M. Pierer

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Post‐thymic in vivo proliferation of naive CD4+ T cells constrains the TCR repertoire in healthy human adults
In spite of thymic involution early in life, the numbers of naive CD4+ T cells only slowly decline in ageing humans implying peripheral post‐thymic naive CD4+ T cell expansion. This proliferation may… Expand
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The CD14(bright) CD16+ monocyte subset is expanded in rheumatoid arthritis and promotes expansion of the Th17 cell population.
OBJECTIVE Circulating monocytes contain a subpopulation of CD14+CD16+ cells; this subpopulation of cells has been described to be proinflammatory and to have an increased frequency in rheumatoid… Expand
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Association of PTPN22 1858 single-nucleotide polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in a German cohort: higher frequency of the risk allele in male compared to female patients
The functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the gene PTPN22 is a susceptibility locus for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study presented here describes the association of the PTPN22 1858T… Expand
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Extracellular Ca2+ is a danger signal activating the NLRP3 inflammasome through G protein-coupled calcium sensing receptors
Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome enables monocytes and macrophages to release high levels of interleukin-1β during inflammatory responses. Concentrations of extracellular calcium can increase at… Expand
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Chemokine Secretion of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts Stimulated by Toll-Like Receptor 2 Ligands1
To analyze the role of Toll-like receptors (TLR) in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis, we have assessed the effects of stimulation of cultured synovial fibroblasts by the TLR-2 ligand… Expand
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Association of UCP2 −866 G/A polymorphism with chronic inflammatory diseases
We reported earlier that two mitochondrial gene polymorphisms, UCP2 –866 G/A (rs659366) and mtDNA nt13708 G/A (rs28359178), are associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Here we aim to investigate… Expand
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Association of anticytomegalovirus seropositivity with more severe joint destruction and more frequent joint surgery in rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE Expansion of autoreactive CD4+CD28(null) T cells is associated with extraarticular disease manifestations, including rheumatoid vasculitis, and it has recently been demonstrated that… Expand
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Toll-Like Receptor 4 Is Involved in Inflammatory and Joint Destructive Pathways in Collagen-Induced Arthritis in DBA1J Mice
In rheumatoid arthritis, a significant proportion of cytokine and chemokine synthesis is attributed to innate immune mechanisms. TLR4 is a prominent innate receptor since several endogenous ligands… Expand
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Antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide are associated with the DRB1 shared epitope and predict joint erosion in rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP antibodies) for their predictive value for severe joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to examine their… Expand
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Herpesvirus Entry Mediator-Ig Treatment during Immunization Aggravates Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Collagen-Induced Arthritis Model1
Previous studies attempting to influence the severity of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) by modulating the LIGHT (lymphotoxin-related inducible ligand that competes for glycoprotein D binding to… Expand
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