Linda J. Van Eldik

The p38α mitogen-activated protein kinase as a central nervous system drug discovery target (2008)

Borders, Aaron S, De Almeida, Lucia, Van Eldik, Linda J, Watterson, D Martin

Abstract Protein kinases are critical modulators of a variety of cellular signal transduction pathways, and abnormal phosphorylation events can be a cause or contributor to disease progression in a...

MCP-1-deficient mice show reduced neuroinflammatory responses and increased peripheral inflammatory responses to peripheral endotoxin insult (2008)

Thompson, Wendy L, Karpus, William J, Van Eldik, Linda J

Abstract Background An endotoxin insult mimics a severe peripheral infection and recent evidence suggests that a single exposure can cause long-term cognitive deficits. A peripheral injection of LPS...

Suppression of acute proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine upregulation by post-injury administration of a novel small molecule improves long-term neurologic outcome in a mouse model of traumatic brain injury (2008)

Lloyd, Eric, Somera-Molina, Kathleen, Van Eldik, Linda J, Watterson, D Martin, Wainwright, Mark S

Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) with its associated morbidity is a major area of unmet medical need that lacks effective therapies. TBI initiates a neuroinflammatory cascade...

A novel p38α MAPK inhibitor suppresses brain proinflammatory cytokine up-regulation and attenuates synaptic dysfunction and behavioral deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model (2007)

Munoz, Lenka, Ranaivo, Hantamalala, Roy, Saktimayee M, Hu, Wenhui, Craft, Jeffrey M, McNamara, Laurie K, ...

Abstract Background An accumulating body of evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that excessive or prolonged increases in proinflammatory cytokine production by activated glia is a contributor...

Interleukin 1 receptor antagonist knockout mice show enhanced microglial activation and neuronal damage induced by intracerebroventricular infusion of human β-amyloid (2005)

Craft, Jeffrey M, Watterson, D Martin, Hirsch, Emmet, Van Eldik, Linda J

Abstract Background Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a key mediator of immune responses in health and disease. Although classically the function of IL-1 has been studied in the systemic immune system,...

Cyclopentenone prostaglandins suppress activation of microglia: Down-regulation of inducible nitric-oxide synthase by 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2

Petrova, Tatiana V., Akama, Keith T., Van Eldik, Linda J.

Mechanisms leading to down-regulation of activated microglia and astrocytes are poorly understood, in spite of the potentially detrimental role of activated glia in neurodegeneration. Prostaglandins,...

Amyloid β-peptide stimulates nitric oxide production in astrocytes through an NFκB-dependent mechanism

Akama, Keith T., Albanese, Chris, Pestell, Richard G., Van Eldik, Linda J.

The major pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) include amyloid plaques composed primarily of the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide, degenerating neurons and neurofibrillary tangles, and the...

Protein kinase involved in lung injury susceptibility: Evidence from enzyme isoform genetic knockout and in vivo inhibitor treatment

Wainwright, Mark S., Rossi, Janet, Schavocky, James, Crawford, Susan, Steinhorn, David, Velentza, Anastasia V., ...

Acute lung injury (ALI) associated with sepsis and iatrogenic ventilator-induced lung injury resulting from mechanical ventilation are major medical problems with an unmet need for small molecule...

Epithelial myosin light chain kinase–dependent barrier dysfunction mediates T cell activation–induced diarrhea in vivo

Clayburgh, Daniel R., Barrett, Terrence A., Tang, Yueming, Meddings, Jon B., Van Eldik, Linda J., Watterson, D. Martin, ...

Disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier occurs in many intestinal diseases, but neither the mechanisms nor the contribution of barrier dysfunction to disease pathogenesis have been defined....

Cyclopentenone prostaglandins suppress activation of microglia: Down-regulation of inducible nitric-oxide synthase by 15-deoxy-Δ12,14-prostaglandin J2

Petrova, Tatiana V., Akama, Keith T., Van Eldik, Linda J.

Mechanisms leading to down-regulation of activated microglia and astrocytes are poorly understood, in spite of the potentially detrimental role of activated glia in neurodegeneration. Prostaglandins,...

Amyloid β-peptide stimulates nitric oxide production in astrocytes through an NFκB-dependent mechanism

Akama, Keith T., Albanese, Chris, Pestell, Richard G., Van Eldik, Linda J.

The major pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) include amyloid plaques composed primarily of the β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide, degenerating neurons and neurofibrillary tangles, and the...

Protein kinase involved in lung injury susceptibility: Evidence from enzyme isoform genetic knockout and in vivo inhibitor treatment

Wainwright, Mark S., Rossi, Janet, Schavocky, James, Crawford, Susan, Steinhorn, David, Velentza, Anastasia V., ...

Acute lung injury (ALI) associated with sepsis and iatrogenic ventilator-induced lung injury resulting from mechanical ventilation are major medical problems with an unmet need for small molecule...

Epithelial myosin light chain kinase–dependent barrier dysfunction mediates T cell activation–induced diarrhea in vivo

Clayburgh, Daniel R., Barrett, Terrence A., Tang, Yueming, Meddings, Jon B., Van Eldik, Linda J., Watterson, D. Martin, ...

Disruption of the intestinal epithelial barrier occurs in many intestinal diseases, but neither the mechanisms nor the contribution of barrier dysfunction to disease pathogenesis have been defined....