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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2017

Myostatin Promotes Interleukin-1β Expression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts through Inhibition of miR-21-5p.

Sung-Lin Hu, An-Chen Chang, Chien-Chung Huang, Chun-Hao Tsai, Cheng-Chieh Lin, Chih-Hsin Tang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sung-Lin HuProgram for Aging, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
An-Chen ChangInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chien-Chung HuangDivision of Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chun-Hao TsaiSchool of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Cheng-Chieh LinDepartment of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Chih-Hsin TangSchool of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TWNational Chung Hsing University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the infiltration of a number of pro-inflammatory cytokines into synovial fluid and patients with RA often develop joint destruction and deficits in muscle mass. The growth factor myostatin is a key regulator linking muscle mass and bone structure. We sought to determine whether myostatin regulates rheumatoid synovial fibroblast activity and inflammation in RA. We found that levels of myostatin and interleukin (IL)-1β (a key pro-inflammatory cytokine in RA) in synovial fluid from RA patients were overexpressed and positively correlated. In

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interleukin-1βmiR-21-5pmitogen-activated protein kinasemyostatinrheumatoid arthritis

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PMID29276516
PMCPMC5727021
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