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Genomes and Genes | Paul T ElkingtonSummaryAffiliation: Imperial College Country: UK Publications
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MMP-1 drives immunopathology in human tuberculosis and transgenic micePaul Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, UK
J Clin Invest 121:1827-33. 2011..In summary, MMP-1 may drive tissue destruction in TB and represents a therapeutic target to limit immunopathology...
Matrix metalloproteinases in destructive pulmonary pathologyP T G Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
Thorax 61:259-66. 2006....
Matrix metalloproteinases in tuberculosisP T Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0NN, UK
Eur Respir J 38:456-64. 2011....
Tuberculosis immunopathology: the neglected role of extracellular matrix destructionPaul T Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London W6 0DT, UK
Sci Transl Med 3:71ps6. 2011....
STAT3, p38 MAPK, and NF-kappaB drive unopposed monocyte-dependent fibroblast MMP-1 secretion in tuberculosisCecilia M O'Kane
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 43:465-74. 2010....
Mycobacterium tuberculosis upregulates microglial matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 expression and secretion via NF-kappaB- and Activator Protein-1-dependent monocyte networksJustin A Green
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
J Immunol 184:6492-503. 2010..Dexamethasone suppression of MMP-1/-3 gene expression provides a novel mechanism explaining the benefit of steroid therapy in these patients...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected human monocytes down-regulate microglial MMP-2 secretion in CNS tuberculosis via TNFα, NFκB, p38 and caspase 8 dependent pathwaysJustin A Green
Section of Infectious Diseases and Immunity and the Imperial College Wellcome Trust Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK
J Neuroinflammation 8:46. 2011..In summary, suppression of microglial MMP-2 secretion by M.tb-infected monocyte-dependent networks paradoxically involves the pro-inflammatory mediators TNF-α, p38 MAP kinase and NFκB in addition to a novel caspase 8-dependent pathway...
Synergistic up-regulation of epithelial cell matrix metalloproteinase-9 secretion in tuberculosisPaul T Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 37:431-7. 2007..01 compared with either stimulus alone). Together, these data reveal a new mechanism by which host- and pathogen-derived factors act together in MTb infection to drive MAPK-dependent MMP-9 secretion from respiratory epithelial cells...
Monocyte-dependent oncostatin M and TNF-alpha synergize to stimulate unopposed matrix metalloproteinase-1/3 secretion from human lung fibroblasts in tuberculosisCecilia M O'Kane
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, UK
Eur J Immunol 38:1321-30. 2008..In summary, Mtb infection of monocytes results in PG-dependent OSM secretion, which synergizes with TNF-alpha to drive functionally unopposed fibroblast MMP-1/-3 secretion, demonstrating a previously unrecognized role for OSM in TB...
Doxycycline and HIV infection suppress tuberculosis-induced matrix metalloproteinasesNaomi F Walker
Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, London, UK
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 185:989-97. 2012..In advanced HIV infection, tissue destruction is reduced, but underlying mechanisms are poorly defined and no current antituberculous therapy reduces host tissue damage...
Monocyte-astrocyte networks regulate matrix metalloproteinase gene expression and secretion in central nervous system tuberculosis in vitro and in vivoJames E Harris
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College, Du Cane Road, London, United Kingdom
J Immunol 178:1199-207. 2007..Astrocytes may contribute to a matrix degrading environment within the CNS and subsequent morbidity and mortality...
Analysis of matrix metalloproteinase secretion by macrophagesPaul T Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
Methods Mol Biol 531:253-65. 2009..The ability to analyze and quantify MMP secretion by macrophages offers an additional window through which to understand the contributions of macrophages to a wide variety of infectious, inflammatory, and immunologic disorders...
Monocyte-dependent fibroblast CXCL8 secretion occurs in tuberculosis and limits survival of mycobacteria within macrophagesJoseph J Boyle
Department of Infectious Diseases Immunity, Imperial College, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London, UK
J Immunol 178:3767-76. 2007..These data show that fibroblasts have a previously unrecognized role in modulating inflammation in TB by their CXCL8-dependent contribution to cell recruitment and mycobacterial killing within the granuloma...
Optimisation of bioluminescent reporters for use with mycobacteriaNuria Andreu
Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
PLoS ONE 5:e10777. 2010..Despite the extensive use of luminescent reporters in mycobacteria, the resultant luminescent strains have not been fully applied to BLI...
Monocytes infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis regulate MAP kinase-dependent astrocyte MMP-9 secretionJames E Harris
Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Imperial College, Hammersmith Campus, London, UK
J Leukoc Biol 81:548-56. 2007..In summary, the data suggest that monocyte-dependent cytokine networks may play a key role in the development of a matrix-degrading environment during CNS-TB...
Filter sterilization of highly infectious samples to prevent false negative analysis of matrix metalloproteinase activityP T G Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases, Imperial College, Hammersmith Campus, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
J Immunol Methods 309:115-9. 2006..This study demonstrates the importance of selecting the appropriate filter in MMP analysis to avoid incorrectly excluding MMP involvement in infection-related immunopathology...
The paradox of matrix metalloproteinases in infectious diseaseP T G Elkington
Department of Infectious Diseases, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College, London, UK
Clin Exp Immunol 142:12-20. 2005..Tissue destruction may be exacerbated further by bacterial-derived enzymes which activate the host pro-MMPs. Finally, the potential for therapeutic targeting of excess MMP activity in infection is considered...
