Candida albicans colonization and dissemination from the murine gastrointestinal tract : the influence of morphology and Th17 immunity [PDF]
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This work was supported by the Wellcome Trust (086558, 080088, 102705), a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award (097377) and a studentship from the University of Aberdeen. D.K.
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Anakinra in pediatric acute fulminant myocarditis
Abstract Background Acute fulminant myocarditis in children is associated with elevated mortality and morbidity with few advances in its medical management. Here we report a preliminary experience of children treated with IL-1 receptor antagonist associated with rapid myocardial function recovery.
Maunier, Louise+23 more
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Scanning for therapeutic targets within the cytokine network of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a heterogeneous group of chronic disorders that include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM).
De Paepe, Boel, Zschüntzsch, Jana
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Anakinra for patients with COVID-19 [PDF]
Martin-Silva, Nicolas+2 more
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Expedited Desensitization to Canakinumab
Introduction Interleukin-1 (IL-1) antagonists have been successful in the management of monogenic auto-inflammatory diseases, notably classic hereditary fever syndromes, such as Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Anakinra (Kineret®), a human recombinant
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Inflammasomes in neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases [PDF]
Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration often result from the aberrant deposition of aggregated host proteins, including amyloid-beta, alpha-synuclein, and prions, that can activate inflammasomes.
Lamkanfi, Mohamed+3 more
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Cytokine release syndrome in COVID-19 patients, a new scenario for an old concern. The fragile balance between infections and autoimmunity [PDF]
On 7 January 2020, researchers isolated and sequenced in China from patients with severe pneumonitis a novel coronavirus, then called SARS-CoV-2, which rapidly spread worldwide, becoming a global health emergency.
Diamanti, A. P.+4 more
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Chronic inflammation triggered by the NLRP3 inflammasome in myeloid cells promotes growth plate dysplasia by mesenchymal cells [PDF]
Skeletal complications are common features of neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease (NOMID), a disorder caused by NLRP3-activating mutations. NOMID mice in which NLRP3 is activated globally exhibit several characteristics of the human disease ...
Abu-Amer, Yousef+8 more
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The role of IL-1 in adipose browning and muscle wasting in CKD-associated cachexia
Cytokines such as IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β trigger inflammatory cascades which may play a role in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated cachexia. CKD was induced by 5/6 nephrectomy in mice.
Wai W. Cheung+7 more
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Patients Prescribed Anakinra for Acute Gout Have Baseline Increased Burden of Hyperuricemia, Tophi, and Comorbidities, and Ultimate All-Cause Mortality. [PDF]
Objective:The interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist anakinra is an effective, off-label option in acute gout flares, when conventional therapy options are narrowed.
Pedersen, Brian+2 more
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