Two calrium‐binding proteins, named migration inhibitory factor‐related proteins‐8 (MRP‐8)
and MRP‐14, are primarily expressed by circulating human neutrophils and monocytes. …

Objective To define the cytokine profile within rheumatoid subcutaneous nodules, and to
determine whether the destructive inflammatory process in this lesion displays features of a …

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) are known to play a role in hepatic
regeneration. We investigated hepatocyte/HSC interaction and HSC activation at various times …

Introduction Methotrexate (MTX) exerts at least part of its anti-inflammatory effects through
adenosine receptors (ADOR). The aims of this study were to determine the expression of all …

Interaction between the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and its
ligands amplifies the proinflammatory response. N-Linked glycosylation of RAGE plays an …

Introduction Smoking increases the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and affects
the severity of established RA. Smoking can impact on Th17 lymphocyte differentiation and …

… Palmer DG; Hogg N, Allen CA, Highton J: Hessian PA. A mononuclear phagocytc subset …
Palmer DG, Smith M, Hessian PA. Phenotypic markers of lymphocyte and inononuclcar …

The therapeutic benefits of Greenshell™ mussel (GSM; Perna canaliculus) preparations have
been studied using in vitro test systems, animal models, and human clinical trials focusing …

The interleukin (IL)-17/IL-23 axis is an important pro-inflammatory pathway in rheumatoid
arthritis (RA). IL-23 maintains CD4+ T-helper 17 (Th 17) cells, whereas IL-12 negates IL-17A …

… To date, S100B, S100A6, and S100P as well as S100A7 [35], MRP-8 and MRP-14 [27,36]
(this report and PA Hessian, unpublished data) have all been shown to form noncovalent …