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ReviewIranian journal of basic medical sciences2025

Bacterial endotoxin-lipopolysaccharide role in inflammatory diseases: An overview.

Priyanka Arya, Vikram Sharma, Priyanka Singh, Surabhi Thapliyal, Manu Sharma

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Review in Iranian journal of basic medical sciences, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Priyanka AryaGalgotias College of Pharmacy, Greater Noida, U.P., India.
Vikram SharmaGalgotias College of Pharmacy, Greater Noida, U.P., India.
Priyanka SinghBanasthali Vidyapith, Department of Pharmacy, Rajasthan, India.
Surabhi ThapliyalDepartment of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 249203, India.
Manu SharmaBanasthali Vidyapith, Department of Pharmacy, Rajasthan, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite advancements in antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory treatments, inflammation and its repercussions continue to pose a considerable challenge in medicine. Acute inflammation may cause life-threatening conditions like septic shock, while chronic inflammation leads to tissue degeneration and impaired function. Lipopolysaccharides (LPS), a well-known pathogenic trigger contributing to several dysfunctions, is a crucial part of the outer membrane of gr-negative bacteria. LPS are well-known for eliciting acute inflammatory responses by activating a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP), which stimulates the innate immune system and triggers local or systemic inflammatory responses. LPS also activate numerous intracellular molecules that modulate the expression of a wide range of inflammatory mediators. These mediators subsequently initiate or exacerbate various inflammatory processes. Beyond immune cells, LPS can also activate non-immune cells, leading to inflammatory reactions. These excessive inflammatory responses are often detrimental and typically result in chronic and progressive inflammatory diseases, including neurodegenerative, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. This review delves into the mechanisms by which the bacterial endotoxin LPS contribute to multiple inflammatory diseases. These insights into LPS signaling pathways could inform the design of new treatment strategies such as TLR4, NLRP3, HMGA1, MAPK, and NF-kB inhibitors. This enables precise targeting of inflammation-related processes in disease management.

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Alzheimer’sAtherosclerosisCancerCardiovascular diseasesLipopolysaccharideNeuroinflammationToll-like receptors

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PMID40666174
PMCPMC12258786

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