Neutrophil paralysis in sepsis

JC Alves-Filho, F Spiller, FQ Cunha - Shock, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Sepsis develops when the initial host response is unable to contain the primary infection,
resulting in widespread inflammation and multiple organ dysfunction. The impairment of …

The role of neutrophils in severe sepsis

JC Alves-Filho, A de Freitas, F Spiller, FO Souto… - Shock, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Neutrophils are key effectors of the innate immune response. Reduction of neutrophil
migration to infection sites is associated with a poor outcome in sepsis. We have …

[HTML][HTML] Pyruvate kinase M2: a potential target for regulating inflammation

JC Alves-Filho, EM Pålsson-McDermott - Frontiers in immunology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Pyruvate kinase (PK) is the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the last step of glycolysis. Of
the four PK isoforms expressed in mammalian cells, PKM2 has generated the most interest …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammasomes are activated in response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and are associated with COVID-19 severity in patients

TS Rodrigues, KSG de Sá, AY Ishimoto… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - rupress.org
Severe cases of COVID-19 are characterized by a strong inflammatory process that may
ultimately lead to organ failure and patient death. The NLRP3 inflammasome is a molecular …

Interleukin-33 attenuates sepsis by enhancing neutrophil influx to the site of infection

JC Alves-Filho, F Sônego, FO Souto, A Freitas… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory condition following bacterial infection with a high mortality
rate and limited therapeutic options,. Here we show that interleukin-33 (IL-33) reduces …

Beneficial effects of colchicine for moderate to severe COVID-19: a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinical trial

MI Lopes, LP Bonjorno, MC Giannini, NB Amaral… - RMD open, 2021 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate whether the addition of colchicine to standard treatment for COVID-19
results in better outcomes. Design We present the results of a randomised, double-blinded …

Paclitaxel reduces tumor growth by reprogramming tumor-associated macrophages to an M1 profile in a TLR4-dependent manner

CW Wanderley, DF Colon, JPM Luiz, FF Oliveira… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Paclitaxel is an antineoplastic agent widely used to treat several solid tumor types. The
primary mechanism of action of paclitaxel is based on microtubule stabilization inducing cell …

IL‐33 attenuates EAE by suppressing IL‐17 and IFN‐γ production and inducing alternatively activated macrophages

HR Jiang, M Milovanović, D Allan… - European journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Interleukin (IL)‐33, a member of the IL‐1 cytokine family, is an important modulator of the
immune system associated with several immune‐mediated disorders. High levels of IL‐33 …

Regulation of chemokine receptor by Toll-like receptor 2 is critical to neutrophil migration and resistance to polymicrobial sepsis

JC Alves-Filho, A Freitas, FO Souto… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Patients with sepsis have a marked defect in neutrophil migration. Here we identify a key
role of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in the regulation of neutrophil migration and resistance …

IL-33 induces neutrophil migration in rheumatoid arthritis and is a target of anti-TNF therapy

WA Verri, FO Souto, SM Vieira, SCL Almeida… - Annals of the …, 2010 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives Interleukin 33 (IL-33) is a new member of the IL-1 family of cytokines which
signals via its receptor, ST2 (IL-33R), and has an important role in Th2 and mast cell …