2022
Mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease stress, disease activity, and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis
Alrabadi LS, Dutton A, Rabiee A, Roberts SJ, Deng Y, Cusack L, Silveira MG, Ciarleglio M, Bucala R, Sinha R, Boyer JL, Assis DN. Mindfulness-based stress reduction may decrease stress, disease activity, and inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with autoimmune hepatitis. JHEP Reports 2022, 4: 100450. PMID: 35434588, PMCID: PMC9011026, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality of lifeMindfulness-based stress reductionInflammatory cytokine levelsDisease activityCytokine levelsAutoimmune hepatitisAlanine aminotransferaseAdult patientsTRIAL REGISTRATIONPeripheral blood cytokine levelsScore improvementMBSR programPilot studyBlood cytokine levelsSerum alanine aminotransferaseClinical trial registrationSignificant dose reductionPerceived stressExploratory pilot studyALT levelsSteroid requirementsStress reductionCytokine mediatorsALT reductionMedication needs
2021
Canonical (CD74/CD44) and Non-Canonical (CXCR2, 4 and 7) MIF Receptors Are Differentially Expressed in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Evaluated by DAS28-ESR
Sánchez-Zuno GA, Bucala R, Hernández-Bello J, Román-Fernández IV, García-Chagollán M, Nicoletti F, Matuz-Flores MG, García-Arellano S, Esparza-Michel JA, Cerpa-Cruz S, Pérez-Guerrero EE, Muñoz-Valle JF. Canonical (CD74/CD44) and Non-Canonical (CXCR2, 4 and 7) MIF Receptors Are Differentially Expressed in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Evaluated by DAS28-ESR. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2021, 11: 120. PMID: 35011861, PMCID: PMC8745239, DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorHigh disease activityDisease activityDAS28-ESRControl subjectsClinical activityRA clinical activityRheumatoid arthritis patientsExpression of CD74Expression of CXCR4Migration inhibitory factorScavenger-type receptorsDifferent clinical activitiesRA patientsMIF receptorArthritis pathogenesisArthritis patientsCXCR7 expressionInflammatory conditionsReceptor expressionPatientsB cellsDecoy receptorInhibitory factorSoluble CD74