IL-1 family members mediate cell death, inflammation and angiogenesis in retinal degenerative diseases

Y Wooff, SM Man, R Aggio-Bruce, R Natoli… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Inflammation underpins and contributes to the pathogenesis of many retinal degenerative
diseases. The recruitment and activation of both resident microglia and recruited …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmunity, autoinflammation, and infection in uveitis

JV Forrester, L Kuffova, AD Dick - American journal of ophthalmology, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To review the pathogenesis of uveitis in light of recent advances in our
understanding of innate and adaptive immune responses and their regulation. Design …

Targeting microglia to treat degenerative eye diseases

SK Wang, CL Cepko - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microglia have been implicated in many degenerative eye disorders, including retinitis
pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, and …

Interleukin (IL)-1 inhibition with anakinra and canakinumab in Behçet's disease-related uveitis: a multicenter retrospective observational study

C Fabiani, A Vitale, G Emmi, G Lopalco, L Vannozzi… - Clinical …, 2017 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the role of interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors anakinra (ANA) and
canakinumab (CAN) in the treatment of Behçet's disease (BD)-related uveitis. Multicenter …

Pyroptosis: A new insight into eye disease therapy

Y Zhang, Y Jiao, X Li, S Gao, N Zhou, J Duan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pyroptosis is a lytic form of programmed cell death mediated by gasdermins (GSDMs) with
pore-forming activity in response to certain exogenous and endogenous stimuli. The …

Cytokines that modulate the differentiation of Th17 cells in autoimmune uveitis

K Guo, X Zhang - Journal of immunology research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing evidence has suggested that T helper 17 (Th17) cells play a central role in the
pathogenesis of ocular immune disease. The association between pathogenic Th17 cells …

Immune privilege: the microbiome and uveitis

C Mölzer, J Heissigerova, HM Wilson… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune privilege (IP), a term introduced to explain the unpredicted acceptance of allogeneic
grafts by the eye and the brain, is considered a unique property of these tissues. However …

The presence of uveitis is associated with a sustained response to the interleukin (IL)-1 inhibitors anakinra and canakinumab in Behçet's disease

C Fabiani, A Vitale, D Rigante, G Emmi… - Ocular immunology …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To identify factors associated with sustained response to interleukin (IL)-1
inhibition among demographic, clinical and therapeutic data in patients with Behçet disease …

Blocking the inflammasome: A novel approach to treat uveitis

A Shome, OO Mugisho, RL Niederer, ID Rupenthal - Drug Discovery Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Uveitis is a complex ocular inflammatory disease often accompanied by bacterial or viral
infections (infectious uveitis) or underlying autoimmune diseases (non-infectious uveitis) …

Distinct transcriptional profile of blood mononuclear cells in Behçet's disease: insights into the central role of neutrophil chemotaxis

KM Verrou, NI Vlachogiannis… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Both innate and adaptive immune responses are reportedly increased in
Behçet's disease (BD), a chronic, relapsing systemic vasculitis lying at the intersection …