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Postmortem serum protein growth arrest-specific 6 levels in sepsis-related deaths

Palmiere, Cristian ; Augsburger, Marc

In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2015, vol. 129, no. 5, p. 1079-1084

Université de Fribourg

Multicellular human alveolar model composed of epithelial cells and primary immune cells for hazard assessment

Barosova, Hana ; Drasler, Barbara ; Petri-Fink, Alke ; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara

In: JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments), 2020, no. 159, p. e61090

A human alveolar cell coculture model is described here for simulation of the alveolar epithelial tissue barrier composed of alveolar epithelial type II cells and two types of immune cells (i.e., human monocyte-derived macrophages [MDMs] and dendritic cells [MDDCs]). A protocol for assembling the multicellular model is provided. Alveolar epithelial cells (A549 cell line) are grown and...

Université de Fribourg

A novel 3D intestine barrier model to study the immune response upon exposure to microplastics

Lehner, Roman ; Wohlleben, Wendel ; Septiadi, Dedy ; Landsiedel, Robert ; Petri‑Fink, Alke ; Rothen‑Rutishauser, Barbara

In: Archives of Toxicology, 2020, p. -

The plausibility of human exposure to microplastics has increased within the last years. Microplastics have been found in different food types including seafood, salt, sugar and beverages. So far, human health effects of microplastics after ingestion are unknown. Herein, we designed a novel, three- dimensional in vitro intestinal model consisting of the human intestinal epithelial cell lines...

Université de Fribourg

Human microglia respond to malaria-induced extracellular vesicles

Mbagwu, Smart Ikechukwu ; Lannes, Nils ; Walch, Michael ; Filgueira, Luis ; Mantel, Pierre-Yves

In: Pathogens, 2020, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 21

Microglia are the chief immune cells of the brain and have been reported to be activated in severe malaria. Their activation may drive towards neuroinflammation in cerebral malaria. Malaria-infected red blood cell derived-extracellular vesicles (MiREVs) are produced during the blood stage of malaria infection. They mediate intercellular communication and immune regulation, among other...