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TNFR2/14-3-3ε signaling complex instructs macrophage plasticity in inflammation and autoimmunity
Fu W, Hu W, Yi Y, Hettinghouse A, Sun G, Bi Y, He W, Zhang L, Gao G, Liu J, Toyo-oka K, Xiao G, Solit D, Loke P, Liu C. TNFR2/14-3-3ε signaling complex instructs macrophage plasticity in inflammation and autoimmunity. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2021, 131 PMID: 34185706, PMCID: PMC8363273, DOI: 10.1172/jci144016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage polarizationMacrophage plasticityPI3K/Akt/mTORPathogenesis of inflammationMyeloid-specific deletionNF-κB activationAkt/mTORInflammatory arthritisAntiinflammatory pathwayImmunoregulatory roleAutoimmune diseasesProtective effectTherapeutic implicationsInflammationTNFR2 signalingAutoimmunityTNFR2TNFR2 activationReceptor complexDiseaseIntracellular regulatorsActivationMolecule 14TNFR1Arthritis
2018
THU0056 14–3–3 is a molecular switch regulating macrophage polarisation in inflammatory arthritis
Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Liu C. THU0056 14–3–3 is a molecular switch regulating macrophage polarisation in inflammatory arthritis. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2018, 77: 252. DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.4729.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-inflammatory actionTNF receptor 2Mean fluorescence intensityAnti-inflammation actionClinical arthritis scoreInflammatory arthritisCIA miceAnti-inflammatory effectsAnti-inflammatory activityMacrophage polarizationProtective effectArthritis scoreCritical downstream mediatorM2 polarizationΔ miceM1-M2 polarizationPresence of progranulinAnti-inflammatory pathwaySeverity of CIADownstream mediatorSignificant decreasePercentage of CD206Hallmarks of macrophagesPGRN effectsWT mice