Chemokines and chemokine receptors as promising targets in rheumatoid arthritis

MA Murayama, J Shimizu, C Miyabe, K Yudo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that commonly causes inflammation
and bone destruction in multiple joints. Inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-6 and TNF-α, play …

Pathways for bone loss in inflammatory disease

T Braun, G Schett - Current osteoporosis reports, 2012 - Springer
Chronic inflammation including autoimmune disease is an important risk factor for the
development of osteoporosis. Receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL) and …

The role of the immune system in Huntington's disease

G Ellrichmann, C Reick, C Saft… - Journal of Immunology …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by a progressive course of disease until death
15–20 years after the first symptoms occur and is caused by a mutation with expanded CAG …

Mutant huntingtin impairs immune cell migration in Huntington disease

W Kwan, U Träger, D Davalos, A Chou… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In Huntington disease (HD), immune cells are activated before symptoms arise; however, it
is unclear how the expression of mutant huntingtin (htt) compromises the normal functions of …

CCR2 deficiency promotes exacerbated chronic erosive neutrophil-dominated chikungunya virus arthritis

YS Poo, H Nakaya, J Gardner, T Larcher… - Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a member of a globally distributed group of arthritogenic
alphaviruses that cause weeks to months of debilitating polyarthritis/arthralgia, which is often …

New insights into the role of T cells in pathogenesis of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis

J Karczewski, A Dobrowolska… - …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Psoriasis is a chronic, relapsing, autoimmune disorder of the skin affecting 2–3% of general
population. Approximately 30% of psoriasis patients are also affected with the psoriatic …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells regulate T cell and B cell responses during autoimmune disease

KR Crook, M Jin, MF Weeks… - Journal of Leucocyte …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
MDSCs are a heterogeneous group of myeloid cells that suppress T cell activity in cancer
and autoimmune disease. The effect of MDSCs on B cell function is not clear. Using the CIA …

Leptin exacerbates collagen‐induced arthritis via enhancement of Th17 cell response

J Deng, Y Liu, M Yang, S Wang, M Zhang… - Arthritis & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To determine the role of leptin in modulating Th17 cell response and joint
inflammation in mice with collagen‐induced arthritis (CIA). Methods Leptin receptor …

Role of chemokine receptor 2 in rheumatoid arthritis: A research update

W Chen, Y Fang, H Wang, X Tan, X Zhu, Z Xu… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multisystemic and inflammatory autoimmune disease
characterized by joint destruction. The C–C motif chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) is mainly …

Inflammatory cell migration in rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive review

E Nevius, AC Gomes, JP Pereira - Clinical reviews in allergy & …, 2016 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that primarily
affects the joints. Self-reactive B and T lymphocytes cooperate to promote antibody …