Structure and function of Toll/interleukin-1 receptor/resistance protein (TIR) domains

T Ve, SJ Williams, B Kobe - Apoptosis, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The Toll/interleukin-1 receptor/resistance protein (TIR) domain is a protein–protein
interaction domain consisting of 125–200 residues, widely distributed in animals, plants and …

Intestinal microbiota and ulcerative colitis

T Ohkusa, S Koido - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a close relationship between the human host and the intestinal microbiota, which is
an assortment of microorganisms, protecting the intestine against colonization by …

Angiotensin II-induced hypertensive renal inflammation is mediated through HMGB1-TLR4 signaling in rat tubulo-epithelial cells

AR Nair, PJ Ebenezer, Y Saini, J Francis - Experimental cell research, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Angiotensin II is a vaso-constrictive peptide that regulates blood
pressure homeostasis. Even though the inflammatory effects of AngII in renal …

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus-encoded replication and transcription activator impairs innate immunity via ubiquitin-mediated degradation of myeloid …

Q Zhao, D Liang, R Sun, B Jia, T Xia, H Xiao… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a human gammaherpesvirus with latent
and lytic reactivation cycles. The mechanism by which KSHV evades the innate immune …

Turmerone enriched standardized Curcuma longa extract alleviates LPS induced inflammation and cytokine production by regulating TLR4–IRAK1–ROS–MAPK …

M Rana, SS Reddy, P Maurya, V Singh… - Journal of Functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the present study turmerone enriched curcuma oil (C. oil) obtained from Curcuma longa L.
was evaluated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced inflammation in THP-1 human …

Effect of Helicobacter pylori Eradication on TLR2 and TLR4 Expression in Patients with Gastric Lesions

ACT Cadamuro, AFT Rossi… - Mediators of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) is recognized by TLR4 and TLR2 receptors, which trigger
the activation of genes involved in the host immune response. Thus, we evaluated the effect …

Identification, expression pattern and functional characterization of As-MyD88 in bacteria challenge and during different developmental stages of Artemia sinica

T Qin, X Zhao, H Luan, H Ba, L Yang, Z Li, L Hou… - Developmental & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MYD88), a key adapter protein in Toll-like receptor
signaling, affects the immune response and the formation of the dorsal–ventral axis. Here …

Extracellular signal-regulated kinase mitogen-activated protein kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling are required for lipopolysaccharide-mediated …

Z Wang, F Ma, J Wang, Z Zhou, B Liu, X He, L Fu… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Odontoblasts play an important role in post-developmental control of
mineralization in response to external stimuli in the tooth. The present study investigated …

Association Between TRAF6 Gene Polymorphisms and Susceptibility of Ischemic Stroke in Southern Chinese Han Population

L Su, Z Chen, Y Yan, B Liang, J Xie, Q Chen… - Journal of Molecular …, 2015 - Springer
The tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6) gene encodes a protein that
acts downstream of the Toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway. TLRs activate inflammatory …

Bioactive polysaccharides of vegetable and microbial origins: An overview

G Tommonaro, A Poli, P Di Donato… - … of Polymers for …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Natural products play a dominant role in the discovery of leads to develop drugs for the
treatment of human diseases. In recent years, some bioactive polysaccharides isolated from …