Publications by authors named "Hemanth Ramaprakash"

IL-33 and its soluble receptor and cell-associated receptor (ST2L) are all increased in clinical and experimental asthma. The present study addressed the hypothesis that ST2L impairs the therapeutic effects of CpG in a fungal model of asthma. C57BL/6 mice were sensitized to Aspergillus fumigatus and challenged via i.

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Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) expression is increased during pulmonary fungal infection suggesting that this receptor might be involved in anti-fungal immune responses. To address the role of TREM-1 in a murine model of fungal allergic airway disease, A. fumigatus-sensitized CBA/J mice received by intratracheal injection a mixture of live A.

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Background: CpG administration abolishes airway inflammation and remodeling in acute models of allergic airway disease.

Methods: Herein, we investigated the therapeutic effect of CpG in a chronic fungal model of asthma. TLR9+/+ and TLR9-/- mice were sensitized to soluble Aspergillus fumigatus antigens and challenged with live A.

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The role of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in antifungal responses in the immunodeficient and allergic host is unclear. We investigated the role of TLR9 in murine models of invasive aspergillosis and fungal asthma. Neutrophil-depleted TLR9 wild-type (TLR9(+/+)) and TLR9-deficient (TLR9(-/-)) mice were challenged with resting or swollen Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and monitored for survival and lung inflammatory responses.

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Nestin-Cre mice are widely used to generate gene deletions in the developing brain. Surprisingly, fewNestin-Cre lines have been characterized for their temporal and brain region-specific recombination. In addition, some Nestin-Cre lines express Cre outside the central nervous system, making it difficult to choose appropriate lines for targeting genes with brain region-restricted expression.

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