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2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 748-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louisa Jeffery ◽  
Helena L. Fisk ◽  
Philip C. Calder ◽  
Andrew Filer ◽  
Karim Raza ◽  
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Objective.To determine whether levels of plasma n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids are associated with response to antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and whether this putative effect may have its basis in altering anti-TNF–driven Th17 cell differentiation.Methods.Plasma was collected at baseline and after 3 months of anti-TNF treatment in 22 patients with established RA, and fatty acid composition of the phosphatidylcholine (PC) component was measured. CD4+CD25− T cells and monocytes were purified from the blood of healthy donors and cocultured in the presence of anti-CD3, with or without etanercept (ETN), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), or the control fatty acid, linoleic acid (LA). Expression of interleukin 17 and interferon-γ was measured by intracellular staining and flow cytometry.Results.Plasma PC EPA levels and the EPA/arachidonic acid ratio correlated inversely with change in the Disease Activity Score at 28 joints (DAS28) at 3 months (−0.51, p = 0.007 and −0.48, p = 0.01, respectively), indicating that higher plasma EPA was associated with a greater reduction in DAS28. Plasma PC EPA was positively associated with European League Against Rheumatism response (p = 0.02). An increase in Th17 cells post-therapy has been associated with nonresponse to anti-TNF. ETN increased Th17 frequenciesin vitro. Physiological concentrations of EPA, but not LA, prevented this.Conclusion.EPA status was associated with clinical improvements to anti-TNF therapyin vivoand prevented the effect of ETN on Th17 cellsin vitro. EPA supplementation might be a simple way to improve anti-TNF outcomes in patients with RA by suppressing Th17 frequencies.


2016 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Monnerie ◽  
Micah Romer ◽  
Brigid K. Jensen ◽  
John S. Millar ◽  
Kelly L. Jordan-Sciutto ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gordon C. Douglas ◽  
Twanda L. Thirkill ◽  
Priyadarsini Kumar ◽  
Minerva Loi ◽  
Elizabeth D. Hilborn

2014 ◽  
Vol 167 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepika Kassen ◽  
Sally Moore ◽  
Laura Percy ◽  
Gaelle Herledan ◽  
Danton Bounds ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Nikolic ◽  
M. Vujicic ◽  
I. Stojanovic ◽  
S. Stosic-Grujicic ◽  
T. Saksida

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graziana Colaianni ◽  
Concetta Cuscito ◽  
Teresa Mongelli ◽  
Angela Oranger ◽  
Giorgio Mori ◽  
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It has been recently demonstrated that exercise activity increases the expression of the myokine Irisin in skeletal muscle, which is able to drive the transition of white to brown adipocytes, likely following a phenomenon of transdifferentiation. This new evidence supports the idea that muscle can be considered an endocrine organ, given its ability to target adipose tissue by promoting energy expenditure. In accordance with these new findings, we hypothesized that Irisin is directly involved in bone metabolism, demonstrating its ability to increase the differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells into mature osteoblasts. Firstly, we confirmed that myoblasts from mice subjected to 3 weeks of free wheel running increased Irisin expression compared to nonexercised state. The conditioned media (CM) collected from myoblasts of exercised mice induced osteoblast differentiationin vitroto a greater extent than those of mice housed in resting conditions. Furthermore, the differentiated osteoblasts increased alkaline phosphatase and collagen I expression by an Irisin-dependent mechanism. Our results show, for the first time, that Irisin directly targets osteoblasts, enhancing their differentiation. This finding advances notable perspectives in future studies which could satisfy the ongoing research of exercise-mimetic therapies with anabolic action on the skeleton.


2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 064211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Romanazzo ◽  
Giancarlo Forte ◽  
Mitsuhiro Ebara ◽  
Koichiro Uto ◽  
Stefania Pagliari ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 101A (6) ◽  
pp. 1768-1777 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Rubert ◽  
H. Pullisaar ◽  
M. Gómez-Florit ◽  
J. M. Ramis ◽  
H. Tiainen ◽  
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