Abstracts tagged "animal models and transcription factor"

Abstract Number: 47 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Analysis of the Role of RORγt+Foxp3+ T Regulatory 17 (Tr17) Cells in Murine Autoimmune Arthritis Model
Kotona Furuyama¹, Yuya Kondo¹, Masaru Shimizu², Iizuka Akira¹, Masahiro Yokosawa¹, Seiji Segawa¹, Hiroto Tsuboi¹, Isao Matsumoto¹ and Takayuki Sumida¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ²Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: RORγt+Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, designated as Tr17 is one of the new subset of Treg cells, having the potential to regulate the development…
Abstract Number: 1290 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Pro-Inflammatory and Anti-Inflammatory Roles Of Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 In The Development Of Collagen-Induced Arthritis
Yoshifumi Tada¹, Syuichi Koarada¹, Rie Suematsu¹, Satoko Tashiro¹, Natsumi Nagao¹ and Akihide Ohta², ¹Rheumatology, Saga University, Saga, Japan, ²Nursing, Saga University, Saga, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interferon regulatory factor 5 (IRF5) is a transcription factor that mediates signals activated by engagement of Toll-like receptors (TLRs). IRF5 polymorphisms are associated with…
Abstract Number: 2074 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Combined Effects of a c-Fos/AP-1 Inhibitor T-5224 and Methotrexate On Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice
Tomomi Date¹, Yukihiko Aikawa¹, Tetsuya Yamamoto¹, Hirokazu Narita¹, Shuichi Hirono² and Shunichi Shiozawa³, ¹Research Laboratories, Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd, Toyama, Japan, ²Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Medicine & Rheumatology, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan
Background/Purpose: Activator protein-1 (AP-1) is an important transcription factor for cytokine production and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and a potential target for the…
Abstract Number: 2075 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
CCR6⁺Foxp3⁺ Regulatory T Cells Regulate the Development of Collagen Induced Arthritis in T Cell Specific RORγt Transgenic Mice
Yuya Kondo¹, Masahiro Tahara¹, Mana Iizuka¹, Hiroto Tsuboi¹, Satoru Takahashi², Isao Matsumoto¹ and Takayuki Sumida¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, ²Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine,, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Background/Purpose: Recent studies reported that IL-17 producing Th-17 cells appear to play an important role in the generation of several autoimmune arthritis models. We previously…