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Fall 2012
Teleosts rely on innate immunity to protect themselves from pathogens. Colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) and its cognate receptor CSF-1R control survival, proliferation, differentiation and function of macrophages. Recently, a novel soluble form of CSF-1R (sCSF-1R) was identified in goldfish....
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Fall 2014
Fungal pathogens are recognized by Dectin-1, a pattern recognition receptor expressed on mammalian innate immune cells. Dectin-1 detects β-glucans, which are polymers of glucose that are a main component of the fungal cell wall. While purified, soluble β-glucans have been used in the clinic as...
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Characterizing the Role of IL-1β in Macrophage Clearance of Citrobacter rodentium Infection
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) are a group of conditions characterized by chronic inflammation and a dysregulated immune response of the gastrointestinal tract. The etiology is unknown; however, research has indicated a complex relationship between environmental stimuli, genetic...
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Effects of macrophages and noggin suppression on the BMP-2-induced osteogenesis of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
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The osteogenic effects of bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) on human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are less profound than expected as compared with rodent cells, and supraphysiological dose of BMP-2 is required to achieve desired clinical outcome. The mechanism for this phenomenon is unclear....
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Spring 2022
The ever-growing market share of electrical transportation and energy storage stations has led to a demand surge for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Despite their popularity in global energy storage market, an efficient, sustainable and green method that can recycle spent LIBs is also in active...
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Examination of the Regulation of Phosphorylation Events in Macrophage Adhesion and Response to Zymosan
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Macrophages play a central role in innate immunity, most notably in tissue repair, phagocytosis of dead or infected cells, secretion of chemokine and cytokines at sites of infection, as well as the activation of other immune cells. These roles are highly dependent on their capacity to migrate...
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Exploring the Role of ADAM17 in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and Macrophages Within the Atherosclerotic Plaque
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Atherosclerosis, characterized by arterial fat deposits, is the root cause of many cardiovascular diseases. Plaque deposition results from a series of events initiated by elevated plasma cholesterol, inflammation of the arterial wall, cholesterol uptake, macrophage-derived foam cell formation,...
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Inhalable nanoparticles in lung cancer treatment; efficacy, safety, distribution and nanoparticle-macrophage interactions
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In 2002, lung cancer was responsible for 17.6% of the total worldwide deaths from cancer. Beyond the three traditional forms of cancer treatment, surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, targeted drug delivery therapy has shown to be a potential treatment option. The design of a successful...