Abstract
The endoplasmic reticulum chaperone BiP, in addition to its many important intracellular functions, has anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties when present in the extracellular environment by the stimulation of an anti-inflammatory gene programme from human monocytes and by the development of T-cells that secrete regulatory cytokines such as interleukin-10 and interleukin-4. It can both prevent as well as treat ongoing collagen-induced arthritis. It is, therefore, a potential new biologic therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 140 - 142 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2006 |