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Negative regulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by A20 protects against arthritis.
Nature - 7 Aug 2014
Vande Walle Lieselotte, Van Opdenbosch Nina, Jacques Peggy, Fossoul Amelie, Verheugen Eveline, Vogel Peter, Beyaert Rudi, Elewaut Dirk, Kanneganti Thirumala-Devi, van Loo Geert, Lamkanfi Mohamed
Abstract excerpt
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoinflammatory disease that affects 1-2% of the world's population and is characterized by widespread joint inflammation. Interleukin-1 is an important mediator of cartilage destruction in rheumatic diseases, but our understanding of the upstream mechanisms leading to production of interleukin-1β in rheumatoid arthritis is limited by the absence of suitable mouse models of the...
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