleiotropic molecule in acute and chronic inflammation by Stríz, I, Trebichavský, I

“…Calprotectin (MRP8/14, S100A8/S100A9, 27E10 antigen) is a heterodimer of two calcium-binding proteins present in the cytoplasm of neutrophils and expressed on…”
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in sarcoidosis by Vasakova, M, Sterclova, M, Kolesar, L, Slavcev, A, Skibova, J, Striz, I

“…Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by granuloma formation in many organs, but mostly in lung and lymph nodes. The immunopathogenic background of the…”
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Correlation of IL-1alpha and IL-4 Gene Polymorphisms and Clinical Parameters in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Vasakova, M, Striz, I, Slavcev, A, Jandova, S, Dutka, J, Terl, M, Kolesar, L, Sulc, J

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious disease characterized with progressive scarring of the lungs in which a genetic background is supposed. We…”
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SARS-CoV-2 viral load assessment in lung transplantation by Novysedlak, R, Vachtenheim, Jr, J, Stříž, I, Viklický, O, Lischke, R, Strizova, Z

“…In the era of COVID-19 pandemic, organ transplantation programs were facing serious challenges. The lung transplantation donor pool was extremely limited and…”
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in the Dutch population by Skorpil, N., Kolesár, L., Striz, I., Lardy, N. M., Slavcev, A.

“…Summary Numerous studies have shown that variations in the production and activity of cytokines influence the susceptibility and/or resistance to various…”
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Legionella detection in oropharyngeal aspirates of transplant patients prior to surgery by JARESOVA, M, HLOZANEK, I, STRIZ, I, PETRICKOVA, K, KOCMOUD, Z

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Chemokines induced in human respiratory epithelial cells by IL-1 family of cytokines by Brabcová, E, Kolesár, L, Thorburn, E, Stříž, I

“…IL-1-related cytokines share similarities in their receptor distribution and signalling pathways; however, overlapping actions of these cytokines have not been…”
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IL-4 and IL-13 stimulate human bronchial epithelial cells to release IL-8 by Stríz, I, Mio, T, Adachi, Y, Robbins, R A, Romberger, D J, Rennard, S I

“…Cytokine networks are important in regulating the traffic of inflammatory cells in the airways. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) released by human bronchial epithelial…”
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The phenotype of alveolar macrophages and its correlation with immune cells in bronchoalveolar lavage by Stríz, I, Wang, Y M, Svarcová, I, Trnka, L, Sorg, C, Costabel, U

“…The phenotype of alveolar macrophages (AMs) is known to be modulated during pathological immune reactions in the lung. In this study, we wanted to determine…”
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Increased soluble CD14 levels in BAL fluid in pulmonary tuberculosis by Hoheisel, G, Zheng, L, Teschler, H, Striz, I, Costabel, U

“…CD14 is a cell surface glycoprotein expressed mainly on mature monocytes and macrophages. Soluble CD14 (sCD14) is present in normal plasma and is found…”
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Regulatory T cells in kidney transplant recipients: the effect of induction immunosuppression therapy by KRYSTUFKOVA, Eva, SEKERKOVA, Alena, STRIZ, Ilja, BRABCOVA, Irena, GIRMANOVA, Eva, VIKLICKY, Ondrej

“…Regulatory T cells have been suggested to down-regulate the alloimmune response. The aim of this prospective open study was to evaluate the effects of…”
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Expression of alveolar macrophage adhesion molecules in pulmonary sarcoidosis by Striz, I, Wang, Y M, Kalaycioglu, O, Costabel, U

“…Beta-2-integrins belong to a family of leukocyte surface glycoproteins that are essential for immune functions of bronchoalveolar cells. The expression of…”
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