Hypertension: a new treatment for an old disease? Targeting the immune system

GF Bomfim, SBA Cau, AS Bruno… - British Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Arterial hypertension represents a serious public health problem, being a major cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. The availability of many antihypertensive therapeutic …

Dendritic cells treated with exogenous indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase maintain an immature phenotype and suppress antigen-specific T cell proliferation

E Bracho-Sanchez, A Hassanzadeh, MA Brusko… - Journal of immunology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase (IDO), an intracellular enzyme responsible for
catalyzing the rate limiting step of tryptophan catabolism, plays a critical role in immune cell …

Inflammatory diseases of the gut

M Rohr, CA Narasimhulu, D Sharma… - Journal of medicinal …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are
chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal tract whose prevalence has been …

Cell membrane bioconjugation and membrane-derived nanomaterials for immunotherapy

PY Li, Z Fan, H Cheng - Bioconjugate chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Cell membrane engineering, including live cell membrane bioconjugation and cell
membrane-derived nanomaterials is a highly promising strategy to modulate immune …

[HTML][HTML] AIM2 as a putative target in acute kidney graft rejection

N Franchon Marques Tejada, JV Ziroldo Lopes… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acute rejection (AR) is a process triggered via the recognition of grafted organ-derived
antigens by the immune system, which could present as a life-threatening condition. In the …

Gallic acid: A promising genoprotective and hepatoprotective bioactive compound against cyclophosphamide induced toxicity in mice

S Shruthi, KB Shenoy - Environmental toxicology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is a potent chemotherapeutic agent and is also known to interact
with specific biological molecules and produce numerous side effects such as genotoxicity …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic analysis uncovers novel synergistic mechanisms in combination therapy for lupus nephritis

J Fu, Z Wang, K Lee, C Wei, Z Liu, M Zhang, M Zhou… - Kidney international, 2018 - Elsevier
A recent clinical study showed that combination therapy consisting of mycophenolate
mofetil, tacrolimus and steroids was shown to be more effective in achieving complete …

[HTML][HTML] The Role of the Oral Immune System in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis-Facilitated Invasion and Dissemination of Staphylococcus aureus

R Pasman, BP Krom, SAJ Zaat, S Brul - Frontiers in oral health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus account for most invasive fungal and
bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs), respectively. However, the initial point of invasion …

Current pharmacotherapeutic options for myasthenia gravis

C Barnett, R Tabasinejad, V Bril - Expert Opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Novel options for immune-based therapy in myasthenia gravis are improving
the therapeutic outlook for patients. Multiple clinical trials on immunomodulation …

Prognostic factors for unfavourable outcomes of patients with spinal tuberculosis in a country with an intermediate tuberculosis burden: a multicentre cohort study

JH Kim, JY Ahn, SJ Jeong, NS Ku, JY Choi… - The bone & joint …, 2019 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Spinal tuberculosis (TB) remains an important concern. Although spinal TB often has
sequelae such as myelopathy after treatment, the predictive factors affecting such …