Chemokines from a structural perspective

MC Miller, KH Mayo - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chemokines are a family of small, highly conserved cytokines that mediate various
biological processes, including chemotaxis, hematopoiesis, and angiogenesis, and that …

What is damaging the kidney in lupus nephritis?

A Davidson - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2016 - nature.com
Despite marked improvements in the survival of patients with severe lupus nephritis over the
past 50 years, the rate of complete clinical remission after immune suppression therapy is< …

Role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in rheumatoid arthritis

NM Elemam, S Hannawi… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases and a
prototypic inflammatory disease, affecting the small joints of the hands and feet. Chemokines …

[HTML][HTML] Neutrophils: a cornerstone of liver ischemia and reperfusion injury

THC de Oliveira, PE Marques, P Proost… - Laboratory …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is the main cause of morbidity and mortality due to graft
rejection after liver transplantation. During IRI, an intense inflammatory process occurs in the …

The role of chemokines and chemokine receptors in multiple sclerosis

LY Cui, SF Chu, NH Chen - International immunopharmacology, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by leukocyte
infiltration and subsequent axonal damage, demyelinating inflammation, and formation of …

Cytokine networking of innate immunity cells: a potential target of therapy

I Striz, E Brabcova, L Kolesar, A Sekerkova - Clinical science, 2014 - portlandpress.com
Innate immune cells, particularly macrophages and epithelial cells, play a key role in
multiple layers of immune responses. Alarmins and pro-inflammatory cytokines from the IL …

Leukocyte migration in the interstitial space of non-lymphoid organs

W Weninger, M Biro, R Jain - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2014 - nature.com
Leukocyte migration through interstitial tissues is essential for mounting a successful
immune response. Interstitial motility is governed by a vast array of cell-intrinsic and cell …

Biased and g protein-independent signaling of chemokine receptors

A Steen, O Larsen, S Thiele… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Biased signaling or functional selectivity occurs when a 7TM-receptor preferentially activates
one of several available pathways. It can be divided into three distinct forms: ligand bias …

Ladarixin, an inhibitor of the interleukin‐8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2, in new‐onset type 1 diabetes: A multicentre, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled …

L Piemonti, B Keymeulen, P Gillard… - Diabetes, Obesity …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To evaluate the ability of ladarixin (LDX, 400 mg twice‐daily for three cycles of 14 days
on/14 days off), an inhibitor of the CXCR1/2 chemokine receptors, to maintain C‐peptide …

CCR2 defines in vivo development and homing of IL-23-driven GM-CSF-producing Th17 cells

EE Kara, DR McKenzie, CR Bastow, CE Gregor… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract IL-17-producing helper T (Th17) cells are critical for host defense against
extracellular pathogens but also drive numerous autoimmune diseases. Th17 cells that differ …