Hepatic pIgR-mediated secretion of IgA limits bacterial translocation and prevents ethanol-induced liver disease in mice. | Hepatic pIgR-mediated secretion of IgA limits bacterial translocation and prevents ethanol-induced liver disease in mice. Hendrikx T, Lang S, Rajcic D, Wang Y, McArdle S, Kim K, Mikulski Z, Schnabl B., Free PMC Article | 09/15/2023 |
Exogenous and Endogenous Triggers Differentially Stimulate Pigr Expression and Antibacterial Secretory Immunity in the Murine Respiratory Tract. | Exogenous and Endogenous Triggers Differentially Stimulate Pigr Expression and Antibacterial Secretory Immunity in the Murine Respiratory Tract. Pausder A, Fricke J, Schughart K, Schreiber J, Strowig T, Bruder D, Boehme JD., Free PMC Article | 03/12/2022 |
RrgA, binds both polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) and PECAM-1, whereas the choline binding protein PspC binds, but to a lower extent, only pIgR | pIgR and PECAM-1 bind to pneumococcal adhesins RrgA and PspC mediating bacterial brain invasion. Iovino F, Engelen-Lee JY, Brouwer M, van de Beek D, van der Ende A, Valls Seron M, Mellroth P, Muschiol S, Bergstrand J, Widengren J, Henriques-Normark B., Free PMC Article | 09/23/2017 |
pIgR/SIgA deficiency in the airways leads to persistent activation of innate immune responses to resident lung microbiota, driving progressive small airway remodelling and emphysema. | Airway bacteria drive a progressive COPD-like phenotype in mice with polymeric immunoglobulin receptor deficiency. Richmond BW, Brucker RM, Han W, Du RH, Zhang Y, Cheng DS, Gleaves L, Abdolrasulnia R, Polosukhina D, Clark PE, Bordenstein SR, Blackwell TS, Polosukhin VV., Free PMC Article | 08/27/2016 |
Increased autoimmune diabetes in Pigr-deficient NOD mice is due to a "Hitchhiking" interval that refines the genetic effect of Idd5.4. | Increased autoimmune diabetes in pIgR-deficient NOD mice is due to a "Hitchhiking" interval that refines the genetic effect of Idd5.4. Simpfendorfer KR, Strugnell RA, Brodnicki TC, Wijburg OL., Free PMC Article | 04/2/2016 |
the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) is highly expressed by renal cyst-lining cells. pIgR expression is, in part, driven by aberrant STAT6 pathway activation. | Exploitation of the Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor for Antibody Targeting to Renal Cyst Lumens in Polycystic Kidney Disease. Olsan EE, Matsushita T, Rezaei M, Weimbs T., Free PMC Article | 08/29/2015 |
In a mouse intestinal explant model, the heat-inactivated potential probiotic BB6378 increases intestinal pIgR expression in a site-specific manner on the epithelium via MyD88. | Upregulation of Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor Expression by the Heat-Inactivated Potential Probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum OLB6378 in a Mouse Intestinal Explant Model. Nakamura Y, Terahara M, Iwamoto T, Yamada K, Asano M, Kakuta S, Iwakura Y, Totsuka M. | 08/1/2015 |
pIgR on the blood-brain barrier endothelium may represent a novel pneumococcal adhesion receptor. | Streptococcus pneumoniae Interacts with pIgR expressed by the brain microvascular endothelium but does not co-localize with PAF receptor. Iovino F, Molema G, Bijlsma JJ., Free PMC Article | 01/10/2015 |
Results reveal a novel Yes-EGFR-ERK-FIP5 signalling network for regulation of pIgA-pIgR transcytosis. | A kinase cascade leading to Rab11-FIP5 controls transcytosis of the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor. Su T, Bryant DM, Luton F, Vergés M, Ulrich SM, Hansen KC, Datta A, Eastburn DJ, Burlingame AL, Shokat KM, Mostov KE., Free PMC Article | 01/8/2011 |
The poly immunoglobulin receptor is the main pathway for IgA transport into the male reproductive tract. | Poly-immunoglobulin receptor-mediated transport of IgA into the male genital tract is important for clearance of Chlamydia muridarum infection. Cunningham KA, Carey AJ, Finnie JM, Bao S, Coon C, Jones R, Wijburg O, Strugnell RA, Timms P, Beagley KW. | 01/21/2010 |
Novel localization of pIgR to the regulated secretory pathway of lacrimal gland acinar cells and its secretion therefrom may be affected by its novel interaction with Rab3D. | Direct interaction between Rab3D and the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor and trafficking through regulated secretory vesicles in lacrimal gland acinar cells. Evans E, Zhang W, Jerdeva G, Chen CY, Chen X, Hamm-Alvarez SF, Okamoto CT., Free PMC Article | 01/21/2010 |
Data suggest that the pIgR and/or the secretory component are important for the maintenance of epithelial integrity and mucosal homeostasis in the colonic epithelium. | Contribution of polymeric immunoglobulin receptor to regulation of intestinal inflammation in dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. Murthy AK, Dubose CN, Banas JA, Coalson JJ, Arulanandam BP. | 01/21/2010 |
pIgR is essential in intestinal defense against pathogenic microbes with high-level and persistent luminal presence. | Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor in intestinal immune defense against the lumen-dwelling protozoan parasite Giardia. Davids BJ, Palm JE, Housley MP, Smith JR, Andersen YS, Martin MG, Hendrickson BA, Johansen FE, Svärd SG, Gillin FD, Eckmann L. | 01/21/2010 |
Mice deficient in SIgA have been generated by knocking out the pIgR and assessing their ability to maintain normal mucosal homeostasis and to induce mucosal and systemic immune responses against pathogenic and nonpathogenic stimuli. | Role of the polymeric Ig receptor in mucosal B cell homeostasis. Uren TK, Johansen FE, Wijburg OL, Koentgen F, Brandtzaeg P, Strugnell RA. | 01/21/2010 |
Mice that lack expression of the polymeric immunoglobulin receptor have approximately 5-fold more systemic IgA and 6-fold less nasal IgA antibodies than wild-type mice due to defective IgA transport into mucosal tissues. | An important role for polymeric Ig receptor-mediated transport of IgA in protection against Streptococcus pneumoniae nasopharyngeal carriage. Sun K, Johansen FE, Eckmann L, Metzger DW. | 01/21/2010 |
Blockade of transepithelial transport of dimeric IgA in pIgR knockout mice reduces the degree of protection or cross-protection against viral infection, in parallel with a marked increase in serum IgA concentration and decrease in nasal IgA concentration. | Protection against influenza virus infection in polymeric Ig receptor knockout mice immunized intranasally with adjuvant-combined vaccines. Asahi Y, Yoshikawa T, Watanabe I, Iwasaki T, Hasegawa H, Sato Y, Shimada S, Nanno M, Matsuoka Y, Ohwaki M, Iwakura Y, Suzuki Y, Aizawa C, Sata T, Kurata T, Tamura S. | 01/21/2010 |