MicroRNA-155 as a proinflammatory regulator in clinical and experimental arthritis

M Kurowska-Stolarska, S Alivernini… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
MicroRNA (miRNA) species (miR) regulate mRNA translation and are implicated as
mediators of disease pathology via coordinated regulation of molecular effector pathways …

Toll-like Receptor—A Potent Driving Force behind Rheumatoid Arthritis—

M Takagi - Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the terrible disasters of musculoskeletal system, like
repeated tsunami attacking joints by conscious or unconscious manner. If timely therapy fails …

Inflammatory memories: is epigenetics the missing link to persistent stromal cell activation in rheumatoid arthritis?

C Ospelt, KA Reedquist, S Gay, PP Tak - Autoimmunity reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease leading to joint destruction.
Synovial fibroblasts are recognized as key cells in the pathogenesis of RA since they attract …

SIRT1 overexpression in the rheumatoid arthritis synovium contributes to proinflammatory cytokine production and apoptosis resistance

F Niederer, C Ospelt, F Brentano, MO Hottiger… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To analyse the expression of SIRT1 in synovial tissues and cells of patients with
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to study the function of SIRT1 in inflammation and apoptosis in …

Toll‐like receptors expressed by dermal fibroblasts contribute to hypertrophic scarring

JF Wang, K Hori, J Ding, Y Huang… - Journal of cellular …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Hypertrophic scar (HTS), a fibroproliferative disorder (FPD), complicates burn wound
healing. Although the pathogenesis is not understood, prolonged inflammation is a known …

[HTML][HTML] Hyaluronan reduces inflammation in experimental arthritis by modulating TLR-2 and TLR-4 cartilage expression

GM Campo, A Avenoso, G Nastasi, A Micali… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2011 - Elsevier
Previous studies have reported that low molecular mass HA and highly polymerized HA
respectively elicited pro-and anti-inflammatory responses by modulating the toll-like receptor …

[HTML][HTML] High mobility group box protein 1 in complex with lipopolysaccharide or IL-1 promotes an increased inflammatory phenotype in synovial fibroblasts

H Wähämaa, H Schierbeck, HS Hreggvidsdottir… - Arthritis research & …, 2011 - Springer
Introduction In addition to its direct proinflammatory activity, extracellular high mobility group
box protein 1 (HMGB1) can strongly enhance the cytokine response evoked by other …

A BAFF/APRIL-dependent TLR3-stimulated pathway enhances the capacity of rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts to induce AID expression and Ig class-switching in B …

M Bombardieri, NW Kam, F Brentano, K Choi… - Annals of the …, 2011 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To dissect the role of toll-like receptor (TLR) signalling and B cell
survival/proliferating factors in the crosstalk between rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts …

[HTML][HTML] Suppl 1: the synovium in rheumatoid arthritis

CA Hitchon, HS El-Gabalawy - The open rheumatology journal, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease targeting multiple joints. The
synovium is the primary site of the inflammatory process, which if untreated leads to …

Expression of Toll-like receptors and their signaling pathways in rheumatoid synovitis

Y Tamaki, Y Takakubo, T Hirayama… - The Journal of …, 2011 - jrheum.org
Objective. Toll-like receptors (TLR) recognizing endogenous and exogenous danger signals
could play a role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Our aim was to describe the presence …