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Decreased Anti-Inflammatory Responses to Vitamin D in Neonatal Neutrophils

Daniel Hirsch,  Faith E. Archer,  Meera Joshi-Kale,  Anna M. Vetrano,  Barry Weinberger, 
  • First Published: 15 December 2011
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Inflammatory Mediators Release in Urine from Mice Injected with Crotalus durissus terrificus Venom

A. Hernández Cruz,  L. Barbosa Navarro,  R. Z. Mendonça,  V. L. Petricevich, 
  • First Published: 29 November 2011
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Differential Effects of Acute (Extenuating) and Chronic (Training) Exercise on Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Status in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Edite Teixeira de Lemos,  Rui Pinto,  Jorge Oliveira,  Patrícia Garrido,  José Sereno,  Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo,  João Páscoa-Pinheiro,  Frederico Teixeira,  Flávio Reis, 
  • First Published: 15 November 2011
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Emerging Role of PPAR-β/δ in Inflammatory Process Associated to Experimental Periodontitis

Rosanna Di Paola,  Francesco Briguglio,  Irene Paterniti,  Emanuela Mazzon,  Giacomo Oteri,  David Militi,  Giancarlo Cordasco,  Salvatore Cuzzocrea, 
  • First Published: 01 November 2011
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Role of Oxidants in Interstitial Lung Diseases: Pneumoconioses, Constrictive Bronchiolitis, and Chronic Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia

William N. Rom, 
  • First Published: 30 October 2011
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NF-κB Signaling in the Brain of Autistic Subjects

Mazhar Malik,  Zujaja Tauqeer,  Ashfaq M. Sheikh,  Guang Wen,  Amenah Nagori,  Kun Yang,  W. Ted Brown,  Xiaohong Li, 
  • First Published: 20 October 2011

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Platelet-Activating Factor Induces Th17 Cell Differentiation

Anne-Marie Drolet,  Maryse Thivierge,  Sylvie Turcotte,  Dominique Hanna,  Bruno Maynard,  Jana Stankovà,  Marek Rola-Pleszczynski, 
  • First Published: 13 October 2011
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Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

Hala O. El-Mesallamy,  Nadia M. Hamdy,  Hanan H. Rizk,  Abdel-Rahman El-Zayadi, 
  • First Published: 04 October 2011
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Dendritic Cells in Human Atherosclerosis: From Circulation to Atherosclerotic Plaques

Emily A. Van Vré,  Ilse Van Brussel,  Johan M. Bosmans,  Christiaan J. Vrints,  Hidde Bult, 
  • First Published: 02 October 2011
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Intraperitoneal Oxygen/Ozone Treatment Decreases the Formation of Experimental Postsurgical Peritoneal Adhesions and the Levels/Activity of the Local Ubiquitin-Proteasome System

Clara Di Filippo,  Annalisa Capuano,  Barbara Rinaldi,  Margherita Luongo,  Biagio Lettieri,  Francesco Rossi,  Michele D′Amico, 
  • First Published: 29 September 2011
Clinical Study
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DHA Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation Affects Infants′ Cellular but Not Humoral Immune Response

Esther Granot,  Einat Jakobovich,  Ruth Rabinowitz,  Paloma Levy,  Michael Schlesinger, 
  • First Published: 18 September 2011
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Angiogenesis-Related Cytokines, RANKL, and Osteoprotegerin in Multiple Myeloma Patients in relation to Clinical Features and Response to Treatment

K. Sfiridaki,  C. A. Pappa,  G. Tsirakis,  P. Kanellou,  M. Kaparou,  M. Stratinaki,  G. Sakellaris,  G. Kontakis,  M. G. Alexandrakis, 
  • First Published: 18 September 2011
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Lipopolysaccharide Inhibits the Channel Activity of the P2X7 Receptor

Elias Leiva-Salcedo,  Claudio Coddou,  Felipe E. Rodríguez,  Antonello Penna,  Ximena Lopez,  Tanya Neira,  Ricardo Fernández,  Mónica Imarai,  Miguel Rios,  Jorge Escobar,  Margarita Montoya,  J. Pablo Huidobro-Toro,  Alejandro Escobar,  Claudio Acuña-Castillo, 
  • First Published: 14 September 2011
Clinical Study
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Serum Adiponectin, Resistin, and Circulating Soluble Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products in Colectomy Patients

Theodor Asgeirsson,  Sen Zhang,  Sok Kean Khoo,  James H. Resau,  Nadav Dujovny,  Anthony J. Senagore, 
  • First Published: 07 September 2011
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Serum Amyloid Alpha in Parapneumonic Effusions

Vagelis Boultadakis,  Vasilis Skouras,  Demosthenes Makris,  Aggeliki Damianaki,  Dimitrios J. Nikoulis,  Theodoros Kiropoulos,  Smaragda Oikonomidi,  Irene Tsilioni,  Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, 
  • First Published: 25 August 2011
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Phosphodiesterase Type 4D Gene Polymorphism: Association with the Response to Short-Acting Bronchodilators in Paediatric Asthma Patients

Malgorzata Labuda,  Sophie Laberge,  Julie Brière,  Denis Bérubé,  Patrick Beaulieu,  Tomi Pastinen,  Maja Krajinovic, 
  • First Published: 24 August 2011
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Deviations in Circulating TNFα Levels and TNFα Production by Mononuclear Cells in Healthy Human Populations

T. Mózes,  I. Baráth,  K. Gornicsar,  A. Grosz,  Ta. Mózes,  Cs. Göndöcs,  P. Széphalmi,  K. Gaál,  E. Madarász, 
  • First Published: 10 August 2011
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HPV16E6-Dependent c-Fos Expression Contributes to AP-1 Complex Formation in SiHa Cells

Feixin Liang,  Shinichiro Kina,  Hiroyuki Takemoto,  Akira Matayoshi,  Thongsavanh Phonaphonh,  Nao Sunagawa,  Keiichi Arakaki,  Akira Arasaki,  Hai Kuang,  Hajime Sunakawa, 
  • First Published: 31 July 2011
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Novel Interventional Approaches for ALI/ARDS: Cell-Based Gene Therapy

Ying-Gang Zhu,  Jie-Ming Qu,  Jing Zhang,  Hong-Ni Jiang,  Jin-Fu Xu, 
  • First Published: 13 July 2011
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Modulation of NK Cell Autocrine-Induced Eosinophil Chemotaxis by Interleukin-15 and Vitamin D3: A Possible NK-Eosinophil Crosstalk via IL-8 in the Pathophysiology of Allergic Rhinitis

A. E. El-Shazly,  P. P. Lefebvre, 
  • First Published: 03 July 2011
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Thrombospondin-1: Multiple Paths to Inflammation

Zenaida Lopez-Dee,  Kenneth Pidcock,  Linda S. Gutierrez, 
  • First Published: 03 July 2011
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Novel Biphasic Role of LipoxinA4 on Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Lung Fibroblasts

Shengxing Zheng,  Qian Wang,  Qian He,  Xiaorong Song,  Duyun Ye,  Fang Gao,  Shengwei Jin,  QingQuan Lian, 
  • First Published: 02 July 2011
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Cross-Talk between Apolipoprotein E and Cytokines

Hongliang Zhang,  Li-Min Wu,  Jiang Wu, 
  • First Published: 28 June 2011
Clinical Study
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Serum Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, Nitrate, Vitamin B12, and Homocysteine Levels in Individuals with Pulmonary Embolism

Murat Altuntaş,  Figen Atalay,  Murat Can,  Remzi Altın,  Meltem Tor, 
  • First Published: 22 June 2011
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Location, Location, Location: Is Membrane Partitioning Everything When It Comes to Innate Immune Activation?

Martha Triantafilou,  Philipp M. Lepper,  Robin Olden,  Ivo de Seabra Rodrigues Dias,  Kathy Triantafilou, 
  • First Published: 21 June 2011
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Flavocoxid Inhibits Phospholipase A2, Peroxidase Moieties of the Cyclooxygenases (COX), and 5-Lipoxygenase, Modifies COX-2 Gene Expression, and Acts as an Antioxidant

Bruce P. Burnett,  Alessandra Bitto,  Domenica Altavilla,  Francesco Squadrito,  Robert M. Levy,  Lakshmi Pillai, 
  • First Published: 19 June 2011
Clinical Study
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Malondialdehyde in Exhaled Breath Condensate as a Marker of Oxidative Stress in Different Pulmonary Diseases

M. L. Bartoli,  F. Novelli,  F. Costa,  L. Malagrinò,  L. Melosini,  E. Bacci,  S. Cianchetti,  F. L. Dente,  A. Di Franco,  B. Vagaggini,  P. L. Paggiaro, 
  • First Published: 16 June 2011
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Beneficial Effects of Ethyl Pyruvate through Inhibiting High-Mobility Group Box 1 Expression and TLR4/NF-κB Pathway after Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat

Xingfen Su,  Handong Wang,  Jinbing Zhao,  Hao Pan,  Lei Mao, 
  • First Published: 16 June 2011

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Evaluation of Plaque Stability of Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesions in Apo E-Deficient Mice after Treatment with the Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor Rivaroxaban

Qianxing Zhou,  Florian Bea,  Michael Preusch,  Hongjie Wang,  Berend Isermann,  Khurrum Shahzad,  Hugo A. Katus,  Erwin Blessing, 
  • First Published: 07 June 2011
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Tropism, Cytotoxicity, and Inflammatory Properties of Two Envelope Genes of Murine Leukemia Virus Type-Endogenous Retroviruses of C57BL/6J Mice

Young-Kwan Lee,  Alex Chew,  David G. Greenhalgh,  Kiho Cho, 
  • First Published: 05 June 2011
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Impact of Short-Term Systemic Hypoxia on Phagocytosis, Cytokine Production, and Transcription Factor Activation in Peripheral Blood Cells

Michael Fritzenwanger,  Christian Jung,  Bjoern Goebel,  Alexander Lauten,  Hans R. Figulla, 
  • First Published: 02 June 2011
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Plasma Orexin-A Levels in COPD Patients with Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

Lin-Yun Zhu,  Hanssa Summah,  Hong-Ni Jiang,  Jie-Ming Qu, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2011
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Anti-inflammatory and Antinociceptive Activity of Ouabain in Mice

Danielle Ingrid Bezerra de Vasconcelos,  Jacqueline Alves Leite,  Luciana Teles Carneiro,  Márcia Regina Piuvezam,  Maria Raquel Vitorino de Lima,  Liana Clébia Lima de Morais,  Vivian Mary Rumjanek,  Sandra Rodrigues-Mascarenhas, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2011
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Foxp3 Expression in Liver Correlates with the Degree but Not the Cause of Inflammation

Matthaios Speletas,  Nikoletta Argentou,  Georgios Germanidis,  Themistoclis Vasiliadis,  Konstantinos Mantzoukis,  Kalliopi Patsiaoura,  Pavlos Nikolaidis,  Vaios Karanikas,  Konstantinos Ritis,  Anastasios E. Germenis, 
  • First Published: 25 May 2011
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Effects of Dietary Protein and Fat Contents on Renal Function and Inflammatory Cytokines in Rats with Adriamycin-Induced Nephrotic Syndrome

Su Yeon Kim,  A Young Lim,  Su Kyung Jeon,  In Seok Lee,  Ryowon Choue, 
  • First Published: 24 May 2011
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Antiasthmatic Effects of Hesperidin, a Potential Th2 Cytokine Antagonist, in a Mouse Model of Allergic Asthma

Seung-Hyung Kim,  Bok-Kyu Kim,  Young-Cheol Lee, 
  • First Published: 04 May 2011
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Potential Role of Nuclear Factor κB in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy

O. Lorenzo,  B. Picatoste,  S. Ares-Carrasco,  E. Ramírez,  J. Egido,  J. Tuñón, 
  • First Published: 03 May 2011
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Surface TLR2 and TLR4 Expression on Mature Rat Mast Cells Can Be Affected by Some Bacterial Components and Proinflammatory Cytokines

Anna Pietrzak,  Maciej Wierzbicki,  Magdalena Wiktorska,  Ewa Brzezińska-Błaszczyk, 
  • First Published: 02 May 2011
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Effect of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α on Neutralization of Ventricular Fibrillation in Rats with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Yu Chen,  Qing Zhang,  Yu-Hua Liao,  Zhe Cao,  Yi-Mei Du,  Jia-Ding Xia,  Hua Yang,  Zhi-Jian Chen, 
  • First Published: 27 April 2011
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Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1 Regulates Human Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression by p38 MAP Kinase

Tuija Turpeinen,  Riina Nieminen,  Ville Taimi,  Taina Heittola,  Outi Sareila,  Andrew R. Clark,  Eeva Moilanen,  Riku Korhonen, 
  • First Published: 19 April 2011
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Lower Frequency of CD62Lhigh and Higher Frequency of TNFR2+ Tregs Are Associated with Inflammatory Conditions in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Monika Ryba,  Karolina Rybarczyk-Kapturska,  Katarzyna Zorena,  Małgorzata Myśliwiec,  Jolanta Myśliwska, 
  • First Published: 10 April 2011
Clinical Study
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CCL5/RANTES Gene Polymorphisms in Slavonic Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Irina P. Tereshchenko,  Jana Petrkova,  Mikhail I. Voevoda,  Milos Taborsky,  Zdenka Navratilova,  Aida G. Romaschenko,  Vladimir N. Maksimov,  Frantisek Mrazek,  Martin Petrek, 
  • First Published: 29 March 2011
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Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines during Immune Stimulation: Modulation of Iron Status and Red Blood Cell Profile

A. M. Koorts,  P. F. Levay,  P. J. Becker,  M. Viljoen, 
  • First Published: 24 March 2011
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Systemically Administered Ligands of Toll-Like Receptor 2, -4, and -9 Induce Distinct Inflammatory Responses in the Murine Lung

H. Ehrentraut,  R. Meyer,  M. Schwederski,  S. Ehrentraut,  M. Velten,  C. Grohé,  P. Knuefermann,  G. Baumgarten,  O. Boehm, 
  • First Published: 22 March 2011
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Il-6 Serum Levels and Production Is Related to an Altered Immune Response in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Girls with Insulin Resistance

Anna M. Fulghesu,  Francesca Sanna,  Sabrina Uda,  Roberta Magnini,  Elaine Portoghese,  Barbara Batetta, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2011
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Gene Expression Profiling in Lungs of Chronic Asthmatic Mice Treated with Galectin-3: Downregulation of Inflammatory and Regulatory Genes

Esther López,  M. Paz Zafra,  Beatriz Sastre,  Cristina Gámez,  Carlos Lahoz,  Victoria del Pozo, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2011
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Effect of ω-3 Fatty Acid on Gastrointestinal Motility after Abdominal Operation in Rats

Qun Zhang,  Jian-Chun Yu,  Wei-Ming Kang,  Guang-Jin Zhu, 
  • First Published: 16 March 2011
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Immunomodulatory Effects of Aerobic Training in Obesity

Thomas Nickel,  Henner Hanssen,  Ingrid Emslander,  Verena Drexel,  Gernot Hertel,  Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss,  Claudia Summo,  Zeljka Sisic,  Marius Lambert,  Eva Hoster,  Martin Halle,  Michael Weis, 
  • First Published: 10 March 2011
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Progesterone Administration Modulates Cortical TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Male Rats

Zhong Wang,  Gang Zuo,  Xiao-Yong Shi,  Jian Zhang,  Qi Fang,  Gang Chen, 
  • First Published: 03 March 2011
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Nuclear Factor-Kappa B Activity Regulates Brain Expression of P-Glycoprotein in the Kainic Acid-Induced Seizure Rats

Nian Yu,  Qing Di,  Hao Liu,  Yong Hu,  Ying Jiang,  Yu-kui Yan,  Yan-fang Zhang,  Ying-dong Zhang, 
  • First Published: 21 February 2011
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Leptin, Adiponectin, and Obesity among Caucasian and Asian Women

Shannon M. Conroy,  Weiwen Chai,  Unhee Lim,  Adrian A. Franke,  Robert V. Cooney,  Gertraud Maskarinec, 
  • First Published: 08 February 2011
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Infection of Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells by Group B Streptococcus Contributes to Dysregulation of Apoptosis, Hemostasis, and Innate Immune Responses

Claudia Beyrich,  Jürgen Löffler,  Anna Kobsar,  Christian P. Speer,  Susanne Kneitz,  Martin Eigenthaler, 
  • First Published: 06 February 2011