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35 Citations
7,433 Views
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Sulforaphane Ameliorates Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by High-Fat and High-Fructose Diet via LPS/TLR4 in the Gut–Liver Axis

  • Ye Xu,
  • Xianghui Huang,
  • Bingxin Huangfu,
  • Yanzhou Hu,
  • Jia Xu,
  • Ruxin Gao,
  • Kunlun Huang and
  • Xiaoyun He

1 February 2023

The gut–liver axis has emerged as a key player in the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Sulforaphane (SFN) is a bioactive compound found in cruciferous vegetables; however, it has not been reported whether SFN improves N...

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  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,407 Views
16 Pages

Imperatorin Interferes with LPS Binding to the TLR4 Co-Receptor and Activates the Nrf2 Antioxidative Pathway in RAW264.7 Murine Macrophage Cells

  • Mei-Hsuen Huang,
  • Yu-Hsien Lin,
  • Ping-Chiang Lyu,
  • Yi-Chung Liu,
  • Yuan-Shiun Chang,
  • Jing-Gung Chung,
  • Wei-Yong Lin and
  • Wen-Tsong Hsieh

27 February 2021

Imperatorin (IMP) could downregulate several inflammatory transcription factor signaling pathways. Some studies have pointed out that IMP could interfere with toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling. This study evaluates how IMP interferes with the TLR...

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  • Open Access
24 Citations
5,113 Views
15 Pages

TLR4 complexes are essential for the initiation of the LPS-induced innate immune response. The Myddosome, which mainly contains TLR4, TIRAP, MyD88, IRAK1/4 and TRAF6 proteins, is regarded as a major complex of TLR4. Although the Myddosome has been we...

  • Review
  • Open Access
66 Citations
12,307 Views
14 Pages

Recognition of LPS by TLR4: Potential for Anti-Inflammatory Therapies

  • Reindert Nijland,
  • Tom Hofland and
  • Jos A. G. Van Strijp

23 July 2014

LPS molecules of marine bacteria show structures distinct from terrestrial bacteria, due to the different environment that marine bacteria live in. Because of these different structures, lipid A molecules from marine bacteria are most often poor stim...

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  • Open Access
1,273 Views
16 Pages

TLR4 Asp299Gly SNP (rs4986790) Protects from Periodontal Inflammatory Destruction by Altering TLR4 Susceptibility to LPS Stimulation

  • Franco Cavalla,
  • Claudia C. Biguetti,
  • Ariadne Letra,
  • Renato M. Silva,
  • Alexandre R. Vieira,
  • Franz J. Strauss and
  • Gustavo P. Garlet

21 July 2025

Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease linked to host immune response and genetic predisposition. The TLR4 Asp299Gly single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP, rs4986790) has been associated with altered responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) a...

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1 Citations
2,199 Views
19 Pages

Beyond TLR4 and Its Alternative Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Sensing Pathways in Zebrafish

  • Dara V. Grebennikova,
  • Umesh K. Shandilya and
  • Niel A. Karrow

27 August 2025

Due to their evolutionary divergence from mammals, zebrafish (Zf, Danio rerio), which are frequently employed in biomedical research, provide a distinctive viewpoint on innate immune systems. The Toll-like receptor 4/myeloid differentiation factor 2/...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,258 Views
13 Pages

Upregulation of TLR4-Dependent ATP Production Is Critical for Glaesserella parasuis LPS-Mediated Inflammation

  • Fei Liu,
  • Yidan Gao,
  • Jian Jiao,
  • Yuyu Zhang,
  • Jianda Li,
  • Luogang Ding,
  • Lin Zhang,
  • Zhi Chen,
  • Xiangbin Song and
  • Jiaqiang Wu
  • + 2 authors

26 February 2023

Glaesserella parasuis (G. parasuis), an important pathogenic bacterium, cause Glässer’s disease, and has resulted in tremendous economic losses to the global swine industry. G. parasuis infection causes typical acute systemic inflammation....

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  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,807 Views
19 Pages

Marine Chitooligosaccharide Alters Intestinal Flora Structure and Regulates Hepatic Inflammatory Response to Influence Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  • Jiayao Feng,
  • Yongjian Liu,
  • Jiajia Chen,
  • Yan Bai,
  • Jincan He,
  • Hua Cao,
  • Qishi Che,
  • Jiao Guo and
  • Zhengquan Su

7 June 2022

In this study, C57BL/6 mice were given an HFHSD diet for 8 weeks to induce hepatic steatosis and then given COSM solution orally for 12 weeks. The study found that the HFHSD diet resulted in steatosis and insulin resistance in mice. The formation of...

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  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,754 Views
22 Pages

N-palmitoyl-D-glucosamine, A Natural Monosaccharide-Based Glycolipid, Inhibits TLR4 and Prevents LPS-Induced Inflammation and Neuropathic Pain in Mice

  • Monica Iannotta,
  • Carmela Belardo,
  • Maria Consiglia Trotta,
  • Fabio Arturo Iannotti,
  • Rosa Maria Vitale,
  • Rosa Maisto,
  • Serena Boccella,
  • Rosmara Infantino,
  • Flavia Ricciardi and
  • Francesca Guida
  • + 10 authors

2 February 2021

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key receptors through which infectious and non-infectious challenges act with consequent activation of the inflammatory cascade that plays a critical function in various acute and chronic diseases, behaving as amplifica...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,201 Views
19 Pages

Ergosta-7, 9 (11), 22-trien-3β-ol Interferes with LPS Docking to LBP, CD14, and TLR4/MD-2 Co-Receptors to Attenuate the NF-κB Inflammatory Pathway In Vitro and Drosophila

  • Wen-Tsong Hsieh,
  • Min-Hsien Hsu,
  • Wen-Jen Lin,
  • Yi-Cheng Xiao,
  • Ping-Chiang Lyu,
  • Yi-Chung Liu,
  • Wei-Yong Lin,
  • Yueh-Hsiung Kuo and
  • Jing-Gung Chung

Ergosta-7, 9 (11), 22-trien-3β-ol (EK100) was isolated from Cordyceps militaris, which has been used as a traditional anti-inflammatory medicine. EK100 has been reported to attenuate inflammatory diseases, but its anti-inflammatory mechanism is still...

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148 Citations
16,818 Views
16 Pages

3 November 2017

The interactions between sugar-containing molecules from the bacteria cell wall and pattern recognition receptors (PRR) on the plasma membrane or cytosol of specialized host cells are the first molecular events required for the activation of higher a...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,221 Views
22 Pages

Quantitative Proteomics Reveals Fh15 as an Antagonist of TLR4 Downregulating the Activation of NF-κB, Inducible Nitric Oxide, Phagosome Signaling Pathways, and Oxidative Stress of LPS-Stimulated Macrophages

  • Albersy Armina-Rodriguez,
  • Bianca N. Valdés Fernandez,
  • Carlimar Ocasio-Malavé,
  • Yadira M. Cantres Rosario,
  • Kelvin Carrasquillo Carrión,
  • Loyda M. Meléndez,
  • Abiel Roche Lima,
  • Eduardo L. Tosado Rodriguez and
  • Ana M. Espino

There is a present need to develop alternative biotherapeutic drugs to mitigate the exacerbated inflammatory immune responses characteristic of sepsis. The potent endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major component of Gram-negative bacterial outer...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,327 Views
17 Pages

Polyphenol-Rich Liupao Tea Extract Prevents High-Fat Diet-Induced MAFLD by Modulating the Gut Microbiota

  • Waijiao Tang,
  • Mengfei Yuan,
  • Zewen Li,
  • Qi Lin,
  • Yan Zhen,
  • Zhuang Li,
  • Hongwei Zhou and
  • Fangbo Xia

21 November 2022

The modulation of gut microbiota dysbiosis might regulate the progression of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). Here, we found that polyphenol-rich Liupao tea extract (PLE) prevents high-fat diet (HFD)-induced MAFLD in ApoE−/&min...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
1,970 Views
12 Pages

Ginsenoside Rh2 Alleviates LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses by Binding to TLR4/MD-2 and Blocking TLR4 Dimerization

  • Shujuan Pan,
  • Luyuan Peng,
  • Qion Yi,
  • Weijin Qi,
  • Hui Yang,
  • Hongying Wang and
  • Lu Wang

2 September 2024

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) triggers a severe systemic inflammatory reaction in mammals, with the dimerization of TLR4/MD-2 upon LPS stimulation serving as the pivotal mechanism in the transmission of inflammatory signals. Ginsenoside Rh2 (G-Rh2), one o...

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  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,059 Views
17 Pages

Stem Cell-Induced Inflammation in Cholesteatoma Is Inhibited by the TLR4 Antagonist LPS-RS

  • Matthias Schürmann,
  • Johannes F. W. Greiner,
  • Verena Volland-Thurn,
  • Felix Oppel,
  • Christian Kaltschmidt,
  • Holger Sudhoff and
  • Barbara Kaltschmidt

14 January 2020

Cholesteatoma is a severe non-cancerous lesion of the middle ear characterized by massive inflammation, tissue destruction, and an abnormal growth of keratinized squamous epithelium. We recently demonstrated the presence of pathogenic stem cells with...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,736 Views
21 Pages

LPS Regulates Endometrial Immune Homeostasis and Receptivity Through the TLR4/ERK Pathway in Sheep

  • Jinzi Wei,
  • Xing Fan,
  • Xiaorui Zang,
  • Yu Guo,
  • Wenjie Jiang,
  • Meiyu Qi,
  • Hongbing Han and
  • Yuchang Yao

10 June 2025

In sheep production, due to the limitations of breeding conditions, the uteri of ewes are often infected with bacteria, resulting in the failure of embryo implantation or loss, causing huge losses to the sheep industry. Therefore, in this study, by u...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,797 Views
11 Pages

Betaine Alleviates LPS-Induced Chicken Skeletal Muscle Inflammation with the Epigenetic Modulation of the TLR4 Gene

  • Feng Guo,
  • Mengna Jing,
  • Aoyu Zhang,
  • Yan Yu,
  • Pei Gao,
  • Qiuxia Wang,
  • Li Wang,
  • Zhiyong Xu,
  • Jinyou Ma and
  • Yanhong Zhang

26 July 2022

Betaine was found to alleviate inflammation in different studies. Here, newly hatched broilers were randomly divided into control and betaine consumptive groups, who had access to normal drinking water and water with betaine at a dose of 1000 mg/L, r...

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  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,912 Views
17 Pages

9 September 2022

Liver injury caused by first-line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs accounts for a high proportion of drug-induced liver injury (DILI), and gut microbiota and intestinal barrier integrity have been shown to be involved in the development of DILI. Mag...

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  • Open Access
81 Citations
9,955 Views
11 Pages

Helicobacter pylori-Mediated Immunity and Signaling Transduction in Gastric Cancer

  • Nozomi Ito,
  • Hironori Tsujimoto,
  • Hideki Ueno,
  • Qian Xie and
  • Nariyoshi Shinomiya

18 November 2020

Helicobacter pylori infection is a leading cause of gastric cancer, which is the second-most common cancer-related death in the world. The chronic inflammatory environment in the gastric mucosal epithelia during H. pylori infection stimulates intrace...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,038 Views
16 Pages

Dietary Silk Peptide Inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses by Modulating Toll-Like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Signaling

  • Sungwoo Chei,
  • Hyun-Ji Oh,
  • Kippeum Lee,
  • Heegu Jin,
  • Jeong-Yong Lee and
  • Boo-Yong Lee

Acid-hydrolyzed silk peptide (SP) is a valuable material that has been used traditionally to treat various diseases, however, the mechanism by which it affects inflammatory responses is unknown. To examine the effects of SP on inflammatory responses,...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,268 Views
21 Pages

Comparative and Temporal Characterization of LPS and Blue-Light-Induced TLR4 Signal Transduction and Gene Expression in Optogenetically Manipulated Endothelial Cells

  • Anna Stierschneider,
  • Benjamin Neuditschko,
  • Katrin Colleselli,
  • Harald Hundsberger,
  • Franz Herzog and
  • Christoph Wiesner

22 February 2023

In endothelial cells (ECs), stimulation of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) by the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces the release of diverse pro-inflammatory mediators, beneficial in controlling bacterial infections. However, their systemic secret...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,576 Views
12 Pages

We investigated the beneficial effects of the crude Ecklonia cava flake (CEF), which is a residual product after polyphenol extraction from Ecklonia cava, on inflammation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. A group of five different CEF extracts was ob...

  • Review
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311 Citations
32,957 Views
18 Pages

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), commonly known as endotoxin, is ubiquitous and the most-studied pathogen-associated molecular pattern. A component of Gram-negative bacteria, extracellular LPS is sensed by our immune system via the toll-like receptor (TLR)-...

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  • Open Access
62 Citations
6,624 Views
14 Pages

Protopine Protects Mice against LPS-Induced Acute Kidney Injury by Inhibiting Apoptosis and Inflammation via the TLR4 Signaling Pathway

  • Beibei Zhang,
  • Mengnan Zeng,
  • Meng Li,
  • Yuxuan Kan,
  • Benke Li,
  • Ruiqi Xu,
  • Yuanyuan Wu,
  • Shengchao Wang,
  • Xiaoke Zheng and
  • Weisheng Feng

19 December 2019

Corydalis humosa Migo is a traditional Chinese medicine that clears away damp heat, relieves sore. Protopine (PRO) is an alkaloid component isolated from C. humosa Migo. However, the role of protopine in acute kidney injury (AKI) has not yet been rep...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,851 Views
12 Pages

ISGylation Inhibits an LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response via the TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Goat Endometrial Epithelial Cells

  • Jinbang Xiao,
  • Shanshan Li,
  • Ruixue Zhang,
  • Zongjie Wang,
  • Xinyan Zhang,
  • Aihua Wang,
  • Yaping Jin and
  • Pengfei Lin

3 September 2021

Endometritis is a common and important reproductive disease of domestic animals. The principal factors responsible for the disease are infection with Gram-negative bacteria, the release of Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and activation of the TLR4/NF-κB si...

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71 Citations
10,279 Views
14 Pages

Structure and Effects of Cyanobacterial Lipopolysaccharides

  • Prasannavenkatesh Durai,
  • Maria Batool and
  • Sangdun Choi

7 July 2015

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a component of the outer membrane of mainly Gram-negative bacteria and cyanobacteria. The LPS molecules from marine and terrestrial bacteria show structural variations, even among strains within the same species living in...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,592 Views
16 Pages

RAGE–TLR4 Crosstalk Is the Key Mechanism by Which High Glucose Enhances the Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Response in Primary Bovine Alveolar Macrophages

  • Longfei Yan,
  • Yanran Li,
  • Tianyu Tan,
  • Jiancheng Qi,
  • Jing Fang,
  • Hongrui Guo,
  • Zhihua Ren,
  • Liping Gou,
  • Yi Geng and
  • Zhicai Zuo
  • + 4 authors

The receptor of advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) are important receptors for inflammatory responses induced by high glucose (HG) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and show crosstalk phenomena in inflammatory responses...

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3 Citations
2,270 Views
13 Pages

12 October 2024

Inflammation is a tightly regulated process involving immune receptor recognition, immune cell migration, inflammatory mediator secretion, and pathogen elimination, all essential for combating infection and restoring damaged tissue. However, excessiv...

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56 Citations
8,721 Views
10 Pages

Anti-Inflammatory Pyranochalcone Derivative Attenuates LPS-Induced Acute Kidney Injury via Inhibiting TLR4/NF-κB Pathway

  • Min Shi,
  • Xiaoxi Zeng,
  • Fan Guo,
  • Rongshuang Huang,
  • Yanhuan Feng,
  • Liang Ma,
  • Li Zhou and
  • Ping Fu

10 October 2017

Treatment of septic acute kidney injury (AKI) has still been beyond satisfaction, although anti-inflammatory therapy is beneficial for sepsis-induced AKI. Compound 5b was derived from natural pyranochalcones and exhibited potent anti-inflammatory act...

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  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,602 Views
16 Pages

Diethyl Blechnic Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidative Activity via the TLR4/MyD88 Signaling Pathway in LPS-Stimulated RAW264.7 Cells

  • Jia He,
  • Shan Han,
  • Xin-Xing Li,
  • Qin-Qin Wang,
  • Yushun Cui,
  • Yangling Chen,
  • Hongwei Gao,
  • Liting Huang and
  • Shilin Yang

9 December 2019

Inflammation is a common pathogenesis in many diseases. Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge (Danshen), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been considered to have good anti-inflammatory effects. In the present study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory effec...

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88 Citations
7,311 Views
12 Pages

Caffeine May Abrogate LPS-Induced Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation by Regulating Nrf2/TLR4 in Adult Mouse Brains

  • Haroon Badshah,
  • Muhammad Ikram,
  • Waqar Ali,
  • Sareer Ahmad,
  • Jong Ryeal Hahm and
  • Myeong Ok Kim

8 November 2019

Herein, we assayed the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory potential of caffeine in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-injected mouse model of neurodegeneration and synaptic impairment. For this purpose, LPS was injected for two weeks on an alternate-day basis...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,607 Views
19 Pages

Effects of Dietary Pretreatment with All-trans Lycopene on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Jejunal Inflammation: A Multi-Pathway Phenomenon

  • Daolin Mou,
  • Dajiang Ding,
  • Junning Pu,
  • Pan Zhou,
  • Enming Cao,
  • Xueyan Zhang,
  • Junrong Lan,
  • Lu Ye and
  • Wanxue Wen

26 February 2025

This study was conducted to investigate the effects and mechanisms of all-trans lycopene on intestinal health by establishing lipopolysaccharide-induced (LPS-induced) jejunal inflammation model. Dietary lycopene supplementation enhanced serum and jej...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,350 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of a Lipopolysaccharide and Resiquimod Combination as an Adjuvant with Inactivated Newcastle Disease Virus Vaccine in Chickens

  • Bal Krishan Sharma,
  • Saravanan Ramakrishnan,
  • Abinaya Kaliappan,
  • Mithilesh Singh,
  • Ajay Kumar,
  • Satyabrata Dandapat,
  • Sohini Dey and
  • Madhan Mohan Chellappa

Various toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists have shown potential as adjuvants with different vaccines in both human and livestock species, including chickens. Our previous studies on combination of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; TLR4 agonist) and resiquimod...

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  • Open Access
29 Citations
3,538 Views
14 Pages

Inosine Pretreatment Attenuates LPS-Induced Lung Injury through Regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway In Vivo

  • Bingyong Mao,
  • Weiling Guo,
  • Xin Tang,
  • Qiuxiang Zhang,
  • Bo Yang,
  • Jianxin Zhao,
  • Shumao Cui and
  • Hao Zhang

9 July 2022

Inosine is a type of purine nucleoside, which is considered to a physiological energy source, and exerts a widely range of anti-inflammatory efficacy. The TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway is essential for preventing host oxidative stresses an...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,572 Views
21 Pages

Induction of Antimicrobial Protein S100A15 Expression by Oral Microbial Pathogens Is Toll-like Receptors-Dependent Activation of c-Jun-N-Terminal Kinase (JNK), p38, and NF-κB Pathways

  • Denis Selimovic,
  • Naji Kharouf,
  • Florence Carrouel,
  • Sofie-Yasmin Hassan,
  • Thomas W. Flanagan,
  • Sarah-Lilly Hassan,
  • Mosaad Megahed,
  • Youssef Haikel,
  • Simeon Santourlidis and
  • Mohamed Hassan

The antimicrobial protein S100A15 belongs to the S100 family, which is differentially expressed in a variety of normal and pathological tissues. Although the function of S100A15 protein has been discussed in several studies, its induction and regulat...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
901 Views
17 Pages

Bacterial Infections and Their Cell Wall Ligands Differentially Modulate Doxorubicin Sensitivity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells

  • Sima Kianpour Rad,
  • Runhao Li,
  • Kenny K. L. Yeo,
  • Fangmeinuo Wu,
  • Yoko Tomita,
  • Timothy J. Price,
  • Wendy V. Ingman,
  • Amanda R. Townsend and
  • Eric Smith

Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype with limited treatment options and poor clinical outcomes. Emerging evidence suggests that the tumor-associated microbiome may influence disease progression and therapy respons...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,379 Views
15 Pages

The TLR4/NFκB-Dependent Inflammatory Response Activated by LPS Is Inhibited in Human Macrophages Pre-Exposed to Amorphous Silica Nanoparticles

  • Massimiliano G. Bianchi,
  • Martina Chiu,
  • Giuseppe Taurino,
  • Enrico Bergamaschi,
  • Francesco Cubadda,
  • Guido M. Macaluso and
  • Ovidio Bussolati

5 July 2022

Amorphous silica nanoparticles (ASNP) are present in a variety of products and their biological effects are actively investigated. Although several studies have documented pro-inflammatory effects of ASNP, the possibility that they also modify the re...

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  • Open Access
1,286 Views
17 Pages

Novel Hybrid Peptide DEFB126 (1-39)-TP5 Inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses and Oxidative Stress by Neutralizing LPS and Blocking the TLR4/MD2-NFκB Signaling Axis

  • Yuan Tang,
  • Xuelian Zhao,
  • Zetao Ding,
  • Junyong Wang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Yichen Zhou,
  • Marhaba Ahmat,
  • Hao Wang,
  • Yang Zhu and
  • Xubiao Wei
  • + 4 authors

14 September 2025

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), an essential structural molecule in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, is recognized as a principal trigger of inflammatory responses and oxidative stress. Thus, the control and clearance of LPS is essential to in...

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10 Citations
3,503 Views
15 Pages

TLR4 Stimulation Promotes Human AVIC Fibrogenic Activity through Upregulation of Neurotrophin 3 Production

  • Qingzhou Yao,
  • Erlinda The,
  • Lihua Ao,
  • Yufeng Zhai,
  • Maren K. Osterholt,
  • David A. Fullerton and
  • Xianzhong Meng

14 February 2020

Background: Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a chronic inflammatory disease that manifests as progressive valvular fibrosis and calcification. An inflammatory milieu in valvular tissue promotes fibrosis and calcification. Aortic valve intersti...

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30 Citations
8,086 Views
11 Pages

Rosiglitazone as a Modulator of TLR4 and TLR3 Signaling Pathways in Rat Primary Neurons and Astrocytes

  • Dmitry V. Chistyakov,
  • Nadezda V. Azbukina,
  • Alexandr V. Lopachev,
  • Ksenia N. Kulichenkova,
  • Alina A. Astakhova and
  • Marina G. Sergeeva

An antidiabetic drug of the thiazolidinedione class, rosiglitazone (RG) demonstrates anti-inflammatory properties in various brain pathologies. The mechanism of RG action in brain cells is not fully known. To unravel mechanisms of RG modulation of to...

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  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,903 Views
14 Pages

Ginseng Sprouts Attenuate Mortality and Systemic Inflammation by Modulating TLR4/NF-κB Signaling in an LPS-Induced Mouse Model of Sepsis

  • Seung-Ju Hwang,
  • Jing-Hua Wang,
  • Jin-Seok Lee,
  • Ji-Yun Kang,
  • Dong-Cheol Baek,
  • Geon-Ho Kim,
  • Yo-Chan Ahn and
  • Chang-Gue Son

13 January 2023

Sepsis leads to multi-organ failure due to aggressive systemic inflammation, which is one of the main causes of death clinically. This study aimed to evaluate whether ginseng sprout extracts (GSE) can rescue sepsis and explore its underlying mechanis...

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109 Citations
7,748 Views
11 Pages

Neuroinflammation has been demonstrated to be linked with Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease, and cerebral ischemia. Our previous investigation had identified that kaempferol (KAE) exerted protective effects on cortex neuron in...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,085 Views
18 Pages

7-Methoxyflavanone Alleviates LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury by Suppressing TLR4/NF-κB p65 and ROS/Txnip/NLRP3 Signaling

  • Kongyan Wang,
  • Huiyu Hu,
  • Zaibin Xu,
  • Yan Chen,
  • Yi Qiu,
  • Yingjie Hu,
  • Jiawen Huang and
  • Zhuohui Luo

2 September 2025

Background: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious respiratory condition. The natural compound 7-Methoxyflavanone (7MF) has a broad spectrum of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. However, its pharmacological effects and underlying mechanisms...

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79 Citations
9,453 Views
15 Pages

Endothelial lesion response to injurious stimuli is a necessary step for initiating inflammatory cascades in blood vessels. Hypaphorine (Hy) from different marine sources is shown to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties. However, the potential roles...

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  • Open Access
401 Citations
19,425 Views
20 Pages

17 March 2019

Glial activation and neuroinflammation play significant roles in apoptosis as well as in the development of cognitive and memory deficits. Neuroinflammation is also a critical feature in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheim...

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  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,752 Views
19 Pages

LPS-Binding Protein Modulates Acute Renal Fibrosis by Inducing Pericyte-to-Myofibroblast Trans-Differentiation through TLR-4 Signaling

  • Giuseppe Castellano,
  • Alessandra Stasi,
  • Rossana Franzin,
  • Fabio Sallustio,
  • Chiara Divella,
  • Alessandra Spinelli,
  • Giuseppe Stefano Netti,
  • Enrico Fiaccadori,
  • Vincenzo Cantaluppi and
  • Loreto Gesualdo
  • + 6 authors

During sepsis, the increased synthesis of circulating lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-binding protein (LBP) activates LPS/TLR4 signaling in renal resident cells, leading to acute kidney injury (AKI). Pericytes are the major source of myofibroblasts during c...

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12 Citations
5,743 Views
18 Pages

Toll-Like Receptor Agonists Modulate Wound Regeneration in Airway Epithelial Cells

  • Anna Lewandowska-Polak,
  • Małgorzata Brauncajs,
  • Marzanna Jarzębska,
  • Małgorzata Pawełczyk,
  • Marcin Kurowski,
  • Maciej Chałubiński,
  • Joanna Makowska and
  • Marek L. Kowalski

Background: Impaired regeneration of airway epithelium may lead to persistence of inflammation and remodelling. Regeneration of injured epithelium is a complex phenomenon and the role of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the stimulation of respiratory vi...

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7,993 Views
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11 September 2020

Ginsenosides have been reported to have various biological effects, such as immune regulation and anticancer activity. In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory role of a combination of Rg2 and Rh1, which are minor ginsenosides, in lipopol...

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7 Citations
3,510 Views
13 Pages

Regulation of LPS-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells via TLR4-Mediated NF-κB and MAPK Signaling Pathways by Lactoferrin

  • Kai Zhang,
  • Ruizhen Zhang,
  • Yuanyuan Zhang,
  • Min Zhang,
  • Hong Su,
  • Feifei Zhao,
  • Daqing Wang,
  • Guifang Cao and
  • Yong Zhang

9 January 2025

Lactoferrin (LF), a member of the transferrin family, is widely present in mammalian milk and other secretions, exhibiting anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anti-infective properties. Although the biological functions of LF have been extensively...

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Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Auranofin on Palmitic Acid and LPS-Induced Inflammatory Response by Modulating TLR4 and NOX4-Mediated NF-κB Signaling Pathway in RAW264.7 Macrophages

  • Hyun Hwangbo,
  • Seon Yeong Ji,
  • Min Yeong Kim,
  • So Young Kim,
  • Hyesook Lee,
  • Gi-Young Kim,
  • Suhkmann Kim,
  • JaeHun Cheong and
  • Yung Hyun Choi

Chronic inflammation, which is promoted by the production and secretion of inflammatory mediators and cytokines in activated macrophages, is responsible for the development of many diseases. Auranofin is a Food and Drug Administration-approved gold-b...

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