Restoring synovial homeostasis in rheumatoid arthritis by targeting fibroblast-like synoviocytes

G Nygaard, GS Firestein - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2020 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic immune-mediated disease that primarily affects the
synovium of diarthrodial joints. During the course of RA, the synovium transforms into a …

[HTML][HTML] Rheumatoid arthritis in the view of osteoimmunology

M Auréal, I Machuca-Gayet, F Coury - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterized by synovial inflammation and irreversible bone
erosions, both highlighting the immense reciprocal relationship between the immune and …

New insights into IFN-γ in rheumatoid arthritis: role in the era of JAK inhibitors

M Kato - Immunological medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is now entering a new era, the era of Janus kinase
(JAK) inhibitors. JAK inhibitors target multiple cytokines including IL-6 and exhibit a …

Autophagy promotes citrullination of VIM (vimentin) and its interaction with major histocompatibility complex class II in synovial fibroblasts

E Sugawara, M Kato, Y Kudo, W Lee, R Hisada… - Autophagy, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We aimed to investigate the involvement of macroautophagy/autophagy in autoimmunity in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through citrullination of VIM (vimentin) and its interaction with MHC …

MicroRNA-889 inhibits autophagy to maintain mycobacterial survival in patients with latent tuberculosis infection by targeting TWEAK

DY Chen, YM Chen, CF Lin, CM Lo, HJ Liu, TL Liao - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Autophagy plays an important role in protecting the host against pathogens. Mycobacterium
tuberculosis can suppress autophagy and then remain dormant and survive within the host …

Knockdown of YAP/TAZ inhibits the migration and invasion of fibroblast synovial cells in rheumatoid arthritis by regulating autophagy

W Zhou, Q Shen, H Wang, J Yang… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knockdown of the yes‐associated
protein (YAP) and transcriptional coactivator with PDZ‐binding motif (TAZ) on the migration …

Role of autophagy in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: Latest evidence and therapeutic approaches

J Karami, M Masoumi, H Khorramdelazad, H Bashiri… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Autophagy is considered as an important intracellular mechanism that degrades cytoplasmic
components to furnish additional energy. It has cytoprotective effects through the …

Oridonin suppresses autophagy and survival in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes

SD He, SG Huang, HJ Zhu, XG Luo, KH Liao… - Pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Context Oridonin exhibits various pharmacological and physiological activities, including
antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, pro-apoptotic, anticancer and neurological …

Cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome-associated pathogenic MAP2K1 variants activate autophagy

J Chen, L Che, C Xu, S Zhao, J Yang, M Li, G Li… - Gene, 2020 - Elsevier
MAP2K1 encodes mitogen-activated protein kinase 1 (MEK1). Mutations in MAP2K1 lead to
continuous activation of MEK/ERK signaling pathway, giving rise to cardio-facio-cutaneous …

Protective role of optineurin against joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts

WS Lee, M Kato, E Sugawara, M Kono… - Arthritis & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Optineurin (OPTN) is an autophagy adaptor/receptor that acts as an intrinsic
negative regulator of osteoclast differentiation. RANKL expressed by rheumatoid arthritis …