mortality/aging
• 10 days after intranasal infection with 5 x 105 pfu Vac-GFL 70% of mice succumb unlike wild-type controls that all survive
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• bacterial lipoteichoic acid exposure after priming by IFNgamma and sensitization with D-galactosamine induces lethal shock in Tlr4-deficient mutants, while Tlr2- and Tlr2/4-doubly deficient mice are protected
• systemic challenge with Myr3-CSK4 (a synthetic lipopeptide) after D-galactosamine induces lethal shock in wild-type mice, but mutants are protected
• heat-inactivated E. coli exposure results in fatal toxemia as in wild-type mice
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growth/size/body
• reduced weight loss following infection with Vac-GFL
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• always smaller than controls
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• lower body weight than controls after 8 weeks on a high fat diet
• weights are 15% lower than controls after 8 months on a high fat diet
• food intake comparable to controls
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• significantly increased lung volume at 3 months of age in contrast to normal body weights through 12 months
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immune system
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• mice inoculated with Candida albicans show vaginal fungal burden and polymorphonuclear neutrophil migration to the vagina that are similar to that seen in wild-type mice
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• robust macrophage response at the site of spinal injury
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced apoptosis
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• phagocytes fail to respond to LPS stimulation
• however, response to stimulation with TLR9 or TLR7 and TLR8 with their ligands (CpG and R848, respectively) is similar to in wild-type cells
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• spleen weight fails to increase with dextran sodium sulfate treatment as it does in controls
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• keratinocyte derived cytokine levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• macrophage inflammatory protein-2 levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
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• Il-6 levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• il6 levels increase less on a high fat diet than in controls
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• increased levels after 7 days of dextran sodium sulfate treatment
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• TNF alpha levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• less increase in TNF alpha on a high fat diet than in controls
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• after BDL, necroinflammatory foci and lymphocytic infiltration are obviously less than in controls
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• no increase in white blood cells or neutrophiles in bronchoalveolar fluid
• white blood cells and neutrophiles are not detected by myeloperoxidase assay
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• following intranasal infection with 1x104 pfu Vac-GFL (a recombinant vaccinia virus that expresses a reporter protein) weight loss is reduced at 1 - 3 and 7 - 8 days after infection but the decrease in body temperature is more severe at 4 - 7 days afteinfection and viral replication is increased
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• 10 days after intranasal infection with 5 x 105 pfu Vac-GFL 70% of mice succumb unlike wild-type controls that all survive
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hematopoietic system
N |
• B cell apoptosis in Peyer's patch is not observed after bile duct ligation (BDL)
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• robust macrophage response at the site of spinal injury
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced apoptosis
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• phagocytes fail to respond to LPS stimulation
• however, response to stimulation with TLR9 or TLR7 and TLR8 with their ligands (CpG and R848, respectively) is similar to in wild-type cells
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• spleen weight fails to increase with dextran sodium sulfate treatment as it does in controls
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homeostasis/metabolism
N |
• after BDL, serum alanine transaminase levels are not different from controls
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• increase in blood leptin on a high fat diet is 36% less than in controls
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• more severe reduction in body temperature following infection with Vac-GFL
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced lung interstitial edema
• less protein leakage into bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after lipopolysaccharide inhalation
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• oxygen consumption is higher after 8 weeks on a high fat diet than controls
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• lower respiratory exchange ratio
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• faster disappearance of glucose in response to insulin when on a high fat diet
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• lower blood insulin levels when on a high fat diet
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• lower blood glucose in a glucose tolerance test when on a high fat diet
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• levels remain elevated on a high fat diet
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• less elevated than for controls on a high fat diet
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• less increase in hepatic triglycerides on a high fat diet than in controls
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• keratinocyte derived cytokine levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• macrophage inflammatory protein-2 levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
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• Il-6 levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• il6 levels increase less on a high fat diet than in controls
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• increased levels after 7 days of dextran sodium sulfate treatment
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• TNF alpha levels in lungs are unaffected by lipopolysaccharide
• less increase in TNF alpha on a high fat diet than in controls
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• reduced brain edema after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• less inflammation after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• less nerve cell swelling after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• reduced neurological impairment after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
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• infarctions due to cerebral ischemia/reperfusion are smaller in size
(J:117223)
• damage due to middle cerebral artery occlusion is considerably reduced
(J:124100)
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liver/biliary system
• less increase in hepatic triglycerides on a high fat diet than in controls
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• confluent foci of feathery hepatocyte degeneration due to bile acid cytotoxicity are significantly reduced compared to controls 24 hours after BDL
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• liver protected from ischemia/reperfusion injury
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• hepatocyte cell death is reduced compared to controls after BDL
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• after BDL, necroinflammatory foci and lymphocytic infiltration are obviously less than in controls
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adipose tissue
• adipocyte size reduced 30% relative to controls on a high fat diet
• reduced aggregation of macrophage around dying adipocytes than in controls
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• reduced 40% compared to controls when on a high fat diet
• weight similar to controls on a normal diet
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• 70% less body fat
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cardiovascular system
• rectal bleeding after 7 days of dextrose sodium sulfate treatment is reduced relative to controls
• recover from bleeding after 10 days of treatment when 50% of controls are dead
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digestive/alimentary system
• rectal bleeding after 7 days of dextrose sodium sulfate treatment is reduced relative to controls
• recover from bleeding after 10 days of treatment when 50% of controls are dead
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respiratory system
• significantly increased lung volume at 3 months of age in contrast to normal body weights through 12 months
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced lung interstitial edema
• less protein leakage into bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after lipopolysaccharide inhalation
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• enlarged air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles
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• destruction of normal alveolar structures
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• no increase in white blood cells or neutrophiles in bronchoalveolar fluid
• white blood cells and neutrophiles are not detected by myeloperoxidase assay
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nervous system
• neurons are resistant to apoptosis caused by glucose deficiency
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced apoptosis
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• reduced brain edema after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• less inflammation after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• less nerve cell swelling after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
• reduced neurological impairment after cerebral ischemia/reperfusion
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• infarctions due to cerebral ischemia/reperfusion are smaller in size
(J:117223)
• damage due to middle cerebral artery occlusion is considerably reduced
(J:124100)
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• increased myelin destruction at site of spinal cord injury
• no clear delineation between injured and spared tissues
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behavior/neurological
• impaired recovery of fore-limb-hindlimb coordination as measured 4-6 weeks after spinal cord injury
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• locomotor recovery impaired as measured 4-6 weeks after spinal cord injury
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skeleton
• greater mineral content
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• significantly increased bone mineral density at 20 weeks
• density continues to increase over time
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• increased bone area of the tibia
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• bones resistant to fracture
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muscle
• insulin stimulated glucose uptake by soleus muscle is not affected by palmitate treatment or by other fatty acids
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cellular
• neurons are resistant to apoptosis caused by glucose deficiency
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• hepatocyte cell death is reduced compared to controls after BDL
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• robust macrophage response at the site of spinal injury
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• insulin stimulated glucose uptake by soleus muscle is not affected by palmitate treatment or by other fatty acids
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• resistant to lipopolysaccharide induced apoptosis
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