CD44 suppresses TLR-mediated inflammation

H Kawana, H Karaki, M Higashi, M Miyazaki… - The Journal of …, 2008 - journals.aai.org
The cell adhesion molecule CD44, which is the major hyaluronan receptor, has been
implicated in the binding, endocytosis, and metabolism of hyaluronan. Previous studies …

Differential use of chondroitin sulfate to regulate hyaluronan binding by receptor CD44 in inflammatory and interleukin 4-activated macrophages

B Ruffell, GFT Poon, SSM Lee, KL Brown… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
CD44 is a cell surface receptor for the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan hyaluronan
and is involved in processes ranging from leukocyte recruitment to wound healing. In the …

Role of CD44 in regulating TLR2 activation of human macrophages and downstream expression of proinflammatory cytokines

M Qadri, S Almadani, GD Jay… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a low-grade chronic inflammatory joint disease. Innate immunity
contributes to OA progression, mediated by TLR2 and TLR4. We evaluated the role of …

A crucial role for CD44 in inflammation

E Puré, CA Cuff - Trends in molecular medicine, 2001 - cell.com
Current therapies for chronic inflammatory diseases typically act through the nonspecific
downregulation of immune cell activation. However, it is becoming increasingly evident that …

CD44 is a negative regulator of acute pulmonary inflammation and lipopolysaccharide-TLR signaling in mouse macrophages

J Liang, D Jiang, J Griffith, S Yu, J Fan… - The Journal of …, 2007 - journals.aai.org
CD44 is a transmembrane adhesion molecule and hemopoietic CD44 has an essential role
in hyaluronan clearance and resolution of noninfectious lung injury. In this study, we …

CD44 differentially activates mouse NK T cells and conventional T cells

J Larkin, GJ Renukaradhya, V Sriram, W Du… - The Journal of …, 2006 - journals.aai.org
Abstract NK T (NKT) cells are an important component of the innate immune system and
recognize the MHC class I-like CD1d molecule. NKT cells possess significant …

Tumor necrosis factor-α induces functionally active hyaluronan-adhesive CD44 by activating sialidase through p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in …

K Gee, M Kozlowski, A Kumar - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003 - ASBMB
Interaction of CD44, an adhesion molecule, with its ligand, hyaluronan (HA), in monocytic
cells plays a critical role in cell migration, inflammation, and immune responses. Most cell …

CD44 signaling through p56lck involves lateral association with CD4 in human CD4+ T cells

U Dianzani, M Bragardo, A Tosti… - International …, 1999 - academic.oup.com
CD44 is a family of mucin-like membrane proteins generated by alternative splicing of
several exons, and participate in T cell adhesion and activation. CD44-mediated signaling …

CD44 and its role in inflammation and inflammatory diseases

P Johnson, B Ruffell - … & Allergy-Drug Targets (Formerly Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
The cell adhesion molecule CD44 is expressed on the majority of immune cells and is
responsible for mediating adhesion to the extracellular matrix glycosaminoglycan …

CD44 plays a co-stimulatory role in murine T cell activation: ligation of CD44 selectively co-stimulates IL-2 production, but not proliferation in TCR-stimulated murine …

F Sommer, M Huber, M Röllinghoff… - International …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
The murine CD44 receptor family is thought to be involved in a variety of lymphocyte
functions, including lymphopoesis, lymphocyte homing and cell migration. Herein, we show …