EULAR standardised training model for ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive synovial tissue biopsy procedures in large and small joints by Annamaria Iagnocco, Andrew Filer, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Peter Balint, Ingrid Moller, Esperanza Naredo, Lene Terslev, Alessandra Bruns, Aurélie Najm, Ana Rodriguez, Raquel Largo, Stefano Alivernini, Jesús Garrido, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Jacqueline Uson, Juhani Koski, Maribel Miguel, Carlos Guillén-Astete, David A. Bong, George A.W. Bruyn, Carlos Acebes

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Development of a TCR-like antibody and chimeric antigen receptor against NY-ESO-1/HLA-A2 for cancer immunotherapy by Xin Liu, Yang Du, Ningyan Zhang, Zhiqiang An, Wei Xiong, Yixiang Xu, Bingnan Yin, Yuqian Huang, Junjun Chu, Changsheng Xing, Chen Qian, Tianhao Duan, Helen Y Wang, John S. Yu, Rongfu Wang

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Therapeutic Potential of Targeting Ferroptosis in Periprosthetic Osteolysis Induced by Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Wear Debris by Takuya Ogawa, Shunichi Yokota, Liyile Chen, Yuki Ogawa, Yoshio Nishida, Taiki Tokuhiro, Hend Alhasan, Tomoyo Yutani, Tomohiro Shimizu, Daisuke Takahashi, Takuji Miyazaki, Tsutomu Endo, Ken Kadoya, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Norimasa Iwasaki

“…Mechanistically, wear debris released from the articulating surfaces of a prosthesis initiates local inflammation and several modes of regulated cell death programs, such as ferroptosis, which represents a promising therapeutic target in various chronic inflammatory diseases. …”
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Effect of Hemoadsorption for Cytokine Removal in Pneumococcal and Meningococcal Sepsis by Francesca Leonardis, Viviana De Angelis, Francesca Frisardi, Chiara Pietrafitta, Ivano Riva, Tino Martino Valetti, Valentina Broletti, Gianmariano Marchesi, Lorenza Menato, Roberto Nani, Franco Marson, Mirca Fabbris, Luca Cabrini, Sergio Colombo, Alberto Zangrillo, Carlo Coniglio, Giovanni Gordini, Lucia Stalteri, Giovanni Giuliani, Vittorio Dalmastri, Gaetano La Manna

“…Available adjunctive treatments to control the inflammatory response have shown encouraging results in the evolution of patients with sepsis and systemic inflammation, but meningococcal or pneumococcal infection has not been investigated. …”
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Circulating Baseline CXCR3+Th2 and Th17 Cell Proportions Correlate With Trabecular Bone Loss After 48 Weeks of Biological Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis by Julia M. Scheffler, Christina Drevinge, Catharina Lindholm, Inger Gjertsson, Kristina Lend, Merete Lund Hetland, Mikkel Østergaard, Till Uhlig, Marte Schrumpf Heiberg, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Michael T. Nurmohamed, Jon Lampa, Tuulikki Sokka‐Isler, Dan Nordström, Kim Hørslev‐Petersen, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Gerdur Gröndal, Ronald vanVollenhoven, Hans Carlsten, Mattias Lorentzon, Anna‐Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Anna Rudin, Ulrika Islander

“…Objective The high prevalence of osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is due to inflammation that stimulates differentiation of osteoclasts, a process involving circulating monocytes and T cell–derived factors. …”
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PINK1 modulates Prdx2 to reduce lipotoxicity‐induced apoptosis and attenuate cardiac dysfunction in heart failure mice with a preserved ejection fraction by Hao Zhang, Tianyu Xu, Xiyuan Mei, Qiming Zhao, Qiling Yang, Xianghui Zeng, Zhuang Ma, Haobin Zhou, Qingchun Zeng, Dingli Xu, Hao Ren

“…Conversely, PINK1 overexpression restored Prdx2 levels and decreased reactive oxygen species and apoptosis, thereby reducing fibrosis and inflammation and ameliorating cardiac diastolic dysfunction in HFpEF mice. …”
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Oral submucous fibrosis: pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches by Jianfei Tang, Junjie Liu, Zekun Zhou, Xinyan Cui, Hua Tu, Jia Jia, Baike Chen, Xiaohan Dai, Ousheng Liu

“…Finally, we summarize strategies to interrupt key mechanisms that cause OSF, including modulation of the ECM, inhibition of inflammation, improvement of vascular disturbance. This review will provide potential routes for developing novel anti-OSF therapeutics.…”
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Pharmacological modulation of Sigma-1 receptor ameliorates pathological neuroinflammation in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain via the AKT/GSK-3β/NF-κB pathway by Yuyu An, Shanshan Cao, Leilei Shi, Yuhan Zhang, Xin Wang, Shiyu Yuan, Yongheng Shi, Bin Wang, Jiping Liu, Chao-jun Han

“…The findings suggest that the effect of Sig-1R agonist PRE-084 on DNP may reduce the level of inflammation through the up-regulation of AKT/GSK-3β and down-regulation of the NF-κB signaling, thereby contributing to the treatment of the disease.…”
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Immunization with a Synthetic Helicobacter pylori Peptide Induces Secretory IgA Antibodies and Protects Mice against Infection by David Espinosa-Ramos, Diana Caballero-Hernández, Ricardo Gomez-Flores, Armando Trejo-Chávez, Luis Jerónimo Pérez-Limón, Myriam Angélica de la Garza-Ramos, Reyes Tamez-Guerra, Patricia Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodriguez-Padilla

“…Helicobacter pylori is a spiral Gram-negative bacterium associated with inflammation of the gastric mucosa, peptic ulcer, and gastric adenocarcinoma, whose treatment has failed due to antibiotic resistance and side effects. …”
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Gegen Qinlian Decoction Attenuates Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer via Suppressing TLR4 Signaling Pathway Based on Network Pharmacology and In Vivo/In Vitro Experimental Valid... by Yaoyao Xu, Qiaoyan Cai, Chunyu Zhao, Weixiang Zhang, Xinting Xu, Haowei Lin, Yuxing Lin, Daxin Chen, Shan Lin, Peizhi Jia, Meiling Wang, Ling Zhang, Wei Lin

“…The core targets of GQD contained NFKB1, IL1B, IL6, TLR4, and TNF, and GQD reduced inflammation by inhibiting the TLR4 signaling pathway. …”
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Study on the Role and Pathological and Immune Responses of Silver Nanoparticles Against Two <i>Aeromonas salmonicida</i> subsp. <i>salmonicida</i> Strains at Different Virulence Le... by Yunqiang Guo, Chaoli Zheng, Yingfei Wang, Yongji Dang, Ruiyuan Li, Ye Tao, Yucheng Yang, Xiaofeng Sun, Zekun Song, Pengcheng Sun, Qian Zhang, Dandan Qian, Wenhao Ren, Xiyu Cao, Bowen Wang, Mengxi Xu, Bingyang Jiang, Yujing Li, Qing Sun, Jinye Wang, Lei Zheng, Yanling Sun

“…Especially for the virulent I-4, the enhanced expressions of immune-related genes TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-10 and IL-11 were significantly reduced in the AgNP-treated group, indicating a lesser inflammation due to the application of AgNPs. This study would lay theoretical foundation for the wide application of silver nanoparticles in fish diseases.…”
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Incidence and contributing factors of dementia among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 2002 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study by Rolando Barrios, Julio S G Montaner, Silvia Guillemi, Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha, Viviane D Lima, Thomas L Patterson, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, William G Honer, Jason Trigg, Hasan Nathani, Sara Shayegi-Nik, Weijia Yin, Alejandra Fonseca, Bronhilda T Takeh

“…Initiating ART in 2005–2010 (versus&lt;2000) produced an aCSH of 0.51 (95% CI: 0.30 to 0.89).Conclusions We demonstrated the negative role of immunosuppression and inflammation on the incidence of dementia among PLWH. …”
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Medium- to long-term health condition of patients post-COVID-19, exercise intolerance and potential mechanisms: A narrative review and perspective by Fabian Schwendinger, Denis Infanger, Debbie J Maurer, Thomas Radtke, Justin Carrard, Julia M Kröpfl, Aglaia Emmenegger, Henner Hanssen, Christoph Hauser, Udo Schwehr, Hans H Hirsch, Julijana Ivanisevic, Karoline Leuzinger, Aurélien E Martinez, Marc Maurer, Thomas Sigrist, Lukas Streese, Roland von Känel, Timo Hinrichs, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss

“…Studies reporting blood biomarkers of disease-specific impairment and endothelial dysfunction yielded upregulated inflammation, hypercoagulability, organ and endothelial damage up to several months after infection. …”
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Exploring proteomic immunoprofiles: common neurological and immunological pathways in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus by Fátima Cano-Cano, Almudena Lara-Barea, Álvaro Javier Cruz-Gómez, Francisco Martín-Loro, Laura Gómez-Jaramillo, María Carmen González-Montelongo, María Mar Roca-Rodríguez, Lucía Beltrán-Camacho, Lucía Forero, Javier J. González-Rosa, Mª Carmen Durán-Ruiz, Ana I. Arroba, Manuel Aguilar-Diosdado

“…Although the clinical symptoms of T1DM differ from those of MS, such as pancreatic β-cell failure in T1DM and demyelination in the central nervous system (CNS) in MS, both pathologies are considered as autoimmune-related diseases with shared pathogenic pathways, which include autophagy, inflammation and degeneration, among others. Considering the challenges in obtaining pancreatic β-cells and CNS tissue from patients with T1DM and MS, respectively, it is fundamental to explore alternative methods for evaluating disease status. …”
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Characteristics and multi-omics analysis of spontaneous spondyloarthritis in non-human primates: Case report by Lei Cai, Qing Lv, Ronghua Ma, Wei Liu, Yalun Guan, Zhongqiang Huang, Qingyu Liu, Yunfeng Li, Shuhua Liu, Ge Li, Yu Zhang

“…MRI imaging further confirmed inflammatory changes in the spine and facet joints of these monkeys, along with inflammation and bone destruction in peripheral joints. …”
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Genetic interaction between oxidative stress and body mass index in a Spanish population by Francisco Lara-Hernández, Rebeca Melero, María Elena Quiroz-Rodríguez, Celeste Moya-Valera, Mariana de Jesús Gallardo-Espinoza, Luis Álvarez, Ingrid Lizeth Valarezo-Torres, Laisa Briongos-Figuero, Jessica Abadía-Otero, Francisco Javier Mena-Martin, Guillermo Saez, Josep Redon, Juan-Carlos Martín-Escudero, Ana-Bárbara García-García, Guillermo Ayala, Felipe Javier Chaves

“…The genes selected regulate several key biological processes, including obesity, blood pressure, inflammation, lipid metabolism and redox homeostasis. …”
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CSF3 promotes colorectal cancer progression by activating p65/NF-κB signaling pathway and inducing an immunosuppressive microenvironment by Junfeng Xu, Na Li, Hui Xie, Changwei Duan, Xingchen Liao, Ruoran Li, Heng Zhang, Yuanming Pan, Xianzong Ma, Shuwen Du, Jianqiu Sheng, Xin Wang, Lang Yang, Peng Jin

“…Background: Colony-stimulating factor 3 (CSF3) is a cytokine that promotes inflammation by stimulating the maturation, proliferation, and trafficking of myeloid progenitor cells. …”
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Profil Pasien Pneumonia Komunitas di Bagian Anak RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang Sumatera Barat by Osharinanda Monita, Finny Fitry Yani, Yuniar Lestari

“…<br />Kata kunci: profil, pneumonia komunitas, anak</p><p>Abstract<br />Pneumonia is infection or inflammation of the lung and it is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in children aged under five years, especially in developing countries. …”
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Dihydroquercetin attenuated Prevotella copri-caused intestinal injury by modulating gut microbiota and bile acids in weaned piglets by Long Wang, Ruizhi Hu, Siqi Ma, Xizi Yang, Jiatai Gong, Hongkun Xiang, Mingkun Shi, Xupeng Yuan, Liang Chen, Hongfu Zhang, Bie Tan, Xi He, Jianhua He, Shusong Wu

“…Our previous studies have suggested that Prevotella may play a critical role in causing intestinal inflammation. This study aimed to clarify the impact of Prevotella copri on intestinal injury and the protecting effect by dihydroquercetin (DHQ) in weaned piglets. …”
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What Makes Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Superior Immunomodulators When Compared to Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells? by R. N. Bárcia, J. M. Santos, M. Filipe, M. Teixeira, J. P. Martins, J. Almeida, A. Água-Doce, S. C. P. Almeida, A. Varela, S. Pohl, K. E. J. Dittmar, S. Calado, S. I. Simões, M. M. Gaspar, M. E. M. Cruz, W. Lindenmaier, L. Graça, H. Cruz, P. E. Cruz

“…This was further corroborated in vivo in a model of acute inflammation. To elucidate the potency differences observed between UCX and BM-MSCs, gene expression related to immune modulation was analysed in both cell types. …”
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