The role of TH17 cells in multiple sclerosis: Therapeutic implications

T Moser, K Akgün, U Proschmann, J Sellner… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous
system (CNS) where immunopathology is thought to be mediated by myelin-reactive CD4+ T …

A gradient of glucocorticoid sensitivity among helper T cell cytokines

J Banuelos, NZ Lu - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Helper T (Th) cells secret specific cytokines that promote immune responses whereas
glucocorticoids limit the extent of immune responses by inhibiting cytokine secretion and …

Body mass index, interleukin-6 signaling and multiple sclerosis: a mendelian randomization study

M Vandebergh, S Becelaere… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives We explored whether genetically predicted increased body mass index (BMI)
modulates multiple sclerosis (MS) risk through interleukin-6 (IL-6) signaling. Methods We …

BCL‐2 protects human and mouse Th17 cells from glucocorticoid‐induced apoptosis

J Banuelos, S Shin, Y Cao, BS Bochner… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Glucocorticoid resistance has been associated with Th17‐driven inflammation,
the mechanisms of which are not clear. We determined whether human and mouse Th17 …

GWAS analysis implicates NF-κB-mediated induction of inflammatory T cells in multiple sclerosis

JP Hussman, AH Beecham, M Schmidt, ER Martin… - Genes & …, 2016 - nature.com
To identify genes and biologically relevant pathways associated with risk to develop multiple
sclerosis (MS), the Genome-Wide Association Studies noise reduction method (GWAS-NR) …

Anti-inflammatory effects of dietary vitamin D3 in patients with multiple sclerosis

R Hashemi, M Morshedi, M Asghari Jafarabadi… - Neurology …, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To assess the effects of dietary vitamin D3 on proinflammatory (interleukin-17A [IL-
17A] and IL-6) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines. Methods Our study was conducted …

Th17 cells, glucocorticoid resistance, and depression

JN Khantakova, A Mutovina, KA Ayriyants, NP Bondar - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Depression is a severe mental disorder that disrupts mood and social behavior and is one of
the most common neuropsychological symptoms of other somatic diseases. During the study …

Immunopathology alters Th17 cell glucocorticoid sensitivity

J Banuelos, Y Cao, SC Shin, NZ Lu - Allergy, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Th17 cells contribute to several inflammatory conditions and increasing evidence supports
that Th17 cells are glucocorticoid resistant. However, Th17 cells in psoriasis and related …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor attenuates the hyperresponsiveness of TLR2+ and TLR4+ Th17/Tc17‐like cells in multiple sclerosis patients with major …

MC Sales, TM Kasahara, PM Sacramento… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Elevated frequency of Th17‐like cells expressing Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) has been
recently associated with relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis, a chronic …

IL‐34 upregulated Th17 production through increased IL‐6 expression by rheumatoid fibroblast‐like synoviocytes

B Wang, Z Ma, M Wang, X Sun, Y Tang… - Mediators of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease which is characterized by
synovial inflammation and cartilage damage for which causes articular dysfunction …