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Neuroimmunochemistry: A Short Review | Chapter 2 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 14

Neuroimmunochemistry is a difficult field to master. Understanding the role of immune cells and manipulating them to improve neurodegenerative disease outcomes will be epigenetic medicine's defining feature. The use of an immunologic strategy to investigate in-depth neural immunological interactions in order to combat neurodegenerative diseases such as brain stroke, tumours, Alzheimer's disease, and multiple sclerosis indicates a promising path to drug development. Immune-related neurological phenomena include the reward system and the circadian rhythm. The discovery of the relationship between immune cells and the central nervous system will lead to the creation of cutting-edge therapeutic treatments. The review focuses on figuring out how our immune cells communicate with each other. Author (S) Details Hanjabam Joykishan Sharma Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India. Khuraijam Mrinalini Devi Department. of Biochemistry, Manipur University, India. View Book ...

The Inflammasomes: Revamping Periodontal Pathogenesis | Chapter 3 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 7

The discovery of inflammasomes, which are thought to govern the host immuno-inflammatory responses, has baffled the medical community recently. They are thought to serve a variety of purposes throughout the process, many of which are still unknown. Certain sensor proteins have been found to be essential for the assembly of inflammasomes in response to microbial components known as PAMPs (pathogen associated molecular patterns) or endogenous chemicals known as DAMPs (damage associated molecular patterns). Inflammasomes have been shown to activate in two phases in the majority of cases. Furthermore, according to study, this involves a variety of sensor protein families that have a role in the development of a variety of diseases, including periodontal disease, via a variety of pathways. As a result, this piece of information allows us to go deeper and look for novel targets to modify host responses to microbial challenges. Author (S) Details Nazreen Ansari Department of Periodontic...

The Role of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) in Recognition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Lung Epithelial Cells: Detailed Study | Chapter 6 | Current Research Trends in Biological Science Vol. 1

Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) plays an important role in chloride and thiocyanate ion homeostasis in human epithelial surfaces. Deletion of phenylalanine at position 508 (Δ508) leads to cystic fibrosis and dysregulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Pseudomonas aeruginosa gains predominance, contributing over 80% of the lung bacteria in adults with CF and this strongly correlates with the decline of pulmonary function and mortality. The research aimed at understanding the role of CFTR in response to P. aeruginosa, (the most common pathogen that colonises the airways of Cystic Fibrosis patients), with the objectives of evaluating the relative expression of epithelial and inflammatory cytokines (IL-17C and IL-6) in five (Calu3, CFBE41o, CFBE41o wt, Calu3 altered and Calu3 knockout) human bronchial epithelial cell lines after two hours of infection with P. aeruginosa using Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR). It was found that Calu3 and Calu3 altered, treated ...