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A Microphysiological System to Study Leukocyte-Endothelial Cell Interaction during Inflammation
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2021
In this protocol, a biomimetic microfluid assay, which can reproduce a physiologically relevant microvascular environment and reproduce the entire leukocyte adhesion/migration cascade, is employed to study leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in inflammatory disease.
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Inflammation
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2019
Overview In response to tissue injury and infection, mast cells initiate inflammation. Mast cells release chemicals that increase the permeability of adjacent blood capillaries and attract additional immune cells to the wound or site of infection. Neutrophils are phagocytic leukocytes that exit the bloodstream and engulf invading microbes. Blood clotting platelets seal the wound and fibers create a scaffold for wound healing. Macrophages engulf aging neutrophils to end the acute inflammatory...
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Intra-tracheal Administration of Haemophilus influenzae in Mouse Models to Study Airway Inflammation
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2016
We demonstrate the procedure for intra-tracheal inoculation of Haemophilus influenzae into the lower respiratory tracts of mice. This is a very useful tool to study signaling pathways that regulate airway inflammation in mouse models.
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In vivo Imaging Method to Distinguish Acute and Chronic Inflammation
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2013
We describe a non-invasive imaging method for distinguishing inflammatory stages. Systemic delivery of luminol reveals areas of acute inflammation dependent upon MPO activity in neutrophils. In contrast, injection of lucigenin allows for visualization of chronic inflammation dependent upon Phox activity in macrophages.
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Th17 Inflammation Model of Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in Immunodeficient Mice
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2015
Although Candida infection models are available to study host immune resistance, a model to study T cell mediated immunopathology in the context of Candida infection is absent. Here we describe a method to establish Th17 immunopathology associated with oral Candida infection in immunodeficient mice.
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The process can be examined as a linked sequence: damaged cells and immune sensors initiate signals, cytokines communicate the response, blood vessels change their permeability, and leukocytes move toward affected tissue. Studying these steps together helps investigators determine where regulation succeeds or fails, connecting an initiating stimulus with later effects on tissue function, healing, or pathology.
Immune sensors detect harmful stimuli or cellular damage and help initiate signaling, while cytokines transmit instructions that shape the local response. Their activity therefore connects detection with vascular changes and leukocyte recruitment. Examining this connection can clarify how protective responses are coordinated and how excessive signaling may contribute to disease or interfere with restoration of tissue function.
A regulated response can support recovery after infection or injury, whereas excessive or persistent activity can become associated with disease. Inflammation Study compares these outcomes by examining signal regulation, tissue effects, and the duration of the response. This distinction is medically important because the same protective mechanisms that aid healing may contribute to pathology when they are not appropriately controlled.
Researchers should interpret inflammatory markers in relation to the biological events they represent, including immune activation, vascular changes, leukocyte recruitment, and altered tissue function. Measurements can support diagnosis and disease monitoring, but their greatest value comes from connecting marker patterns with the underlying inflammatory process. This approach also helps evaluate whether a treatment changes disease-related activity over time.
In medicine, inflammatory measurements and mechanistic analysis can help characterize conditions associated with infection, traumatic injury, arthritis, asthma, and inflammatory bowel disease. The information may support diagnosis by indicating inflammatory activity and may assist monitoring by showing how that activity changes. Interpreting these findings alongside tissue effects helps distinguish disease progression from recovery-related responses.
Mapping the response from immune sensing through cytokine signaling, vascular permeability, leukocyte recruitment, and tissue outcomes identifies processes that may be regulated therapeutically. Researchers can then use inflammatory measurements to assess whether an intervention changes disease-related activity or supports recovery. This combination of mechanism and monitoring helps connect treatment development with clinically relevant outcomes in inflammatory disorders.