Abstracts tagged "monocytes and regulatory cells"

Abstract Number: 131 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2017
Balancing JAK/STAT-signaling with tofacitinib may foster anti-inflammatory functions of human monocytes
Friederike Cordes¹, Eva Lenker², Toni Weinhage², Georg Varga² and Dirk Foell³, ¹Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ²Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany, ³Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
Background/Purpose: Monocytes are bridging natural and acquired immunity. Information about JAK signaling in monocytes is scarce especially in an inflammatory milieu. JAK-inhibition is a promising…