Characterization of human monocyte subsets by whole blood flow cytometry analysis

R Marimuthu, H Francis, S Dervish, SCH Li… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2018 - jove.com
Monocytes are key contributors in various inflammatory disorders and alterations to these
cells, including their subset proportions and functions, can have pathological significance. An …

[HTML][HTML] Activated protein C enhances human keratinocyte barrier integrity via sequential activation of epidermal growth factor receptor and Tie2

M Xue, SO Chow, S Dervish, YKA Chan… - Journal of biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
Keratinocytes play a critical role in maintaining epidermal barrier function. Activated protein
C (APC), a natural anticoagulant with anti-inflammatory and endothelial barrier protective …

[HTML][HTML] Pharmacologic targeting of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury using a normothermic machine perfusion platform

…, NT Zanjani, CH P'ng, D Meijles, S Dervish… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) is an emerging modality for kidney preservation
prior to transplantation. NMP may allow directed pharmacomodulation of renal ischemia-…

[PDF][PDF] Core liver homeostatic co-expression networks are preserved but respond to perturbations in an organism-and disease-specific manner

…, M Ramezani-Moghadam, V Ho, D Dvorkin, S Dervish… - Cell Systems, 2021 - cell.com
Findings about chronic complex diseases are difficult to extrapolate from animal models to
humans. We reason that organs may have core network modules that are preserved between …

[HTML][HTML] Protease activated receptor-2 mediates activated protein c–induced cutaneous wound healing via inhibition of p38

SM Julovi, M Xue, S Dervish, PN Sambrook… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Activated protein C (APC) is a natural anticoagulant that exerts anti-inflammatory and
cytoprotective properties mediated through the protease activated receptor (PAR)-1. APC can also …

[HTML][HTML] Plasmacytoid dendritic cells have divergent effects on HIV infection of initial target cells and induce a pro-retention phenotype

…, H Rana, B Johnson, N Popovic, S Dervish… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Although HIV infection inhibits interferon responses in its target cells in vitro, interferon
signatures can be detected in vivo soon after sexual transmission, mainly attributed to …

Protease‐activated receptor 2, rather than protease‐activated receptor 1, contributes to the aggressive properties of synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis

M Xue, YKA Chan, K Shen, S Dervish… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate whether protease‐activated receptor 1 (PAR‐1) and/or PAR‐2
promotes the invasiveness/proliferation of synovial fibroblasts (SFs) and to determine the …

[HTML][HTML] Standardisation of flow cytometry for whole blood immunophenotyping of islet transplant and transplant clinical trial recipients

…, L Williams, K Keung, NT Zanjani, S Dervish… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Understanding the immunological phenotype of transplant recipients is important to improve
outcomes and develop new therapies. Immunophenotyping of whole peripheral blood (WPB…

[HTML][HTML] Activated protein C inhibits pancreatic islet inflammation, stimulates T regulatory cells, and prevents diabetes in non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice

M Xue, S Dervish, LC Harrison, G Fulcher… - Journal of Biological …, 2012 - ASBMB
Activated protein C (aPC) is a natural anticoagulant with strong cyto-protective and anti-inflammatory
properties. aPC inhibits pancreatic inflammation and preserves functional islets …

Activated protein C targets immune cells and rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts to prevent inflammatory arthritis in mice

M Xue, S Dervish, KJ McKelvey, L March… - …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate whether activated protein C (APC), a physiological anticoagulant
can inhibit the inflammatory/invasive properties of immune cells and rheumatoid arthritis …