{"title":"GBM Immunotherapy: Macrophage Impacts","authors":"Nina Loginova, Denis Aniskin, Peter Timashev, Ilya Ulasov, Rajesh Kumar Kharwar","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2337022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2337022","url":null,"abstract":"Glioblastoma (GBM) is an extremely aggressive form of brain tumor with low survival rates. Current treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery are problematic due to tumor growth, invas...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140617217","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juliana Meneghetti da Rosa, Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani, Fabiana Antunes Andrade, Léia Sena, Renato Nisihara, Altair Rogerio Ambrosio, Iara J. Messias-Reason
{"title":"Mannose Binding Lectin and C3 Serum Levels in Coronary Artery Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"Juliana Meneghetti da Rosa, Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani, Fabiana Antunes Andrade, Léia Sena, Renato Nisihara, Altair Rogerio Ambrosio, Iara J. Messias-Reason","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2337023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2337023","url":null,"abstract":"The process of tissue injury in coronary artery disease (CAD) has been associated with activation of the complement system, partly due to the action of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and C3, which ar...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140617128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insights into the Roles of Natural Killer Cells in Osteoarthritis","authors":"Chang-Qing Zheng, Ling-Jun Zeng, Zhi-Hong Liu, Chen-Fang Miao, Ling-Yan Yao, Hong-Tao Song, Xiao-Mu Hu, Xin Zhou","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2337025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2337025","url":null,"abstract":"Osteoarthritis (OA) is now widely acknowledged as a low-grade inflammatory condition, in which the intrinsic immune system plays a significant role in its pathogenesis. While the involvement of mac...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140592627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yiming Cui, Nan Jiang, Xin Liu, Jianyuan Huang, Wei Chen
{"title":"LINC00265 can Serve as a Potential Biomarker for Predicting Increased Disease Risk, Systemic Inflammation, Disease Severity and Poor Prognosis in Sepsis","authors":"Yiming Cui, Nan Jiang, Xin Liu, Jianyuan Huang, Wei Chen","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2332791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2332791","url":null,"abstract":"Identifying effective therapeutic targets is of great significance for improving early diagnosis and prognosis of sepsis. This study aims to explore the role of LINC00265 in sepsis.This is a retros...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140592529","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Upregulation, Functional Association, and Correlated Expressions of TRPV1 and TRPA1 During Telmisartan-Driven Immunosuppression of T Cells","authors":"Tathagata Mukherjee, Kshyama Subhadarsini Tung, Parthasarathi Jena, Chandan Goswami, Subhasis Chattopadhyay","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2329203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2329203","url":null,"abstract":"TRPV1 and TRPA1, are known to be functionally expressed in T cells, where these two channels differentially regulate effector immune responses. Telmisartan (TM), an anti-hypertension drug, has been...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140592800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Immune Dysregulation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease","authors":"Xichen Pang, Xiaoju Liu","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2334296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08820139.2024.2334296","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease whose incidence increase with age and is characterised by chronic inflammation and significant immune dysregulation. Inhalation of toxic su...","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140592531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Meng, Xuan-Lin Cai, Shan Cong, Jiao Sun, Yong-Wei Hu, Yan-Qin Gu, Xiu-Min Ma, Li Luo
{"title":"Role of Platelet/Lymphocyte, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte, and Interleukin-37/Interleukin-17 Ratios in the Occurrence and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis.","authors":"Yan Meng, Xuan-Lin Cai, Shan Cong, Jiao Sun, Yong-Wei Hu, Yan-Qin Gu, Xiu-Min Ma, Li Luo","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2299687","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2299687","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study was designed to investigate the correlation of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and interleukin (IL)-37/IL-17 ratio with the incidence/treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Firstly, fifty-eight patients with RA treated at the first affiliated hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2018 to January 2019 were selected as the RA group; forty-nine healthy volunteers were enrolled in the control group. RA patients were treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Next, the NLR, PLR, IL-37, IL-17 and 28-joint disease activity score using erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28-ESR) were deleted in two groups. Subsequently, Spearman correlation analysis was adopted for the correlations of various indicators before and after treatment in two groups. According to the analysis results, the levels of NLR, PLR, IL-37, and IL-17 before treatment in the RA group were higher than those in the control group (<i>P</i> < .05), but the difference in the IL-37/IL-17 level between the two groups was not significant (<i>P</i> > .05). After treatment, NLR, PLR, and IL-37/IL-17 levels were significantly reduced in RA patients (<i>P</i> < .05). NLR and PLR were significantly positively correlated with DAS28-ESR, ESR and C-reactive protein (CRP), of which represented the disease activity of RA. NLP was strongly correlated with IL-37/IL-17. Collectively, NLR, PLR, IL-37, and IL-17 are closely related to the occurrence of RA. In addition, NLR and IL-37/IL-17 are more suitable than PLR in reflecting the therapeutic effect. Therefore, IL-37/IL-17 can be considered as a new indicator for reflecting the treatment effectiveness of RA.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"464-474"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140109952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Hydrogel Based Allergen-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for Topical Administration: A Possible Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Pollen-Sensitized Mice?","authors":"Safoora Pordel, MohammadAli Rezaee, Malihe Moghadam, Mojtaba Sankian","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2298397","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2298397","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The rapid uptake of antigens by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and their migration to draining lymph nodes in the initial hours after antigen administration in epicutaneous allergen specific immunotherapy (EPIT) prompted us to investigate whether the topical administration of allergens without patch application could alleviate allergy in pollen-sensitized mice. We evaluated the immunotherapeutic effect of topically administering hydrogel-based Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) loaded with a total extract of <i>Platanus orientalis</i> pollen (Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs) on intact skin.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Mice sensitized to <i>P. orientalis</i> pollen were divided into three groups and treated with Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs: 1) patch with Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs, 2) patch with Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs in combination with hydrogel, and 3) topical application of Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs in combination with hydrogel. The immunotherapeutic effects were evaluated by measuring serum specific and total IgE antibodies, total cell and eosinophil count in nasopharyngeal lavage fluid, cytokines in the supernatants of re-stimulated splenocytes by the total extract, and histological examination of lung and nasal mucosa.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Topical administration of Pla. ext (50 μg)-AuNPs, like patch-based administration, significantly downregulated specific and total IgE and IL-4 production, promoted secretion of IFN-γ and IL-10, markedly reduced the number of inflammatory cells, particularly eosinophils, in nasopharyngeal lavage fluid (<i>p</i> < .05), and inhibited inflammation and pathological damage in lung and nasal mucosa.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results suggest that topical administration of AuNPs loaded with <i>P. orientalis</i> total pollen extract on intact skin could be a potential application for EPIT in the <i>P. orientalis</i> pollen -sensitized mice.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"523-539"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139080526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xin Huang, Yixin Tan, Ruifang Wu, Qianwen Li, Shuaihantian Luo
{"title":"MicroRNA-98-5p Inhibits IFI44L-Mediated Differentiation of Dendritic Cells and Activation of Interferon Pathway in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.","authors":"Xin Huang, Yixin Tan, Ruifang Wu, Qianwen Li, Shuaihantian Luo","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2300346","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2023.2300346","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>MicroRNA-98-5p (miR-98-5p) plays a protective role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases through anti-inflammatory effects, but little is known about its role in Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Our previous study suggested Interferon-inducible 44 like (IFI44L) overexpressed in monocytes which contributes to the pathogenesis of SLE by enhancing the maturation and functions of monocyte-derived dendritic cells (Mo-DCs), and miR-98-5p can regulate the expression of IFI44L. In this study, we identified miR-98-5p lowly expressed in both peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and monocytes of SLE patients along with high expression of IFI44L. IFI44L serves as target gene of miR-98-5p which inhibits differentiation of Mo-DCs and IFI44L-mediated activation of interferon pathway. We further showed that miR-98-5p promotes methylation of the IFI44L promoter to down-regulate its expression in SLE. Our results reveal an important role for miR-98-5p in the IFI44L-mediated immune imbalance of SLE and suggest a potential therapeutic target for SLE in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"475-489"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139416926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brenda Fernanda Hernandez-Nicols, Juan José Robledo-Pulido, Anabell Alvarado-Navarro
{"title":"Etiopathogenesis of Psoriasis: Integration of Proposed Theories.","authors":"Brenda Fernanda Hernandez-Nicols, Juan José Robledo-Pulido, Anabell Alvarado-Navarro","doi":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2302823","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08820139.2024.2302823","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by squamous and erythematous plaques on the skin and the involvement of the immune system. Global prevalence for psoriasis has been reported around 1-3% with a higher incidence in adults and similar proportions between men and women. The risk factors associated with psoriasis are both extrinsic and intrinsic, out of which a polygenic predisposition is a highlight out of the latter. Psoriasis etiology is not yet fully described, but several hypothesis have been proposed: 1) the autoimmunity hypothesis is based on the over-expression of antimicrobial peptides such as LL-37, the proteins ADAMTSL5, K17, and hsp27, or lipids synthesized by the PLA2G4D enzyme, all of which may serve as autoantigens to promote the differentiation of autoreactive lymphocytes T and unleash a chronic inflammatory response; 2) dysbiosis of skin microbiota hypothesis in psoriasis has gained relevance due to the observations of a loss of diversity and the participation of pathogenic bacteria such as <i>Streptococcus</i> spp. or <i>Staphylococcus</i> spp. the fungi <i>Malassezia</i> spp. or <i>Candida spp</i>. and the virus HPV, HCV, or HIV in psoriatic plaques; 3) the oxidative stress hypothesis, the most recent one, describes that the cell injury and the release of proinflammatory mediators and antimicrobial peptides that leads to activate of the Th1/Th17 axis observed in psoriasis is caused by a higher release of reactive oxygen species and the imbalance between oxidant and antioxidant mechanisms. This review aims to describe the mechanisms involved in the three hypotheses on the etiopathogeneses of psoriasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":13387,"journal":{"name":"Immunological Investigations","volume":" ","pages":"348-415"},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139491032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}