The chemokines CXCL8 and CXCL12: molecular and functional properties, role in disease and efforts towards pharmacological intervention

S Cambier, M Gouwy, P Proost - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Chemokines are an indispensable component of our immune system through the regulation
of directional migration and activation of leukocytes. CXCL8 is the most potent human …

New genetic and epigenetic insights into the chemokine system: the latest discoveries aiding progression toward precision medicine

H Xu, S Lin, Z Zhou, D Li, X Zhang, M Yu… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past thirty years, the importance of chemokines and their seven-transmembrane G
protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) has been increasingly recognized. Chemokine …

CXCR4/CXCL12 axis:“old” pathway as “novel” target for anti‐inflammatory drug discovery

L Lu, J Li, X Jiang, R Bai - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation is the body's defense response to exogenous or endogenous stimuli, involving
complex regulatory mechanisms. Discovering anti‐inflammatory drugs with both …

Exploring causal correlations between inflammatory cytokines and ankylosing spondylitis: a bidirectional mendelian-randomization study

P Fang, X Liu, Y Qiu, Y Wang, D Wang, J Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The impact of inflammatory factors on the development of Ankylosing
Spondylitis (AS) is widely recognized, but the exact causal relationship remains unclear …

Bone Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloartritis: An Updated Review

F Orsini, C Crotti, G Cincinelli, R Di Taranto, A Amati… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Chronic inflammatory arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and
spondyloarthritis (SpA), often have a significant impact on bone tissue, where bone is not …

Impact of immune regulation and differentiation dysfunction of mesenchymal stem cells on the disease process in ankylosing spondylitis and prospective analysis of …

X Feng, J Qiao, W Xu - Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rheumatic bone and joint disease caused by inflammation,
erosion, and pathological bone formation. The pathological features of chronic inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Galunisertib downregulates mutant type I collagen expression and promotes MSCs osteogenesis in pediatric osteogenesis imperfecta

A Infante, N Alcorta-Sevillano, I Macías… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Qualitative alterations in type I collagen due to pathogenic variants in the COL1A1 or
COL1A2 genes, result in moderate and severe Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), a rare disease …

Purine metabolites promote ectopic new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis

S Zhang, Z Fan, Z Ouyang, H Sun, Y Song, H Yu… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that mainly affects
the axial skeleton, whose typical features are inflammatory back pain, bone structural …

Injectable thermo-responsive Poloxamer hydrogel/methacrylate gelatin microgels stimulates bone regeneration through biomimetic programmed release of SDF-1a …

Q Zhong, D Wang, H Mai, R Chen, Y Xu, M Lei… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Injectable hydrogels, offering adaptable drug delivery of growth factors (GFs), hold promise
for treating bone defects. To optimize osteogenic efficacy, the release of GFs should mirror …

[HTML][HTML] Senolytics ameliorate the failure of bone regeneration through the cell senescence-related inflammatory signalling pathway

X Wang, Y Zhou, C Luo, J Zhao, Y Ji, Z Wang… - Biomedicine & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stress-induced premature senescent (SIPS) cells induced by various stresses deteriorate
cell functions. Dasatinib and quercetin senolytics (DQ) can alleviate several diseases by …