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To determine the functional effects and molecular mechanisms of silencing TREM-1 on the TLR4-mediated inflammatory signaling cascade in macrophages.

September 29, 2007AJP Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Functional genomics of silencing TREM-1 on TLR4 signaling in macrophages

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MOMagdalena OrnatowskaUniversity of Illinois Chicago AAAnser C. AzimChicago State University XWX. Wang

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In vitro study reveals that silencing TREM-1 reduces TLR4-mediated inflammatory gene expression in macrophages, indicating its essential regulatory role in endotoxin signaling.

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To determine the functional effects and molecular mechanisms of silencing TREM-1 on the TLR4-mediated inflammatory signaling cascade in macrophages.
Transfected RAW macrophage cells with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeted against TREM-1 to knockdown its expression.
Stimulated control and knockdown macrophage cells with lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
Assessed changes in the expression of TLR pathway-related genes using a focused PCR array.
Transfection with TREM-1 shRNA successfully attenuated TREM-1 mRNA and protein expression in RAW cells following LPS exposure.
Silencing TREM-1 did not significantly alter the expression of TLR4 itself.
Knockdown of TREM-1 significantly attenuated the LPS-induced expression of key adaptor and effector genes, including MyD88, CD14, IkappaBalpha, IL-1beta, MCP-1, and IL-10.

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Ornatowska et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d816c68c03fbaff8beda7d https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00140.2007

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In vitro study reveals that silencing TREM-1 reduces TLR4-mediated inflammatory gene expression in macrophages, indicating its essential regulatory role in endotoxin signaling.

Functional genomics of silencing TREM-1 on TLR4 signaling in macrophages

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