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ArticleInfection and immunity2000

Trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate (cord factor) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces corneal angiogenesis in rats.

N Saita, N Fujiwara, I Yano, K Soejima, K Kobayashi

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Article in Infection and immunity, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

N SaitaDepartment of Host Defense, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. nsaita@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
N Fujiwara
I Yano
K Soejima
K Kobayashi
Osaka City University · JPShowa University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neovascularization or angiogenesis is required for the progression of chronic inflammation. The mechanism of inflammatory neovascularization in tuberculosis remains unknown. Trehalose 6, 6'-dimycolate (TDM) purified from Mycobacterium tuberculosis was injected into rat corneas. TDM challenge provoked a local granulomatous response in association with neovascularization. Neovascularization was seen within a few days after the challenge, with the extent of neovascularization being dose dependent, although granulomatous lesions developed 14 days after the challenge. Cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-8 (IL-8), IL-1beta, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), were found in lesions at the early stage (within a few days after the challenge) and were detectable until day 21. Neovascularization was inhibited substantially by neutralizing antibodies to VEGF and IL-8 but not IL-1beta. Treatment with anti-TNF-alpha antibodies resulted in partial inhibition. TDM possesses pleiotropic activities, and the cytokine network plays an important role in the process of neovascularization.

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AnimalsAntibodiesCord FactorsCorneaCorneal NeovascularizationCytokinesFemaleMycobacterium tuberculosisNeutralization TestsRatsRats, WistarAntibodiesCord FactorsCytokines

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PMID10992511
PMCPMC101563
OpenAlexW2140811485

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