Alarmins are endogenous molecules that are constitutively available and released upon tissue damage and activate the immune system. Current evidence indicates that uncontrolled and excessive release of alarmins contributes to the dysregulated processes seen in many inflammatory and autoimmune conditions, as well as tumorigenesis and cancer spread. Conversely, alarmins have also been found to pl...

Submission Please submit late-breaking abstracts at: https://ccehs.upmc.edu/formalCourses.jsp#1572 Please be sure to select one of the following sessions for your submittal: • DAMPs and Alarmins Receptors RAGE, IL1Rs, TLRs, NLRs, and RLRs • Advances in DAMPs and Alarmins • Clinical and Preclinical Studies of DAMPs and Alarmins Meeting Location The conference will be held at the Herberman Confer...

Recent evidence suggests that inflammatory molecules play critical roles in the development and progression of numerous tumors. However, one specific group of inflammatory molecules whose importance has been established in host immune responses, termed alarmins, has been largely overlooked in cancer biology. The function of several alarmins-including the defensins, LL-37, and HMGB1-in tumor dev...

Multicellular animals detect pathogens via a set of receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). However, pathogens are not the only causative agents of tissue and cell damage: trauma is another one. Evidence is accumulating that trauma and its associated tissue damage are recognized at the cell level via receptor-mediated detection of intracellular proteins released...

THE ROLE OF ALARMINS, INVARIANT NKT CELLS AND SENESCENCE IN THEPATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF STERILE INTRA-AMNIOTIC INFLAMMATIONbyOLESYA PLAZYOAugust 2016Advisor: Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Ph.D.Major: Physiology (Reproductive Sciences Concentration)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyPreterm birth is defined as the delivery of a live baby prior to the 37th week ofgestation. It is...