Calprotectin, a heterodimer of S100A8 and S100A9, is an abundant neutrophil protein that possesses antimicrobial activity primarily because of its ability to chelate zinc and manganese. In the current study, we showed that neutrophils from calprotectin-deficient S100A9(-/-) mice have an impaired ability to inhibit Aspergillus fumigatus hyphal growth in vitro and in infected corneas in a murine ...

Atherosclerosis is mediated by local and systematic inflammation. The multiligand receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) has been studied in animals and humans and is an important mediator of inflammation and atherosclerosis. This review focuses on S100/calgranulin proteins (S100A8, S100A9, and S100A12) and their receptor RAGE in mediating vascular inflammation. Mice lack the gene ...

The protein S100A9 plays a key role in the control of inflammatory response. The C-terminus of the murine S100A9 protein (mS100A9p) downregulates the spreading and phagocytic activity of adherent peritoneal cells. Murine peritoneal cells are constituted by macrophages and B-1 cells, and the latter exert an inhibitory effect on macrophage functions by secreting interleukin- (IL-) 10. Here, we in...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the major type of liver cancer, is among the most lethal cancers owing to its aggressive nature and frequently late detection. Therefore, the possibility to identify early diagnostic markers could be of significant benefit. Urine has especially become one of the most attractive body fluids in biomarker discovery as it can be obtained non-invasively in large quant...

Background: To explore the association of DNA methylation and gene expression in pathology obesity. Methods: (1) Genomic mRNA profile visceral adipose tissue (VAT) were performed a comprehensive database obese normal subjects. (2) Functional enrichment analysis construction differential regulatory networks performed. (3) Validation two different sites corresponding was done separate microarray ...

Despite several new therapeutic options, multiple myeloma (MM) patients experience relapses and inevitably become refractory to treatment. Insights into drug resistance mechanisms may lead the development of novel treatment strategies. The S100 family is comprised 21 calcium binding protein members with 17 genes located in 1q21 region, which commonly amplified MM. Dysregulated expression associ...