Cuproptosis and cuproptosis–related genes in rheumatoid arthritis: Implication, prospects, and perspectives

J Zhao, S Guo, SJ Schrodi, D He - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that severely affects patients' physical
and mental health, leading to chronic synovitis and destruction of bone joints. Although …

The alterations in and the role of the Th17/Treg balance in metabolic diseases

S Zhang, X Gang, S Yang, M Cui, L Sun, Z Li… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic inflammation plays an important role in the development of metabolic diseases.
These include obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty …

Stigmasterol restores the balance of Treg/Th17 cells by activating the butyrate-PPARγ axis in colitis

S Wen, L He, Z Zhong, R Zhao, S Weng, H Mi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with gut microbiota
disequilibrium and regulatory T (Treg)/T helper 17 (Th17) immune imbalance. Stigmasterol …

T cell metabolism: a new perspective on Th17/Treg cell imbalance in systemic lupus erythematosus

J Shan, H **, Y Xu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The Th17/T-regulatory (Treg) cell imbalance is involved in the occurrence and development
of organ inflammation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Metabolic pathways can …

Gut microbiota modulation on intestinal mucosal adaptive immunity

L Wang, L Zhu, S Qin - Journal of immunology research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The mammalian intestine harbors a remarkable number of microbes and their components
and metabolites, which are fundamental for the instigation and development of the host …

The intersection of metformin and inflammation

LP Bharath, BS Nikolajczyk - American Journal of …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
The biguanide metformin is the most commonly used antidiabetic drug. Recent studies show
that metformin not only improves chronic inflammation by improving metabolic parameters …

The role of transforming growth factor β in T helper 17 differentiation

S Zhang - Immunology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Summary T helper 17 (Th17) cells play critical roles in inflammatory and autoimmune
diseases. The lineage‐specific transcription factor ROR γt is the key regulator for Th17 cell …

The activation of PPARγ enhances Treg responses through up-regulating CD36/CPT1-mediated fatty acid oxidation and subsequent N-glycan branching of TβRII/IL …

Y Miao, C Zhang, L Yang, X Zeng, Y Hu, X Xue… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is an enhancer of
Treg responses, but the mechanisms remain elusive. This study aimed to solve this problem …

The correlation between the Th17/Treg cell balance and bone health

L Zhu, F Hua, W Ding, K Ding, Y Zhang, C Xu - Immunity & Ageing, 2020 - Springer
With the ageing of the world population, osteoporosis has become a problem affecting
quality of life. According to the traditional view, the causes of osteoporosis mainly include …

Effects of tumor metabolic microenvironment on regulatory T cells

Y Wang, XL Li, YZ Mo, CM Fan, L Tang, F **ong… - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Recent studies have shown that on one hand, tumors need to obtain a sufficient energy
supply, and on the other hand they must evade the body's immune surveillance. Because of …