BACKGROUND During the first line defense of an infected host, circulating neutrophils invade the inflamed tissue, whereas mature neutrophils from the bone marrow pool migrate into the blood circulation and from there reinforce tissue infiltration. The CXC chemokine CXCL8, also know as interleukin-8, is a potent attractant of neutrophils. Recently, we discovered a new natural post-translational ...

We report in this paper that glycophorin C (GPC) is the receptor for PfEBP-2 (baebl, EBA-140), the newly identified erythrocyte binding ligand of Plasmodium falciparum. PfEBP-2 is a member of the Duffy binding-like erythrocyte binding protein (DBL-EBP) family. Although several reports have been published characterizing PfEBP-2, the identity of its erythrocytic receptor was still unknown. Using ...

Erythrocytes infected with mature forms of Plasmodium falciparum do not circulate but are withdrawn from the peripheral circulation; they are bound to the endothelial lining and to uninfected erythrocytes in the microvasculature. Blockage of the blood flow, hampered oxygen delivery, and severe malaria may follow if binding is excessive. The NH(2)-terminal head structure (Duffy binding-like doma...

Generation of Cross-Protective Antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum Sequestration by Immunization with an Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1–Duffy Binding-Like 1 Domain † Kirsten Moll, Fredrik Pettersson, Anna M. Vogt, Cathrine Jonsson, Niloofar Rasti, Sanjay Ahuja, Mats Spångberg, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, David E. Arnot, Mats Wahlgren, and Qijun Chen* Microbiology and Tumorbiology Center, Kar...

Red cell transfusions are associated with the development of acute lung injury in the critically ill. Recent evidence suggests that storage induced alterations of the red blood cell (RBC) collectively termed the "storage lesion" may be linked with adverse biologic consequences. Using a 2-event model of systemic endotoxemia followed by a secondary challenge of RBC transfusion, we investigated wh...

background: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disorder with a prevalence rate of 0.2% in the general population. it comes from mutations in sarcomeric proteins. cardiac myosin-binding protein c3 is one of the critical genes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (hcm) and sudden cardiac death, accounting for about 20% of hcm-causing mutations. genetic testing is recommended in patients with hcm....

background: serum levels of lipocalin 2 (lcn 2) and retinol-binding protein-4 (rbp 4), increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm). we sought to determine whether serum lcn 2 and rbp 4 change after an intervention with omega-3 fatty acids supplementation in diabetic patients. methods: forty-five type 2 diabetic patients from iranian diabetic association in tehran, iran in 2013 were randomly rec...