News tagged with inflammatory mediators


Not all cytokine-producing cells start out the same way, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Cytokines are molecules produced by immune cells that induce the migration of other cells to sites of infection or injury, promote the production of anti-microbial agents, and signal the production of inflammatory ...

Immunology created May 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Identifying key regulators of kidney injury

(Medical Xpress)—Micro-RNAs (miRNAs) are a recently discovered class of RNA molecules that regulate how genes are expressed. UCD researchers led by Conway Fellow, Professor Catherine Godson are studying the role of miRNAs ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inflammatory mediator promotes colorectal cancer by stifling protective genes

Chronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to promote development of colorectal cancer, scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report today ...

Inflammatory disorders created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows that blocking an inflammation pathway prevents cardiac fibrosis

(Medical Xpress)—New research from UC Davis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that blocking an enzyme that promotes inflammation can prevent the tissue damage following a heart attack ...

Medical research created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover molecular link between circadian clock disturbances and inflammatory diseases

Scientists have known for some time that throwing off the body's circadian rhythm can negatively affect body chemistry. In fact, workers whose sleep-wake cycles are disrupted by night shifts are more susceptible to chronic ...

Medical research created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biosignatures distinguish between tuberculosis and sarcoidosis

With a range of diseases, doctors need unique features which they can use to unequivocally identify a patient's illness for an appropriate diagnosis. Scientists therefore search for the biomarkers for an illness or a combination ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A solution to reducing inflammation

Research carried out at The University of Manchester has found further evidence that a simple solution, which is already used in IV drips, is an effective treatment for reducing inflammation.

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Daily vibration may combat prediabetes in youth

Daily sessions of whole-body vibration may combat prediabetes in adolescents, dramatically reducing inflammation, average blood glucose levels and symptoms such as frequent urination, researchers report.

Diabetes created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Loss of gene expression may trigger cardiovascular disease, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—A Yale-led team of researchers has uncovered a genetic malfunction that may lead to hardening of the arteries and other forms of cardiovascular disease. The study appears in the journal Cell Reports.

Medical research created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify possible drug target for acute pancreatitis

Scientists from the Universities of Illinois and California have found that the inflammatory protein interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a pivotal role in the duration of acute pancreatitis in animal models with this condition. Their ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers examine role of inflammatory mechanisms in a healing heart

(Medical Xpress) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that an inflammatory mechanism known as inflammasome may lead to more damage in the heart following injury such as a heart attack, pointing researchers ...

Inflammatory disorders created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese patients less likely to develop and die from respiratory distress syndromes after surgery

Researchers have discovered that obese adults undergoing surgery are less frequently developing respiratory insufficiency (RI) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that when they do, they are less likely to ...

Health created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0