[HTML][HTML] Glucocorticoids—all-rounders tackling the versatile players of the immune system

C Strehl, L Ehlers, T Gaber, F Buttgereit - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glucocorticoids regulate fundamental processes of the human body and control cellular
functions such as cell metabolism, growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. Moreover …

[HTML][HTML] Effector functions of CD4+ T cells at the site of local autoimmune inflammation—lessons from rheumatoid arthritis

K Chemin, C Gerstner, V Malmström - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Infiltration of memory CD4+ T cells in synovial joints of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients
has been reported since decades. Moreover, several genome wide association studies …

IL-6 inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive review

A Ogata, Y Kato, S Higa, K Yoshizaki - Modern rheumatology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor used for the treatment of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). It was developed in 2008, and its effectiveness is supported by evidence from …

Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: missing objectives by using inadequate DAS28 targets

D Aletaha, JS Smolen - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2019 - nature.com
Remission in rheumatoid arthritis: missing objectives by using inadequate DAS28 targets |
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[HTML][HTML] A clinical approach for the use of VIP axis in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

C Martínez, Y Juarranz, I Gutiérrez-Cañas… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The neuroendocrine and immune systems are coordinated to maintain the homeostasis of
the organism, generating bidirectional communication through shared mediators and …

Altered metabolic pathways regulate synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis

U Fearon, MM Hanlon, SM Wade… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by synovial proliferation, neovascularization and
leucocyte extravasation leading to joint destruction and functional disability. The blood …

[HTML][HTML] Active roles of dysfunctional vascular endothelium in fibrosis and cancer

T Hsu, HH Nguyen-Tran, M Trojanowska - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2019 - Springer
Chronic inflammation is the underlying pathological condition that results in fibrotic
diseases. More recently, many forms of cancer have also been linked to chronic tissue …

Bedside to bench: defining the immunopathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis

A Bravo, A Kavanaugh - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2019 - nature.com
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an immune-mediated, systemic inflammatory disorder. PsA can
present with heterogeneous clinical features. Advances in understanding the …

[HTML][HTML] Kirenol Inhibits the Function and Inflammation of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes in Rheumatoid Arthritis in vitro and in vivo

J Wu, Q Li, L Jin, Y Qu, BB Liang, XT Zhu… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Kirenol is a diterpenoid extracted from the Chinese herbal medicine Siegesbeckiae.
Siegesbeckiae has been used to treat Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China for several …

Extracellular vesicles suppress basal and lipopolysaccharide-induced NFκB activity in human periodontal ligament stem cells

A Čebatariūnienė, K Kriaučiūnaitė… - Stem cells and …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Periodontitis is an infectious disease characterized by chronic inflammation and progressive
destruction of periodontal tissues. Chronic inflammatory environment may affect …