IFN-γ-producing Th1 and IL-17-producing Th17 cells are the key participants in various autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and its animal model, experimental autoimmune… (More)
HLA-G is a non-classical MHC class Ib molecule predominantly expressed in cytotrophoblasts and under pathological conditions also in chronically inflamed and in malignant tissues. Recently an… (More)
Inflammasomes are multi-protein complexes that control the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β. Inflammasomes play an important role in the control of immunity to tumors and… (More)
IL-9-producing Th9 cells have been associated with autoimmune diseases, such as experimental autoimmune encephalitis. However, the factors that negatively regulate Th9 cells during autoimmune… (More)
BACKGROUND
The functional link between mutations in NOD2 and Crohn's disease (CD) has not been entirely elucidated. The 1007fs mutation results in loss of NF-kappaB activation in response to muramyl… (More)
Interleukin (IL)-27 exerts an anti-inflammatory effect on human and mice CD4(+) T cells by inducing IL-10-producing T regulatory 1 cells through induction of IL-21. However, the role of IL-27 and how… (More)
BACKGROUND
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) and its active metabolite monomethyl fumarate (MMF) effectively lead to reduction in disease relapses and active magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions. DMF and… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating neurologic disorder with poor survival rates and no clear biomarkers for disease diagnosis and prognosis.
METHODS
We compared… (More)