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类风湿关节炎(Rheumatoid Arthritis,RA)是以关节滑膜慢性炎症为主的自身免疫性疾病,其病因及发病机制尚未完全明确。本文从T细胞、树突状细胞、肥大细胞等免疫细胞及IL-1家族、结合含γc受体的细胞因子、IL-12家族、IL-17等细胞因子与类风湿关节炎发生发展的关系阐述类风湿关节炎免疫发病机制有关研究进展。  相似文献   

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类风湿关节炎与白细胞介素-18 的研究进展   总被引:3,自引:3,他引:0  
类风湿关节炎发病机制不明,许多细胞因子参与了RA的发病机制。近年发现,白细胞介素-18可作用于RA发病的多个参与因素,成为研究RA的新热点。  相似文献   

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类风湿关节炎(RA)是一种慢性、多系统的以关节的炎症损害为主要特点的自身免疫性疾病。其发病过程与多种细胞因子有关,包括TNF-α、IL-1、MMPS、IL-6、IL-17、IL-18等,这些细胞因子在RA的发病进程中起了很重要的作用,可作为治疗RA的新靶点。  相似文献   

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IL-15在类风湿关节炎中的作用的研究进展   总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2  
细胞因子在类风湿关节炎(rheumatoid arthritis,RA)的发病机制中发挥着十分显著的作用。近年来,白细胞介素—15 (interleukin-15,IL-15)在RA中的作用受到研究者广泛关注。最新研究表明,IL-15参与了RA的多个发病环节,在RA的进展中扮演着重要的角色。  相似文献   

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卵巢早衰是一种多因素影响的卵巢功能衰退的疾病,自身免疫在卵巢早衰的病因中所占比例高达10%~30%,目前研究已证实卵巢早衰与Treg、IFN-γ和Th17等多种细胞因子的调节有关。近年来肠道菌群成为国内外的研究热点,其可以影响Treg、IFN-γ、Th17等免疫细胞因子的表达。基于免疫细胞因子在两者之间的作用,笔者大胆提出以免疫细胞因子为桥梁,连接卵巢早衰与肠道菌群,探讨卵巢早衰与肠道菌群关系的设想。肠道菌群与卵巢早衰可能存在某种联系,其研究机制有待进一步探索,这将有助于我们从一个新的视角研究卵巢早衰的发病机制。其或许具有巨大的研究潜力和应用研究价值,为卵巢早衰的临床诊断和治疗提供更多帮助。  相似文献   

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目的:通过检测类风湿性关节炎(RA)患者血清粒细胞-巨噬细胞集落刺激因子(GM-CSF)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)及肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)水平,探讨其用于RA诊断与预后判断的临床意义。方法:选取我院2013年6月~2016年12月收治的126例RA患者为RA组,并根据病情严重程度分为活动期RA组(69例)和缓解期RA组(57例)两个亚组;另选取同期于我院体检中心接受体检的55例健康体检者为对照组。采用酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测所有对象的血清GM-CSF、IL-6、TNF-α水平。记录比较各组血清细胞因子水平,并分析RA组患者各细胞因子水平及DAS28间的相关性。结果:活动期RA组的血清GM-CSF、IL-6、TNF-α水平均显著高于缓解期RA组和对照组(P0.01),缓解期RA组的血清GM-CSF、IL-6、TNF-α水平亦均显著高于对照组(P0.01)。血清GM-CSF、IL-6及TNF-α水平三者间均呈显著正相关(P0.01);DAS28与血清GM-CSF、IL-6、TNF-α水平亦均呈显著正相关(r=0.473、0.584、0.675,P均0.01)。结论:类风湿性关节炎患者的血清GM-CSF、IL-6、TNF-α水平均显著上调,且与类风湿性关节炎的活动性呈显著正相关,通过检测此类细胞因子对类风湿性关节炎的早期诊断、病情评估及判断预后均具有重要临床意义。  相似文献   

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目的:探讨类风湿因子阳性与阴性类风湿关节炎(rheumatoid arthritis,RA)患者外周血中辅助T细胞(Th17)及相关细胞因子白介素17(interleukin,IL-17),白介素6(interleukin,IL-6)表达的差异。方法:收集RA患者51例,根据RF测定分为RF+、RF-组,健康查体者(对照组)20例,采用流式细胞术检测受检者外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)的Th17细胞的百分率;以酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测受检者血浆中IL-17,IL-6的水平。结果:RA患者CD4+IL-17+T细胞,IL-17、IL-6水平均高于对照组,RF因子阳性与阴性RA患者之间CD4+IL-17+T细胞,IL-17、IL-6表达水平均存在差异有统计学意义。结论:在RA中不同RF型免疫反应和炎症表达的不同,可能与Th17及相关细胞因子表达差异有关。  相似文献   

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目的:探讨类风湿因子阳性与阴性类风湿关节炎(rheumatoid arthritis,RA)患者外周血中辅助T细胞(Th17)及相关细胞因子白介素17(interleukin,IL-17),白介素6(interleukin,IL-6)表达的差异。方法:收集RA患者51例,根据RF测定分为RF+、RF-组,健康查体者(对照组)20例,采用流式细胞术检测受检者外周血单个核细胞(PBMC)的Th17细胞的百分率;以酶联免疫吸附法(ELISA)检测受检者血浆中IL-17,IL-6的水平。结果:RA患者CD4+IL-17+T细胞,IL-17、IL-6水平均高于对照组,RF因子阳性与阴性RA患者之间CD4+IL-17+T细胞,IL-17、IL-6表达水平均存在差异有统计学意义。结论:在RA中不同RF型免疫反应和炎症表达的不同,可能与Th17及相关细胞因子表达差异有关。  相似文献   

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类风湿性关节炎(rheumatoid arthritis, RA)是一种以滑膜持续炎症和关节软骨及骨质破坏为特征的自身免疫性疾病。RA的发展伴随着滑膜细胞增生、新生血管、局部大量炎性细胞浸润及细胞因子水平的失调。异常炎症反应贯穿RA始终,细胞因子失调引起的骨破坏和骨建之间的失衡导致RA关节炎症和骨质破坏。RA致残率极高,且没有根治方法对其进行早期诊断和治疗,延缓骨损伤尤为重要。目前临床常用的诊断指标缺乏特异性。现以细胞因子为切入点,概述其在RA不同时期的不同存在及对RA骨平衡的调控作用机制,为寻找RA更加精准的早期诊断指标和治疗靶点提供线索。  相似文献   

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类风湿性关节炎(RA)等风湿性疾病的原因尚不明确(风湿热除外),目前研究发现RA的发病与遗传因素和环境因子(特别是病毒)有关。RA的发病与微生物感染密切相关,任何感染都可引起RA恶化,但迄今尚未确切地从病人血与滑液中找到活的微生物。多数学者认为微生物抗原在类风湿的发病中起始动作用。  相似文献   

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Our previous reports revealed that calpain has proteoglycanase activity and exists in synovial fluid in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. We examined the effects of cytokines on expression of the calpain-calpastatin system in fibroblastic synoviocytes (FLS). Primary cultures of human FLS from osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were stimulated with inflammatory cytokines and the amounts of m-calpain and calpastatin mRNAs expressed were determined by Northern blotting. Northern blots were subjected to computerized densitometer and band intensities were determined. Interleukin-1 (IL-1) down-regulated m-calpain and tissue-type calpastatin mRNA expression in OA and RA FLS. In RA FLS, although IL-6 did not alter m-calpain mRNA expression, IL-1 + tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and IL-1 + transforming growth factor (TGF) down-regulated m-calpain mRNA expression. These results provide new information about the effects of inflammatory cytokines on calpain and calpastatin system in OA and RA pathology.  相似文献   

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The balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines plays an important role in determining the severity of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Antagonism between opposing cytokines at the level of signal transduction plays an important role in many other systems. We have begun to explore the possible contribution of signal transduction cross-talk to cytokine balance in RA by examining the effects of IL-1, a proinflammatory cytokine, on the signaling and action of IL-6, a pleiotropic cytokine that has both pro- and anti-inflammatory actions, in RA synovial fibroblasts. Pretreatment with IL-1 suppressed Janus kinase-STAT signaling by IL-6, modified patterns of gene activation, and blocked IL-6 induction of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteases 1 expression. These results suggest that proinflammatory cytokines may contribute to pathogenesis by modulating or blocking signal transduction by pleiotropic or anti-inflammatory cytokines. The mechanism of inhibition did not require de novo gene activation and did not depend upon tyrosine phosphatase activity, but, instead, was dependent on the p38 stress kinase. These results identify a molecular basis for IL-1 and IL-6 cross-talk in RA synoviocytes and suggest that, in addition to levels of cytokine expression, modulation of signal transduction also plays a role in regulating cytokine balance in RA.  相似文献   

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ObjectiveTNFα plays a crucial role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by stimulating fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS). Lymphotoxin α (LTα) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine with significant homology to TNFα. We compared the effects of both cytokines on cultured RA FLS.MethodsReceptor expression on RA FLS was analyzed by FACS. Cells were stimulated with LTα or TNFα and proliferation was measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation and secretion of inflammatory cytokines and metalloproteinase 3 by ELISA. Activation of MAP kinases and Akt was analyzed by Western blotting. Nuclear translocation of NFκB was visualized by immunofluorescence.Results60–80% and 30–50% of the RA FLS tested expressed TNF receptors I and II, respectively, and 70–75% expressed HVEM. LTα induced RA FLS proliferation at the same level of TNFα, which was blocked by etanercept. Both LTα and TNFα induced activation of MAP kinases ERK1/2 and p38 as well as Akt. 95–98% of FLS showed nuclear translocation of NFκB after stimulation with either cytokines. LTα and TNFα were potent to induce secretion of IL-6, IL-8 and metalloproteinase 3 in FLS.ConclusionLTα is as effective as TNFα in stimulating RA FLS. Blocking both cytokines might allow a better control of inflammation and synovial proliferation in RA.  相似文献   

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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) strategies have an increased susceptibility to infections, especially those caused by intracellular pathogens. In this study we assessed the cytokine production capacity in patients with RA and we further investigated whether anti-TNF therapy modulates the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in the resistance against infections. Whole blood cultures from 10 RA patients and 10 healthy controls were stimulated with heat-killed Candida albicans, Salmonella typhimurium, Staphyloccocus aureus, Aspergillus fumigatus or Mycobacterium tuberculosis and production of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, interferon (IFN)-gamma and TNF-alpha was measured. Before anti-TNF therapy, whole blood cultures from RA patients released significantly less IFN-gamma than healthy controls after stimulation with all tested microorganisms. Short-term anti-TNF therapy did not have an inhibitory effect on the release of the cytokines tested. We conclude that cells of patients with RA have a strongly reduced production capacity of IFN-gamma after bacterial challenge. Although short-term therapy with anti-TNF agents did not further decrease the release of other proinflammatory cytokines, the combination of defective IFN-gamma production in basal conditions and TNF neutralization during anti-TNF therapy is likely to be responsible for the higher susceptibility to infections in patients with RA.  相似文献   

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Vitamin A and the T helper 2 cytokines IL-4 and IL-13 play important roles in the induction of mucin gene expression and mucus hypersecretion. However, the effects of these agents on enzymes responsible for mucin glycosylation have received little attention. Here, we report the upregulation of core 2 beta1,6 N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (C2GnT) activity both by all-trans retinoic acid (RA) and by IL-4 and IL-13 in the H292 airway epithelial cell line. Northern blotting analysis showed that the M isoform of C2GnT, which is expressed in mucus-secreting tissues and can form all mucin glycan beta1,6-branched structures, including core 2, core 4, and blood group I antigen, was upregulated by both RA and IL-4/13. The L isoform, which forms only the core 2 structure, was moderately upregulated by IL-4/13 but not by RA. Enhancement of the M isoform of C2GnT by RA was abolished by an inhibitor of RA receptor alpha, implicating RA receptor alpha in the effect of RA. Likewise, an inhibitor of the Janus kinase 3 pathway blocked the enhancing effects of IL-4/13 on the L and M isoforms of C2GnT, suggesting a role of this pathway in the upregulation of these two C2GnTs by these cytokines. Taken together, the results suggest that IL-4/13 T helper 2 cytokines and RA can alter the activity of enzymes that synthesize branching mucin carbohydrate structure in airway epithelial cells, potentially leading to altered mucin carbohydrate structure and properties.  相似文献   

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Synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) spontaneously produces several cytokines, of which a fundamental role in joint inflammation and destruction has been established. However, the factors sustaining this phenomenon remain poorly understood. In a recent report, blockade of Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) was found to inhibit the spontaneous release of inflammatory cytokines by intact RA synovial explant cultures. Adding to the recent evidence implicating other TLRs (in particular, TLR4), this observation highlights the potential of TLRs as therapeutic targets to suppress the local production of multiple cytokines and to control the chronic inflammatory loop in RA.  相似文献   

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Cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis: is it all TNF-alpha?   总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1  
Anti-TNF-alpha therapy has shown clear efficacy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Since some patients do not respond and the treatment is suspensive, combination therapy may be of interest. Other cytokines produced by monocytes such as IL-1, IL-12, IL-18 are also involved. The secretion of these cytokines is regulated by subsets of T-lymphocytes. Among these, IL-17 producing Th1 cells appear to contribute directly to the destructive process. Furthermore, this T-cell contribution enhances the action of monocyte derived proinflammatory cytokines. Using models of human RA synovium inflammation and bone resorption, ex vivo results suggest that combination therapy may be of interest. Acting on more than one cytokine may increase the percentage of responding RA patients as well as the degree of individual patient response.  相似文献   

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prototypical autoimmune arthritis affecting nearly 1% of the world population and is a significant cause of worldwide disability. Though prior studies have demonstrated the appearance of RA-related autoantibodies years before the onset of clinical RA, the pattern of immunologic events preceding the development of RA remains unclear. To characterize the evolution of the autoantibody response in the preclinical phase of RA, we used a novel multiplex autoantigen array to evaluate development of the anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) and to determine if epitope spread correlates with rise in serum cytokines and imminent onset of clinical RA. To do so, we utilized a cohort of 81 patients with clinical RA for whom stored serum was available from 1-12 years prior to disease onset. We evaluated the accumulation of ACPA subtypes over time and correlated this accumulation with elevations in serum cytokines. We then used logistic regression to identify a profile of biomarkers which predicts the imminent onset of clinical RA (defined as within 2 years of testing). We observed a time-dependent expansion of ACPA specificity with the number of ACPA subtypes. At the earliest timepoints, we found autoantibodies targeting several innate immune ligands including citrullinated histones, fibrinogen, and biglycan, thus providing insights into the earliest autoantigen targets and potential mechanisms underlying the onset and development of autoimmunity in RA. Additionally, expansion of the ACPA response strongly predicted elevations in many inflammatory cytokines including TNF-α, IL-6, IL-12p70, and IFN-γ. Thus, we observe that the preclinical phase of RA is characterized by an accumulation of multiple autoantibody specificities reflecting the process of epitope spread. Epitope expansion is closely correlated with the appearance of preclinical inflammation, and we identify a biomarker profile including autoantibodies and cytokines which predicts the imminent onset of clinical arthritis.  相似文献   

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