Publications by authors named "HaoTing Yen"

Background: Human milk fat globule epidermal growth factor-factor VIII (MFG-E8) functions as a bridging molecule to promote the removal of dying cells by professional phagocytes. -expressed histidine-tagged recombinant human MFG-E8 (rhMFG-E8) is protective in various disease conditions. However, due to improper recombinant protein glycosylation, misfolding and possible antigenicity, -expressed histidine-tagged rhMFG-E8 is unsuitable for human therapy.

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  • In sepsis, a serious condition caused by infections, certain immune cells called macrophages struggle to eat and destroy bacteria, and scientists wanted to understand why.
  • The study found that a protein called eCIRP makes things worse by causing more inflammation and reducing how well macrophages can clear bacteria from the body.
  • By blocking the effects of eCIRP, researchers discovered they could help restore the ability of macrophages to fight off infections, suggesting a new way to treat sepsis.
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Introduction: Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) has important implications in sepsis and inflammation and is a novel receptor for extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (eCIRP). We hypothesize that the inhibition of TREM-1 via its interaction with eCIRP by novel peptide inhibitor M3 or knockout gene will attenuate the inflammation and injury associated with severe hepatic ischemia/reperfusion (I/R).

Methods: Wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 and TREM-1-/- mice underwent 60 min of 70% hepatic ischemia, with 24 h of reperfusion.

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Background: Renal ischemia-reperfusion (renal I/R) injury may lead to acute kidney injury (AKI). After renal I/R, proinflammatory mediators cause immune cell infiltration and further injury. Milk fat globule-epidermal growth factor-factor 8 (MFG-E8) is a protein involved in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions.

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Extracellular cold-inducible RNA-binding protein (eCIRP) is a damage-associated molecular pattern, whose effect on macrophages is not entirely elucidated. Here we identified that eCIRP promotes macrophage endotoxin tolerance. Septic mice had higher serum levels of eCIRP; this was associated with a reduced ex vivo immune response of their splenocytes to LPS.

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Background: Alcohol intake predisposes to infections and sepsis. Alcohol and sepsis inhibit the expression of milk fat globule epidermal growth factor-factor VIII (MFG-E8), a glycoprotein essential for optimal efferocytosis, resulting in the release of proinflammatory molecules and increased sepsis severity. We previously reported that recombinant mouse (rm) MFG-E8 attenuates sepsis-induced organ injury in rats with acute alcohol intoxication.

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Background: Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury, commonly caused by major operation and shock, leads to acute kidney injury and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Cold-inducible ribonucleic acid-binding protein, a cold shock protein, has recently been identified as a damage-associated molecular pattern. We hypothesized that cold-inducible ribonucleic acid-binding protein exacerbates severity of injury in renal ischemia-reperfusion.

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Sepsis is a major healthcare concern, especially in the elderly population. The use of an animal model closely resembling clinical conditions in this population may provide a better prediction in translating bench studies to the bedside. Ghrelin inhibits sympathetic nerve activity and inflammation in young septic animals; however, aged animals become hyporesponsive to ghrelin.

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The proinflammatory response leads to various types of pathologic pathways, including the development of preterm birth. Preterm birth occurs in 12% of deliveries in the United States and causes more than 70% of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The most common cause of spontaneous preterm birth is intrauterine infection in the mother.

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Premature delivery occurs in 12% of all births, accounts for nearly half of neonatal morbidity and is increasing in frequency. Current therapeutic approaches to preterm delivery are ineffective and present serious risks to both the mother and fetus. Although there are multiple factors that contribute to the etiology of preterm birth, the single most common cause is infection.

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Premature delivery occurs in 12% of all births and accounts for nearly half of long-term morbidity. Current therapeutic approaches to preterm delivery are ineffective and present serious risks to both mother and fetus. The single most common cause of preterm birth is infection.

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Preterm birth (PTB), defined as any birth occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, occurs in only 12% of all births, yet accounts for nearly half of long-term neurological morbidity, and 60%-80% of perinatal mortality. The single most common cause of PTB is intrauterine infection. Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide that is both upregulated by inflammatory cytokines and capable of increasing myometrial smooth muscle tone.

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