Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Nov;60(11):3290-302 Authors: Chen SY, Shiau AL, Shieh GS, Su CH, Lee CH, Lee HL, Wang CR, Wu CL OBJECTIVE: Synovial fibroblasts (SFs) play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has been documented that the phenotype of rheumatoid synovium is similar, in many respects, to that of an…

Inflamm Allergy Drug Targets. 2010 Mar;9(1):10-9 Authors: Becker H, Pavenstaedt H, Willeke P Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a common autoimmune disease which can lead to considerable complications and diminished quality of life. Recent insights into disease mechanisms and the advent of biological agents have provided new options for the treatment of pSS. In particular,…

Bioorg Med Chem. 2010 Jan 1;18(1):403-14 Authors: Bonafoux DF, Bonar SL, Clare M, Donnelly AM, Glaenzer JL, Guzova JA, Huang H, Kishore NN, Koszyk FJ, Lennon PJ, Libby A, Mathialagan S, Oburn DS, Rouw SA, Sommers CD, Tripp CS, Vanella LJ, Weier R, Wolfson SG, Huang HC Series of aminopyridinecarboxamide-based inhibitors were synthesized and tested…

Int J Nanomedicine. 2009;4:217-25 Authors: Yudoh K, Karasawa R, Masuko K, Kato T Recently, it has been demonstrated that oxygen free radicals have an important role as a signaling messenger in the development of inflammation and osteoclastogenesis, suggesting the implication of oxygen free radicals in the pathogenesis of arthritis. The aim of this study was…

Ann Rheum Dis. 2010 May;69(5):903-9 Authors: Kolker SJ, Walder RY, Usachev Y, Hillman J, Boyle DL, Firestein GS, Sluka KA BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease marked by intra-articular decreases in pH, aberrant hyaluronan regulation and destruction of bone and cartilage. Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are the primary acid sensors in the nervous system,…

Joint Bone Spine. 2009 Dec;76(6):581-3 Authors: Pákozdi A, Besenyei T, Paragh G, Koch AE, Szekanecz Z PMID: 19945323 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]

J Gene Med. 2010 Feb;12(2):219-27 Authors: Honjo K, Takahashi KA, Mazda O, Kishida T, Shinya M, Tokunaga D, Arai Y, Inoue A, Hiraoka N, Imanishi J, Kubo T BACKGROUND: Drug resistance mediated by P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is one of the major reasons for the failure of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and…

Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jan;62(1):179-90 Authors: Kong JS, Yoo SA, Kim JW, Yang SP, Chae CB, Tarallo V, De Falco S, Ryu SH, Cho CS, Kim WU OBJECTIVE: To delineate the role of neuropilin-1 (NP-1), a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), in rheumatoid inflammation and to determine whether blockade of NP-1 could suppress synoviocyte survival…

Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Jan;62(1):159-70 Authors: Kong JS, Yoo SA, Kim HS, Kim HA, Yea K, Ryu SH, Chung YJ, Cho CS, Kim WU OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether sulforaphane (SFN), an isothiocyanate derived from cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, regulates synoviocyte hyperplasia and T cell activation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Synoviocyte survival was assessed by…

Br J Pharmacol. 2010 Feb 1;159(3):626-35 Authors: Shiota N, Kovanen PT, Eklund KK, Shibata N, Shimoura K, Niibayashi T, Shimbori C, Okunishi H BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Recent findings suggest the importance of mast cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and their potential as a therapeutic target. Tranilast is an anti-allergic compound with a potent…