Research Article: NAMPT/SIRT Expression Levels in White Blood Cells Differentiate the Different Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets: An Inspiration from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the breakdown of self-tolerance and articular manifestations. Undoubtedly, the disruption of immune balance is a key event in developing RA. Numerous evidences have shown that the imbalanced differentiation of immune cells and the consequent alteration of cytokine network are the driving force behind RA., By interacting with effector cells like osteoclast and synovioblast, inflammatory immune cells sustain inflammation and initiate tissue degradation., Hence, regulating the molecules deciding phenotypes of immune cells is an effective approach to treat RA, and emerging immune pathways have been identified as anti-rheumatic targets.,, It has been shown that metabolism reprogramming serves as a foundation for immune rebalancing., Thus, increased attentions are attached to the metabolic complications of RA, since they may potently amplify immune abnormalities and aggravate the disease severity via the so-called metabolism-immune feedback mechanism.
Introduction:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the breakdown of self-tolerance and articular manifestations. Undoubtedly, the disruption of immune balance is a key event in developing RA. Numerous evidences have shown that the imbalanced differentiation of immune cells and the consequent alteration of cytokine network are the driving force behind RA. , By interacting with effector cells like osteoclast and synovioblast, inflammatory immune cells sustain inflammation and initiate tissue…
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