... an epithelial-like tissue In synovial tissue from RA patients, E-cadherin staining occurs in both the lining and the sublining adjacent to the lining This same staining pattern is found for collagen ... phenotype, including an increased invasive mobility, thereby contributing to joint destruction in patients with RA To inhibit or reverse this process, administration of BMP-7 could be an interesting ... Figure Haematoxylin and eosin staining on healthy and arthritic synovial tissue Haematoxylin and eosin staining was performed on synovial biopsies from tissue (a) healthy subjects and (b) Rheumatoid...
... sterile phosphate-buffered saline containing 0.1% bovine serum albumin Cell suspension was washed twice in cold phosphate-buffered saline-bovine serum albumin, resuspended at 1 06 cells/ml and ... between shared and total TCR- chains specific for huCollp 263 –271 in PBMCs of patients with early RA and control DR4+ individuals Individual data are reported in the insert, in which the linear regression ... They were again detected in two patients, OE and MS, when disease activity was still low Intriguingly, a clinical relapse of the disease was observed at the following clinical control and months...
... non-lesioned and lesioned OA cartilage regions are presented in Figure 1c, d, demonstrating more intense GAG staining in the deep non-lesioned OA cartilage regions and less intense staining in lesioned ... multiple Asn-Gly and Asp-Gly sites in calcium-binding domains II, III, and IV Protein Sci 1993, 2: 164 8- 166 3 Sandmeier E, Hunziker P, Kunz B, Sack R, Christen P: Spontaneous deamidation and isomerization ... of Asn108 in prion peptide 1 06 1 26 andin full-length prion protein Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999, 261 :578-583 McCudden CR, Kraus VB: Biochemistry of amino acid racemization and clinical application...
... expressions of miR-155, miR146a, and miR-124a in RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs); miR-1 46 and miR-155 in RA synovial tissue; or miR-146a, miR-155, miR-132, and miR- 16 in RA peripheral blood ... NA NA Methotrexate 18 (60 %) NA NA Infliximab (27%) NA NA Eternercept (6. 7%) NA NA Tocilizumab (6. 7%) NA NA Tacrolimus (6. 7%) NA NA Salazosulfapyridine (20%) NA NA Bucillamine (17%) NA NA (0%) NA ... (%) Infliximab (10%) NA Eternercept (3.3%) NA Tocilizumab (0%) NA Tacrolimus (6. 7%) NA Salazosulfapyridine (27%) NA Bucillamine (20%) NA Mizoribine (3.3%) NA Gold (6. 7%) NA CCP, cyclic citrullinated...
... CRP and IL- 1b, IL- 1Ra, IL- 6 SF levels as well as between ESR and IL- 1b, IL- 1Ra, IL- 8 and MIP-1a/CCL3 SF levels (Table 2) There were, moreover, significant correlations in the IL- 1b, IL- 6, IL- 1Ra ... reduction in posttreatment IL- 1b, IL- 1Ra, IL- 6and IL- 22 levels with respect to basal values (Figure 3) A significant correlation was observed at baseline between IL- 1b and CD45 Both IL- 1b and IL- 6 were ... have an underlying role in both skin [20] and joint involvement The potential proinflammatory function in joints of IL- 22, a cytokine of the IL- 10 family, has been suggested by IL- 22 mRNA expression...
... which mirrors that seen in wound healing and includes tumor necrosis factor (TNF)a, interleukin (IL) -1b, IL- 6, IL- 8, IL- 1 receptor antagonist (IL- 1Ra) and IL- 10 [8] Cartilage damage has been demonstrated ... study of IL- Ra to determine the feasibility and establish the methodology for future clinical trials in acute joint injury The initial samples were obtained prior to IL- 1Ra injection and the second ... protein kinases (MAPK) pathway inhibitors, protective in a rat model of OA [31,32] andin explant culture [33]; statins that inhibit cartilage breakdown by reducing protein prenylation [34,35]; and...
... analysis in duplicate using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for the N-terminal heparin-binding domain (‘anti-N-term’) or the gelatin-binding domain (GBD) (mAb 1892, ‘anti-GBD’) In the starting ... N-terminal heparin-binding domain in samples of synovial fluid from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)a Fibronectin species bearing N-terminal heparin-binding domain ... in the N-terminal heparin-binding domain, followed by iodinated secondary antibodies With the exception of RA SF samples 16 and 19, for which staining was restricted mainly to an ~200+-kDa band,...
... cytokines on the expression of RANK-L, OPG, RANK, and TRAF6 mRNAs by normal human blood neutrophils in vitro Purified neutrophils TRAF6 mRNAs by normal human blood neutrophils in vitro were incubated ... These findings may have important pathophysiological implications considering that neutrophils are present in large numbers at inflammatory sites and are involved in cell-cell interactions in inflamed ... Osteoprotegerin is a receptor for the cytotoxic ligand TRAIL J Biol Chem 1998, 273:14 363 -14 367 Marie C, Pitton C, Fitting C, Cavaillon JM: IL- 10 and IL- 4 synergize with TNF-alpha to induce IL- 1ra production...
... to induce the type of inflammation seen in mtDNA-injected mouse joints It is also worth emphasizing that the process of inflammation in RA joints is dynamic, with the infiltration of new inflammatory ... while minimizing the load of extracellular mtDNA in joints Competing interests None declared Acknowledgements We thank Dr M Bokarewa for collecting plasma and SF samples and for characterizing ... exacerbate cellular damage in inflammatory loci, thus creating a vicious circle of inflammation and cell destruction and an increased release of endogenous, proinflammatory DNA In the particular case...
... SF from truly normal joints (Collins grade 0–1) and from degenerative joints (Collins grade 2–4 and Mankin grade and above) [28] In contrast to the situation innormal cartilage matrix, the majority ... catabolic agents, such as proinflammatory cytokines and proteinases, in such analyses may provide a better understanding of the processes occurring in the articular joint Conclusion Taken together, ... pro-inflammatory cytokines IL- 1 and TNF-alpha innormaland osteoarthritic chondrocytes J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003, 85-A(Suppl 3):59 -66 33 Elshaier AM, Hakimiyan A, Margulis A, Rueger DC, Chubinskaya...
... [29], using wild-type S aureus strain 8325-4 and its mutants lacking aureolysin, serine protease, and cysteine protease, demonstrated in a murine SA model that inactivation of the Available online ... Staphylococcus aureus in the presence of selected linear peptide fragments of human interleukin (IL) -1beta and IL- 1 receptor antagonist J Infect Dis 2001, 183 :65 -69 McLaughlin RA, Hoogewerf AJ: Interleukin-1beta-induced ... Yoshinaga M: Blocking of TNF-α and IL- 1 inhibits leukocyte infiltration at early, but not at late stage of S aureus -induced arthritis and the concomitant cartilage destruction in rabbits Clin...
... mainly in pseudosynovial membrane surrounding the prosthesis andin SFs Thus, interleukin (IL) -1α, IL- 1β, IL- 6, IL8 , IL- 11, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), transforming growth factor-β, and ... was obtained from Bachem AG (Bubendorf, Switzerland); recombinant human IL- 1α, recombinant human IL- 1β, recombinant human IL- 6, recombinant human soluble IL- 6 receptor, recombinant human IL- 17, ... cytokine stimulated osteoclastogensis and bone resorption by interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 is associated with increased OPG and decreased RANKL and RANK J Biol Chem 20 06, 281:2414-2429 37 Pilbeam...
... natural killer cells, 0. 06 to 0.33% T cells and up to 0. 06% B cells In addition, PMN preparations were subjected to histochemistry (Diff-Quick staining; Dade Behring, Düdingen, Switzerland) showing ... Germany) In brief, to prevent nonspecific binding, × 105 cells were preincubated for 10 minutes with heat-inactivated (20 minutes, 56 C) human serum and were then incubated with a combination ... be increased by additional stimulation with cytokines such as IL- 10 and IL- 4 as well as vitamin D3 [18,19] In RA, expression of mRNA encoding CCL18 was observed in synovial tissue and it coincided...
... Neostriatal and cortical quinolinate levels are increased in early grade Huntington’s disease Neurobiol Dis 17, 455– 461 Guillemin GJ, Wang L & Brew BJ (2005) Quinolinic acid selectively induces apoptosis ... for role in zinc absorption Am J Clin Nutr 35, 1–9 Evans GW & Johnson PE (1980) Characterization and quantitation of a zinc binding ligand in human milk Pediatr Res 14, 867 –871 Dazzi C, Candiano ... quinolinic acid in the rat brain: evidence from turning behaviour and tyrosine hydroxylase immunohistochemistry Neuroscience 61 , 60 361 2 Li T, Iwaki H, Fu R, Hasegawa Y, Zhang H & Liu A (20 06) ...
... gels (A) Y6 in brain (B) Actin in brain (C) Y6 in peripheral tissues (D) Actin in peripheral tissues The negative control sample included water instead of cDNA The brain regions are named in accordance ... receptors Y6 and Y7 in chicken Fig Saturation binding to chicken Y7 Saturation binding and Scatchard analysis (inset) of 125I-peptide yy (pPYY) binding to cloned chicken Y7 expressed in Chinese hamster ... °C and dried at 60 °C The dried filters were treated with MeltiLex A (Perkin Elmer) melt-on scintillator sheets, and 2 060 Peptides and nonpeptide ligands FEBS Journal 273 (20 06) 2048–2 063 ª 2006...
... recombinant human pyridoxine 5¢-phosphate oxidase Protein Sci 12, 1455–1 463 Quandt, K., Frech, K., Karas, H., Wingender, E & Werner, T (1995) MatInd and MatInspector: new fast and versatile tools ... of 0 .6 and a G + C content of 62 % spanning two regions from )377 to )158 and from )137 to +1 36 of the start codon Such a CpG island is indicative of the presence of a promoter region and indicates ... of protein binding of the synthesized coenzyme and transport of the precursors [33,34], and phosphatase action [35] PNPO does play a kinetic role in regulating in vivo PLP formation [2, 36] , whereas...
... Heterozygosity pM (matching probability) THO-1 D5S592 D10S5 26 vWA31 D22S417 FES/FPS 154–178 166 –2 06 182– 266 127– 167 172–213 2 06 234 0.77 0.83 0.84 0.81 0.85 0 .67 0.0 86; out of 12 0.051; out of ... bacterial and fungal contaminants Sterility testing Each culture was tested for mycoplasma using four tests, PCR detection [32], staining using Hoechst dye, culturing for Mycoplasma in broth [33], and ... healing Various growth factors play a role in coordinating cellular processes involved in wound healing Platelet Derived Growth Factor-BB (PDGF-BB) accelerates healing in part by stimulating...
... explant tissue and inhibit HCMV infecTLR Ligands induce IL- 8 secretion and inhibit HCMV infection in Ectocervical explant tissue A Ectocervial explant tissue was incubated with TLR ligands for 24 ... TLR4 ligands inducing IL- 8 in HFF but TLR3, TLR4 and TLR9 ligands inducing IL- 8 in the tissue Analysis of mRNA indicated that the ectocervical tissue expressed all four of the TLR while HFF only ... http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/133 Figure IL- 8 secretion and HCMV inhibition in HFF induced by TLR ligands IL- 8 secretion and HCMV inhibition in HFF induced by TLR ligands HFF cells were cultured to 95% confluency and stimulated...