Protease-activated receptor (PAR(2)) is expressed by nociceptive neurons and activated during inflammation by proteases from mast cells, the intestinal lumen, and the circulation. Agonists of PAR(2) cause hyperexcitability of intestinal sensory neurons and hyperalgesia to distensive stimuli by unknown mechanisms. We evaluated the role of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 (TRPV4) in P...

Allergens are diverse proteins from mammals, birds, arthropods, plants, and fungi. Allergens associated with asthma (asthmagens) share a common protease activity that may directly impact respiratory epithelial biology and lead to symptoms of asthma. Alternaria alternata is a strong asthmagen in semiarid regions. We examined the impact of proteases from A. alternata on lung inflammation in vivo ...

Inflammatory mechanisms are involved in the process of atherosclerotic plaque formation and rupture. Accumulating evidence suggests that protease-activated receptor (PAR)-2 contributes to the pathophysiology of chronic inflammation on the vasculature. To directly examine the role of PAR-2 in atherosclerosis, we generated apolipoprotein E/PAR-2 double-deficient mice. Mice were fed with high-fat ...

Background A number of common aeroallergens have serine proteinase activity, which is important for allergic sensitization. House dust mite (HDM), and other allergens with serine proteinase activity activate Protease-Activated Receptor-2 (PAR-2). We have shown that PAR-2 activation in the airways leads to allergic sensitization to concomitantly inhaled antigens, implicating PAR-2 in the pathoge...

RÉSUMÉ. L'analyse des réseaux sociaux fait un usage intensif d'outils de visualisation et, dans le domaine de la recherche d'information, l'exploration visuelle de réseaux lexicaux est utilisée comme une aide à la désambiguïsation ou au raffinement de la requête. Ces deux types de réseaux se trouvent associés via Internet lorsqu'un contenu textuel est lié à une activité sociale (méls, blogs, tr...

Polarization of the C. elegans zygote along the anterior-posterior axis depends on cortically enriched (PAR) and cytoplasmic (MEX-5/6) proteins, which function together to localize determinants (e.g. PIE-1) in response to a polarizing cue associated with the sperm asters. Using time-lapse microscopy and GFP fusions, we have analyzed the localization dynamics of PAR-2, PAR-6, MEX-5, MEX-6 and PI...

An experiment was conducted to find out the suitable intercropping combination for pearl millet and cluster bean higher fodder productivity, land use efficiency profitability under Yamuna ravines of Uttar Pradesh, India. Nine treatments were evaluated which includes two treatment sole crop (pearl bean) seven combinations + viz. 1 : 1, 2 2, 3 3. Maximum value total green yield obtained with row ...

Protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) plays a role in inflammatory reactions in airway physiology. Proteases cleaving the extracellular NH(2) terminus of receptors activate or inactivate PAR, thus possessing a therapeutic potential. Using RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, we show PAR-2 in human airway epithelial cell lines human bronchial epithelial (HBE) and A549. Functional expression of PAR-2 ...