Recognition and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 by humoral innate immunity pattern recognition molecules

M Stravalaci, I Pagani, EM Paraboschi, M Pedotti… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The humoral arm of innate immunity includes diverse molecules with antibody-like functions,
some of which serve as disease severity biomarkers in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Structural insights into the biological functions of the long pentraxin PTX3

AM Massimino, FE Colella, B Bottazzi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soluble pattern recognition molecules (PRMs) are a heterogenous group of proteins that
recognize pathogen-and danger-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs and DAMPs …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic aspects of age-related macular degeneration and their therapeutic potential

E Stradiotto, D Allegrini, G Fossati, R Raimondi… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex and multifactorial disease, resulting
from the interaction of environmental and genetic factors. The continuous discovery of …

Interplay between host humoral pattern recognition molecules controls undue immune responses against Aspergillus fumigatus

S Dellière, C Chauvin, SSW Wong, M Gressler… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a long pentraxin and a humoral pattern recognition molecule
(PRM), has been demonstrated to be protective against Aspergillus fumigatus, an airborne …

[HTML][HTML] Role of complement in regulating inflammation processes in renal and prostate cancers

GS Netti, R Franzin, A Stasi, F Spadaccino… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
For decades, the complement system, the central pillar of innate immune response, was
recognized as a protective mechanism against cancer cells and the manipulation of …

C-reactive protein deficiency ameliorates experimental abdominal aortic aneurysms

Y Fu, H Liu, K Li, P Wei, N Alam, J Deng, M Li… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background C-reactive protein (CRP) levels are elevated in patients with abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAA). However, it has not been investigated whether CRP contributes to AAA …

MS4A4A modifies the risk of Alzheimer disease by regulating lipid metabolism and immune response in a unique microglia state

SF You, L Brase, F Filipello, AK Iyer, J Del-Aguila… - Medrxiv, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified many modifiers of Alzheimer
disease (AD) risk enriched in microglia. Two of these modifiers are common variants in the …

The long pentraxin PTX3 as a new biomarker and pharmacological target in age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy

M Stravalaci, M Ferrara, V Pathak, F Davi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are multifactorial,
neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases of the eye primarily involving cellular and …

Glycogenolysis-Induced Astrocytic Ser**1 Expression Regulates Neuroinflammatory Effects on Hippocampal neuron

M Ishiyama, H Gotoh, S Oe, T Nomura, M Kitada… - Molecular …, 2025 - Springer
The bacterial pathogen, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), elicits microglial response and induces
cytokine secretion that subsequently activates astrocytes. Recent findings have indicated …