Cytokines

Strictly controlling inflammation can heal bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis, a process accompanied by changes in the Wnt signaling pathway, according to a presenter at the 2024 Association of Women in Rheumatology conference.

NEW YORK — New data suggests a link between inflammation during pregnancy and postpartum anxiety among women experiencing the highest anxiety symptoms, according to a poster at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

A cytotoxic CD4+ tissue-resident memory T-cell subset may be critical in driving airway inflammation and remodeling among men with severe asthma, according to a study published in Med.

Presence of cytokine proteins in those with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder was linked to disease activity, which was lessened after treatment with inebilizumab, according to a presentation from ECTRIMS 2023.

Adults with late allergic responses to birch experienced IL-13 responses that correlated with cytokine and clinical responses to provocation, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

WASHINGTON – Intraarticular levels of synovial fluid cytokines at surgery may be predictive of intermediate-term postoperative function and pain in patients undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, according to presented data.

SAN DIEGO — Patients with dry eye disease were found to have increased levels of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, according to Selina McGee, OD, FAAO.

By inhibiting IL-4 and IL-13 signaling, dupilumab enabled the restoration of lipid composition and barrier function in the skin of patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis, according to a study published in Allergy.

The excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines may drive the symptoms of long COVID due to a genetic predisposition toward an inability to completely clear the virus, according to a review published in Allergy and Asthma Proceedings.