Heterogeneity of microglial activation in the innate immune response in the brain

CA Colton - Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology, 2009 - Springer
The immune response in the brain has been widely investigated and while many studies
have focused on the proinflammatory cytotoxic response, the brain's innate immune system …

Assessing activation states in microglia

CA Colton, DM Wilcock - … Formerly Current Drug Targets-CNS & …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Since the original identification of microglia as a principal player in the brain's innate
immune response, microglial activation has been widely studied. Recent studies suggest …

The transcription factor Myc controls metabolic reprogramming upon T lymphocyte activation

R Wang, CP Dillon, LZ Shi, S Milasta, R Carter… - Immunity, 2011 - cell.com
To fulfill the bioenergetic and biosynthetic demand of proliferation, T cells reprogram their
metabolic pathways from fatty acid β-oxidation and pyruvate oxidation via the TCA cycle to …

[HTML][HTML] Apc tumor suppressor gene is the “zonation-keeper” of mouse liver

S Benhamouche, T Decaens, C Godard, R Chambrey… - Developmental cell, 2006 - cell.com
The molecular mechanisms by which liver genes are differentially expressed along a
portocentral axis, allowing for metabolic zonation, are poorly understood. We provide here …

Arginine and citrulline and the immune response in sepsis

KAP Wijnands, TMR Castermans, MPJ Hommen… - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Arginine, a semi-essential amino acid is an important initiator of the immune response.
Arginine serves as a precursor in several metabolic pathways in different organs. In the …

Arginase as a potential biomarker of disease progression: a molecular imaging perspective

G S. Clemente, A van Waarde, I F. Antunes… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Arginase is a widely known enzyme of the urea cycle that catalyzes the hydrolysis of L-
arginine to L-ornithine and urea. The action of arginase goes beyond the boundaries of …

Arginine de novo and nitric oxide production in disease states

YC Luiking, GAM Ten Have… - American Journal of …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Arginine is derived from dietary protein intake, body protein breakdown, or endogenous de
novo arginine production. The latter may be linked to the availability of citrulline, which is the …

Serum exosomes mediate delivery of arginase 1 as a novel mechanism for endothelial dysfunction in diabetes

H Zhang, J Liu, D Qu, LI Wang… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Exosomes, abundant in blood, deliver various molecules to recipient cells. Endothelial cells
are directly exposed to circulating substances. However, how endothelial cells respond to …

L-arginine enhances cell proliferation and reduces apoptosis in human endometrial RL95-2 cells

JM Greene, JM Feugang, KE Pfeiffer, JV Stokes… - Reproductive Biology …, 2013 - Springer
Background L-arginine is considered to be one of the most versatile amino acids due to the
fact that it serves as a precursor for many important molecules in cellular physiology. When …

Arginases I and II: do their functions overlap?

SD Cederbaum, H Yu, WW Grody, RM Kern… - Molecular genetics and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Arginase, often perceived solely as the last of the now six enzymes of the urea cycle, exists
in two forms and has a broad tissue distribution. A cytosolic form, AI, is highly expressed in …