Circulating biomarkers associated with pediatric sickle cell disease DOI Creative Commons

Cecilia Elorm Lekpor,

Felix Botchway,

Adel Driss

и другие.

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder caused by mutation in the HBB gene, which encodes beta-globin subunit of hemoglobin. This leads to production abnormal hemoglobin S (HbS), causing red cells deform into sickle shape. These deformed can block flow, leading complications like chronic hemolysis, anemia, severe pain episodes, and organ damage. SCD genotypes include HbSS, HbSC (HbC an variant hemoglobin), HbS/β-thalassemia. trait (SCT), HbAS, represents carrier state, while other variants HbCC, HbAC, normal HbAA. Over 7.5 million people worldwide live with SCD, high mortality rate sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Despite its prevalence, underdiagnosed poorly managed, especially children. Characterized intravascular oxidative stress, endothelial activation, systemic inflammation. Identifying circulating biomarkers indicative damage processes vital for understanding improving patient management. However, research on pediatric limited few have been identified validated. study explores specific Ghana (West Africa), hypothesizing that inflammatory neuronal injury markers children could predict outcomes.

Язык: Английский

Macrophage plasticity: signaling pathways, tissue repair, and regeneration DOI Creative Commons
Lingfeng Yan, Jue Wang,

Xin Cai

и другие.

MedComm, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 5(8)

Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024

Abstract Macrophages are versatile immune cells with remarkable plasticity, enabling them to adapt diverse tissue microenvironments and perform various functions. Traditionally categorized into classically activated (M1) alternatively (M2) phenotypes, recent advances have revealed a spectrum of macrophage activation states that extend beyond this dichotomy. The complex interplay signaling pathways, transcriptional regulators, epigenetic modifications orchestrates polarization, allowing respond stimuli dynamically. Here, we provide comprehensive overview the cascades governing focusing on roles Toll‐like receptors, signal transducer activator transcription proteins, nuclear microRNAs. We also discuss emerging concepts metabolic reprogramming trained immunity, contributing their functional adaptability. Macrophage plasticity plays pivotal role in repair regeneration, macrophages coordinating inflammation, angiogenesis, matrix remodeling restore homeostasis. By harnessing potential novel therapeutic strategies targeting polarization could be developed for diseases, including chronic wounds, fibrotic disorders, inflammatory conditions. Ultimately, deeper understanding molecular mechanisms underpinning will pave way innovative regenerative medicine engineering approaches.

Язык: Английский

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Co‐Delivery of Multiple Toll‐Like Receptor Agonists and Avian Influenza Hemagglutinin on Protein Nanoparticles Enhances Vaccine Immunogenicity and Efficacy DOI Creative Commons
A. Gonzaga Ramírez,

Jenny E. Hernandez‐Davies,

Aarti Jain

и другие.

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 9, 2025

Most seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines are derived from inactivated or attenuated virus propagated in chicken eggs, while more advanced delivery technologies, such as the use of recombinant proteins adjuvants, under-utilized. In this study, E2 protein nanoparticle (NP) platform is engineered to synthesize that simultaneously co-deliver hemagglutinin (H5) antigen, TLR5 agonist flagellin (FliCc), TLR9 CpG 1826 (CpG) all on one particle (termed H5-FliCc-CpG-E2), with uniform molecular orientation significant for immunomodulation. Antigen-bound NP formulations elicit higher IgG antibody responses broader homosubtypic cross-reactivity against different H5 variants than unconjugated antigen alone. IgG1/IgG2c skewing modulated by adjuvant type attachment. Conjugation causes IgG1 (Th2) attachment yields IgG2c (Th1) skewing, simultaneous conjugation both results a balanced (Th2/Th1) response. Animals immunized E2-based subsequently challenged H5N1 show 100% survival, only animals receive adjuvanted also protected morbidity. This investigation highlights NP-based multiple adjuvants can be designed effectively modulate strength, breadth toward variants, bias an immune response viruses.

Язык: Английский

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Ischemic stroke outcome after promoting CD4+CD25+ Treg cell migration through CCR4 overexpression in a tMCAO animal model DOI Creative Commons
Seowoo Lee, Jiwon Kim, Je Sung You

и другие.

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Май 3, 2024

The importance of neuroinflammation during the ischemic stroke has been extensively studied. role CD4+CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells recovery phase have shown infarct size reduction and functional improvement, possibly through mitigation inflammatory immune responses. We aimed to investigate molecular factors involved in microglia-Treg cell communication that result Treg trafficking. First, we observed migration patterns CD8+ (cytotoxic) then searched for chemokines released by activated microglia an oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) model. transwell assay showed increased into OGD media both types, agreement with increase trafficking from mouse chemokine profiling array. MSCV retrovirus was transduced overexpress CCR4 cells. CCR4-overexpressed were injected transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model evaluate therapeutic potential via tetrazolium chloride (TTC) behavioral tests. A general improvement prognosis animals after tMCAO observed. Our results suggest mobility response microglia-derived vitro cellular therapy.

Язык: Английский

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Laboratory blood markers in COVID-19 and their connection to Viral variant DOI Creative Commons
Zoia R. Korobova,

N. E. Liubimova,

N. A. Аrsentieva

и другие.

Russian Journal of Infection and Immunity, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(3), С. 429 - 436

Опубликована: Июль 28, 2024

Morality rates in COVID-19 are dependent on timely diagnosis. Therefore, studying the relationship between laboratory markers and severity of disease is important. The first wave associated with spread original strain SARS-CoV-2, showed higher mortality caused by cytokine storm. As viral variant changed, a change course towards less pronounced inflammatory reaction was observed. These changes affected major players inflammation, cytokines. However, cytokines not only response. purpose this work to determine significance inflammation: WBC, C-reactive protein, ferritin, fibrinogen, D-dimer. study included 227 patients acute 5–7 days from onset January 2021 March 2022. When compared reference, all groups were characterized reduced absolute values lymphocytes. Correlation analysis value lymphocytes plasma concentrations also revealed statistically significant strong relationships level chemokine CCL22/MDC. Given that CCL22/MDC an important component lymphopoiesis, its low may indicate dysregulation process COVID-19. In addition, we noted positive correlation protein IL-6 peripheral blood. proinflammatory cytokine, elevated levels have been development severe One functions induction trend persists regardless which causes We correlations fibrinogen IL-18, ferritin IL-6, IL-18. Both these proteins involved inflammation along literature provides data for determining There evidence synergistic effect IL-18 against pathogens. Of interest negative D-dimer IFNα. At same time, role latter thrombus formation processes increasingly appearing literature.

Язык: Английский

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Alterations in the plasma proteome persist ten months after recovery from mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection DOI Creative Commons
J.A. Huapaya, Salina Gairhe,

S.M. Kanth

и другие.

Frontiers in Immunology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Сен. 11, 2024

Limited data are available describing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infections on plasma proteome.

Язык: Английский

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Circulating biomarkers associated with pediatric sickle cell disease DOI Creative Commons

Cecilia Elorm Lekpor,

Felix Botchway,

Adel Driss

и другие.

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a genetic blood disorder caused by mutation in the HBB gene, which encodes beta-globin subunit of hemoglobin. This leads to production abnormal hemoglobin S (HbS), causing red cells deform into sickle shape. These deformed can block flow, leading complications like chronic hemolysis, anemia, severe pain episodes, and organ damage. SCD genotypes include HbSS, HbSC (HbC an variant hemoglobin), HbS/β-thalassemia. trait (SCT), HbAS, represents carrier state, while other variants HbCC, HbAC, normal HbAA. Over 7.5 million people worldwide live with SCD, high mortality rate sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Despite its prevalence, underdiagnosed poorly managed, especially children. Characterized intravascular oxidative stress, endothelial activation, systemic inflammation. Identifying circulating biomarkers indicative damage processes vital for understanding improving patient management. However, research on pediatric limited few have been identified validated. study explores specific Ghana (West Africa), hypothesizing that inflammatory neuronal injury markers children could predict outcomes.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0