2023
Tau deficiency inhibits classically activated macrophage polarization and protects against collagen-induced arthritis in mice
Chen M, Fu W, Xu H, Liu C. Tau deficiency inhibits classically activated macrophage polarization and protects against collagen-induced arthritis in mice. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2023, 25: 146. PMID: 37559125, PMCID: PMC10410869, DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03133-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, RheumatoidCytokinesMacrophagesMiceTau ProteinsConceptsInflammatory cell infiltrationPro-inflammatory cytokinesRheumatoid arthritisAnkle jointSerum levelsCell infiltrationMacrophage polarizationOsteoclast activityCartilage damagePathogenesis of RACollagen-induced arthritis modelTau-/- miceCollagen-induced arthritisInflammatory joint diseasePro-inflammatory functionsProgression of CIAPotential therapeutic targetRole of tauInflammatory arthritisBone erosionArthritis incidenceBone lossClinical scoresArthritis modelInflammatory disorders
2018
Role of ADAMTS‐12 in Protecting Against Inflammatory Arthritis in Mice By Interacting With and Inactivating Proinflammatory Connective Tissue Growth Factor
Wei J, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, He W, Lipson K, Liu C. Role of ADAMTS‐12 in Protecting Against Inflammatory Arthritis in Mice By Interacting With and Inactivating Proinflammatory Connective Tissue Growth Factor. Arthritis & Rheumatology 2018, 70: 1745-1756. PMID: 29750395, PMCID: PMC6203634, DOI: 10.1002/art.40552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnective tissue growth factorCIA mouse modelADAMTS-12Inflammatory arthritisTissue growth factorMouse modelCollagen-induced arthritis modelGrowth factorRheumatoid arthritis developmentEnzyme-linked immunosorbentRA patientsArthritis developmentPannus formationSerum levelsCartilage destructionArthritis modelInflammatory cytokinesEnhanced osteoclastogenesisHealthy subjectsArthritisAnkle jointTomography scanningInflammationSusceptibility genesCritical regulatorp204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice
Yi Y, Jian J, Gonzalez-Gugel E, Shi Y, Tian Q, Fu W, Hettinghouse A, Song W, Liu R, He M, Qi H, Yang J, Du X, Xiao G, Chen L, Liu C. p204 Is Required for Canonical Lipopolysaccharide-induced TLR4 Signaling in Mice. EBioMedicine 2018, 29: 78-91. PMID: 29472103, PMCID: PMC5925582, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCytokinesGenotypeImmunity, InnateInflammasomesInflammation MediatorsInterferon Regulatory Factor-3Interferon-betaLipopolysaccharidesMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMiceMice, KnockoutModels, BiologicalNF-kappa BNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsProtein BindingProtein MultimerizationRAW 264.7 CellsShock, SepticSignal TransductionToll-Like Receptor 4ConceptsPro-inflammatory cytokinesLPS challengeIRF-3 pathwayDimerization of TLR4Serum levelsLPS-TLR4TLR4 signalingNF-ĸBAnimal modelsPyrin domainInnate immunityExtracellular LPSInterferon-inducible p200 familyInfectious diseasesLPSMicePotential targetTLR4IFNCytokinesMacrophagesBacterial DNASignificant defectsDramatic reductionPathway