https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 A selective a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, PNU-282987, attenuates ILC2s activation and alternaria-induced airway inflammation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46307 Alternaria Alternata (AA)– induced airway inflammation. Methods: PNU-282987 was administered to mice that received recombinant IL-33 or AA intranasal challenges. Lung histological analysis and flow cytometry were performed to determine airway inflammation and the infiltration and activation of ILC2s. The previously published a7nAChR agonist GTS-21 was employed as a comparable reagent. ILC2s were isolated from murine lung tissue and cultured in vitro in the presence of IL-33, IL-2, and IL-7 with/without either PNU-282987 or GTS-21. The expression of the transcription factors GATA3, IKK, and NF-kB were also determined. Results: PNU-282987 and GTS-21 significantly reduced goblet cell hyperplasia in the airway, eosinophil infiltration, and ILC2s numbers in BALF, following IL-33 or AA challenge. In vitro IL-33 stimulation of isolated lung ILC2s showed a reduction of GATA3 and Ki67 in response to PNU-282987 or GTS-21 treatments. There was a significant reduction in IKK and NF-kB phosphorylation in the PNU-282987–treated group when compared to the GTS-21–treated ILC2s. Conclusion: PNU-282987 inhibits ILC2-associated airway inflammation, where its effects were comparable to that of GTS-21.]]> Tue 15 Nov 2022 10:22:01 AEDT ]]> Defining the role of post-synaptic a-neurotoxins in paralysis due to snake envenoming in humans https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43153 Tue 13 Sep 2022 15:28:50 AEST ]]> Alpha-9 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate hypothermic responses elicited by provocative motion in mice https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34631 Fri 05 Apr 2019 11:40:07 AEDT ]]>