Pathogenic role of immune cells in rheumatoid arthritis: implications in clinical treatment and biomarker development

HY Yap, SZY Tee, MMT Wong, SK Chow, SC Peh… - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, systemic, inflammatory disorder that
affects synovial joints, both small and large joints, in a symmetric pattern. This disorder …

The mechanism and therapy of aortic aneurysms

J Gao, H Cao, G Hu, Y Wu, Y Xu, H Cui, HS Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Aortic aneurysm is a chronic aortic disease affected by many factors. Although it is generally
asymptomatic, it poses a significant threat to human life due to a high risk of rupture …

Role of TNF–TNF receptor 2 signal in regulatory T cells and its therapeutic implications

S Yang, J Wang, DD Brand, SG Zheng - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) is a pleiotropic cytokine which signals through TNF receptor
1 (TNFR1) and TNF receptor 2 (TNFR2). Emerging evidence has demonstrated that TNFR1 …

Interleukin-2 and regulatory T cells in rheumatic diseases

AGA Kolios, GC Tsokos, D Klatzmann - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2021 - nature.com
Failure of regulatory T (Treg) cells to properly control immune responses leads invariably to
autoimmunity and organ damage. Decreased numbers or impaired function of Treg cells …

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Q Xiao, X Li, Y Li, Z Wu, C Xu, Z Chen, W He - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The initiation and development of major inflammatory diseases, ie, cancer, vascular
inflammation, and some autoimmune diseases are closely linked to the immune system …

TNF activity and T cells

AK Mehta, DT Gracias, M Croft - Cytokine, 2018 - Elsevier
TNF (tumor necrosis factor) is both a pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine that is
central to the development of autoimmune disease, cancer, and protection against infectious …

Th17 and regulatory T cell balance in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

M Noack, P Miossec - Autoimmunity reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the biology of T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) cells and
their role in inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Th17 cells represent a pro …

Modulation of regulatory T cell function and stability by co-inhibitory receptors

LE Lucca, M Dominguez-Villar - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Regulatory T (Treg) cells constitute a dynamic population that is essential for controlling
immune responses in health and disease. Defects in Treg cell function and decreases in …

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 …

CD19+CD24hiCD38hi B Cells Maintain Regulatory T Cells While Limiting TH1 and TH17 Differentiation

F Flores-Borja, A Bosma, D Ng, V Reddy… - Science translational …, 2013 - science.org
The relevance of regulatory B cells in the maintenance of tolerance in healthy individuals or
in patients with immune disorders remains understudied. In healthy individuals, CD19+ …