Article
Cell Biology
Jiao Liu, Yang Liu, Yuan Wang, Rui Kang, Daolin Tang
Summary: This study found that cuproptotic cells release HMGB1 to initiate inflammation. Mechanistically, copper accumulation-induced ATP depletion activates AMPK to promote HMGB1 phosphorylation, resulting in increased release. Inhibiting AMPK activation reduces cuproptosis and HMGB1 release. Cuproptotic cells deficient in HMGB1 show reduced production of inflammatory cytokines. Thus, HMGB1 is a key mediator of sterile inflammation initiated by cuproptosis.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Christine Gaboriaud, Marie Lorvellec, Veronique Rossi, Chantal Dumestre-Perard, Nicole M. Thielens
Summary: Our immune system responds to infectious and tissue damage signals, with the complement system and HMGB1 playing important roles. These systems involve molecular cascades and amplification loops, initially acting as alarm systems but eventually contributing to inflammation resolution and homeostasis. However, when these defense systems go out of control, they can cause serious cellular and tissue damage. The interaction between complement and HMGB1 pathways, as well as their traditional and non-canonical roles, functioning, and impact in different systems are described.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Immunology
Bo Li, Xin Peng, He Li, Fei Chen, Yuxia Chen, Yingqian Zhang, Kai Le
Summary: HMGB1 is a protein that plays a regulatory role in both the cell nucleus and extracellular space, with significant clinical and scientific significance in the field of pediatrics, potentially serving as a diagnostic biomarker and therapeutic target for pediatric diseases.
IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE
(2021)
Review
Immunology
Marko Sternak, Anton Glasnovic, Paula Josic, Dominik Romic, Srecko Gajovic
Summary: This study analyzed the effect of splenectomy as a preclinical intervention in murine models of ischemic stroke. The results showed that splenectomy reduced the ischemic lesion volumes and improved neurological deficit scores. Despite limitations related to bias, study heterogeneity, and potential publication bias, this meta-analysis suggests that the spleen and its functional cell populations are promising targets for the therapeutic modulation of post-stroke inflammation.
JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Huan Yang, Qiong Zeng, Harold A. Silverman, Manojkumar Gunasekaran, Sam J. George, Alex Devarajan, Meghan E. Addorisio, Jianhua Li, Tea Tsaava, Vivek Shah, Timothy R. Billiar, Haichao Wang, Michael Brines, Ulf Andersson, Valentin A. Pavlov, Eric H. Chang, Sangeeta S. Chavan, Kevin J. Tracey
Summary: Inflammation is initiated by molecular signatures of microbes and tissue injury, triggering the body's defensive response. Neuronal synthesis of HMGB1 is an important mediator of inflammation, with the release of HMGB1 by nociceptors playing a role in neurogenic inflammation.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Dmitry V. Sverchinsky, Bashar A. Alhasan, Marina A. Mikeladze, Vladimir F. Lazarev, Liubov S. Kuznetcova, Alisa V. Morshneva, Alina D. Nikotina, Amr Ziewanah, Lidia V. Koludarova, Tatiana Y. Starkova, Boris A. Margulis, Irina V. Guzhova
Summary: Cancer recurrence is regulated by factors such as heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) signaling. The abundance of Hsp70-HMGB1 complex in the extracellular matrix may serve as a novel marker of cancer relapse state, and targeting this complex could be a promising treatment for cancers with a high risk of recurrence.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jose Galaz, Roberto Romero, Marcia Arenas-Hernandez, Marcelo Farias-Jofre, Kenichiro Motomura, Zhenjie Liu, Naoki Kawahara, Catherine Demery-Poulos, Tzu Ning Liu, Justin Padron, Bogdan Panaitescu, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez
Summary: Clarithromycin prevents preterm birth and improves neonatal survival in a mouse model of sterile intra-amniotic inflammation, demonstrating its potential as a therapeutic intervention for women with this condition.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Alexander Moeller, Saskia-Larissa Jauch-Speer, Shrey Gandhi, Thomas Vogl, Johannes Roth, Olesja Fehler
Summary: The S100A8/A9 heterocomplex is a widely expressed damage-associated molecular pattern, and it interacts with various receptors including TLR4, RAGE, CD33, CD68, CD69, and CD147. However, the exact mode of action and which receptors are involved in the inflammatory response of myeloid immune cells are still unclear. In this study, the authors used CRISPR/Cas9 to delete CD33, CD68, CD69, and CD147 in ER-Hoxb8 monocytes and compared their response to S100A8 and S100A9 with TLR4 knockout monocytes. The results showed that TLR4 is the dominant receptor for the S100-induced inflammatory activation of monocytes.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Silvia Fischer, Emil Nasyrov, Monika Brosien, Klaus T. Preissner, Hugo H. Marti, Reiner Kunze
Summary: This study demonstrates that eRNA can sensitize astrocytes to pro-inflammatory activation, deepening our understanding of immune responses in cerebral ischemia. By inhibiting different pathways and signaling mechanisms, eRNA-induced pro-inflammatory activation of astrocytes can be intervened. The findings provide new insights for the treatment of inflammatory brain pathologies.
JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Conelius Ngwa, Abdullah Al Mamun, Shaohua Qi, Romana Sharmeen, Maria P. Blasco Conesa, Bhanu P. Ganesh, Bharti Manwani, Fudong Liu
Summary: This study investigated the role of interferon regulatory factor 4 (IRF4) and IRF5 in microglia and monocytes in cerebral ischemia. The findings suggest that the central IRF4/5 signaling pathway plays a critical role in cerebral ischemia and can affect microglial activation and stroke outcomes.
TRANSLATIONAL STROKE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Erick J. Rodriguez-Palma, Isabel Velazquez-Lagunas, Ana Belen Salinas-Abarca, Guadalupe C. Vidal-Cantu, Maria J. Escoto-Rosales, Gabriela Castaneda-Corral, Alonso Fernandez-Guasti, Vinicio Granados-Soto
Summary: Chronic stress can trigger behavioral disorders such as nociceptive hypersensitivity and anxiety, but the mechanisms behind these disorders are not fully understood. This study investigated the role of HMGB1 and TLR4 in chronic stress-induced nociceptive hypersensitivity. The results showed that chronic stress induced tactile allodynia, anxiety-like behaviors, and activation of spinal microglia. HMGB1 and TLR4 expression was increased in the dorsal root ganglion. Blocking HMGB1 and TLR4 reduced nociceptive hypersensitivity and anxiety-like behaviors induced by chronic stress. TLR4 deletion diminished chronic stress-induced tactile allodynia in both male and female mice. The findings suggest that TLR4 could be a potential target for treating nociceptive hypersensitivity associated with chronic pain.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Jiao Liu, Shan Zhu, Ling Zeng, Jingbo Li, Daniel J. Klionsky, Guido Kroemer, Jianxin Jiang, Daolin Tang, Rui Kang
Summary: This study reveals that the proteoglycan decorin (DCN) serves as an alarm signal during ferroptosis, triggering immune responses through the DCN-AGER axis to induce pro-inflammatory cytokines. Inhibition of the DCN-AGER axis protects against ferroptotic death-related acute pancreatitis and limits the tumor-protective immune response induced by ferroptotic cancer cells. Thus, DCN is shown to be a crucial mediator of the inflammatory and immune consequences of ferroptosis.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Matej Kranjc, Tamara Polajzer, Vitalij Novickij, Damijan Miklavcic
Summary: High-Intensity Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (HI-PEMF) treatment, a noninvasive technique, has shown potential for transferring genetic materials and activating immune response through remote induction of electric field. This study investigates the release of DAMP molecules after HI-PEMF treatment and suggests minimal activation of immune response.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Rikke B. Hansen, Cathrine C. H. Laursen, Niala Nawaz, Jonna S. Madsen, Helle H. Nielsen, Christina Kruuse, Arne Moller, Matilda Degn, Kate L. Lambertsen
Summary: Plasma levels of TNFR1 and TNFR2 are significantly elevated in patients with ischemic stroke, but show no correlation with patient outcome measurements. After ischemic stroke, patients had decreased populations of non-classical monocytes and neutrophils expressing TNFR1, increased neutrophils expressing TNFR2, and decreased non-classical populations co-expressing both TNFR1 and TNFR2.
Review
Immunology
Sara Siskind, Max Brenner, Ping Wang
Summary: TREM-1, an upregulated pattern recognition receptor in inflammatory diseases, can amplify immune responses. The excessive activation of TREM-1 and increased levels of circulating sTREM-1 have been found to be associated with increased mortality in sepsis patients. Therefore, targeting TREM-1 could be a promising strategy for sepsis treatment.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
M. Suesse, M. Hannich, A. Petersmann, S. Zylla, M. Pietzner, M. Nauck, A. Dressel
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2018)
Article
Neurosciences
Dannielle Zierath, Patricia Tanzi, Dean Shibata, Kyra J. Becker
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
(2018)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Cora H. Ormseth, Guido J. Falcone, Sara D. Jasak, David M. Mampre, Audrey C. Leasure, Laura C. Miyares, David Y. Hwang, Michael L. James, Fernando D. Testai, Kyra J. Becker, David L. Tirschwell, Carl D. Langefeld, Daniel Woo, Kevin N. Sheth
NEUROCRITICAL CARE
(2018)
Editorial Material
Clinical Neurology
Julie Bernhardt, Richard D. Zorowitz, Kyra J. Becker, Emanuela Keller, Gustavo Saposnik, Daniel Strbian, Martin Dichgans, Daniel Woo, Mathew Reeves, Amanda Thrift, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Jean Marc Olivot, Mayank Goyal, Laurent Pierot, Derrick A. Bennett, George Howard, Gary A. Ford, Larry B. Goldstein, Anna M. Planas, Midori A. Yenari, Steven M. Greenberg, Leonardo Pantoni, Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, Michael Tymianski
Article
Clinical Neurology
William J. Powers, Alejandro A. Rabinstein, Teri Ackerson, Opeolu M. Adeoye, Nicholas C. Bambakidis, Kyra Becker, Jose Biller, Michael Brown, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Brian Hoh, Edward C. Jauch, Chelsea S. Kidwell, Thabele M. Leslie-Mazwi, Bruce Ovbiagele, Phillip A. Scott, Kevin N. Sheth, Andrew M. Southerland, Deborah V. Summers, David L. Tirschwell
Article
Neurosciences
Dannielle Zierath, Theresa Olmstead, Astiana Stults, Angela Shen, Allison Kunze, Kyra J. Becker
JOURNAL OF STROKE & CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES
(2018)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Marie Suesse, Malte Johannes Hannich, Christine Holbe, Johanna Ruhnau, Bettina von Sarnowski, Alexander Dressel
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2019)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Antje Vogelgesang, Grazyna Domanska, Johanna Ruhnau, Alexander Dressel, Michael Kirsch, Juliane Schulze
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sylvia Stracke, Sandra Lange, Sarah Bornmann, Holger Kock, Lara Schulze, Johanna Klinger-Koenig, Susanne Boehm, Antje Vogelgesang, Felix von Podewils, Agnes Foeel, Stefan Gross, Katrin Wenzel, Gerd Wallukat, Harald Pruess, Alexander Dressel, Rudolf Kunze, Hans J. Grabe, Soenke Langner, Marcus Doerr
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Article
Cell Biology
Malte Johannes Hannich, Alexander Dressel, Kathrin Budde, Astrid Petersmann, Matthias Nauck, Marie Suesse
Summary: In this study, researchers investigated the synthesis of intrathecal FLC-k in cerebrospinal fluid samples from 296 patients. They found that FLC-k synthesis can occur independently of the antibody class produced, and can help distinguish between an inflammatory process and blood contamination. This suggests that additional determination of FLC-k in quotient diagrams may aid in clinical diagnostics.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Juliane Schulze, Juliane Gellrich, Michael Kirsch, Alexander Dressel, Antje Vogelgesang
Summary: The experiment demonstrates antigen-specific activation of T lymphocytes infiltrating ischemic brain lesions after stroke. Activated T lymphocytes in the brain show high expression of inhibitory PD-1 and low expression of CD25, indicating immunosuppressive mechanisms.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Malte Johannes Hannich, Mohammed R. Abdullah, Kathrin Budde, Astrid Petersmann, Matthias Nauck, Alexander Dressel, Marie Suesse
Summary: This cohort study aimed to investigate whether further analysis of intrathecal inflammation can be omitted if the free light chain kappa (FLC kappa) quotient is within the reference range in the corresponding quotient diagram. The results showed that using FLC kappa-IF as a first line analysis can significantly reduce the workload of detecting immune responses in cerebrospinal fluid with high negative predictive value.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Matthias Grothe, Michael Opolka, Julia Berneiser, Alexander Dressel
Summary: This study compared two social cognition tests in multiple sclerosis patients and found that emotion recognition had better accuracy compared to theory of mind. Cognitive factors were associated with both social cognition tasks, with emotion recognition being more influenced. However, no relationship was found between social cognition and quality of life.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
Cora H. Ormseth, Guido J. Falcone, Sara D. Jasak, David M. Mampre, Audrey C. Leasure, Laura C. Miyares, David Y. Hwang, Michael L. James, Fernando D. Testai, Kyra J. Becker, David L. Tirschwell, Carl D. Langefeld, Daniel Woo, Kevin N. Sheth
Article
Anesthesiology
Umeshkumar Athiraman, Ali Sultan-Qurraie, Bala Nair, David L. Tirschwell, Basavaraj Ghodke, Adam D. Havenon, Danial K. Hallam, Louis J. Kim, Kyra J. Becker, Deepak Sharma
JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGICAL ANESTHESIOLOGY
(2018)