This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81973332,81973314,81673444,81330081 and 81202541);the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(1808085J28);the Key Projects of Natural Science Research of Anhui Colleges and Universities(KJ2017A176);the Anhui University Excellent Youth Talent Support Program(gxyqZD2017025);the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Program for Returnees of Anhui Province(2017);The University Synergy Innovation Program of Anhui Province(GXXT-2020-066);the Program for Upgrading Scientific Research Level of Anhui Medical University(2019xkjT008);the Program for Upgrading Basic and Clinical Collaborative Research of Anhui Medical University(2020xkjT033).
Our previous study showed that chronic treatment with tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)decreased cAMP concentration in fibroblast-like synoviocytes(FLSs)of collagen-induced arthritis(CIA)rats.In this study we investiga...
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81202541,81973332,81973314);the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars(1808085J28);the Key Projects of Natural Science Research of Anhui Colleges and Universities(KJ2017A176);Anhui University Excellent Youth Talent Support Program(gxyqZD2017025);Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Program for Returnees of Anhui Province,the Foundation for Young Academic Backbone of Anhui Medical University,and the Grants for Young Talents of Anhui Medical University(2013).
β-arrestin2(β-arr2)is,a key protein that mediates desensitization and internalization of G protein-coupled receptors and participates in inflammatory and immune responses.Deficiency ofβ-arr2 has been found to exace...
Acknowledgements This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No 81173075, 81330081, and 81202541) and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Prov- ince (No KJ2011A177).
Aim: A number of evidence shows that the differentiation of B lymphocytes into plasma cells plays an important role in lupus pathogenesis. In this study we investigated how prednisone, a classical therapeutic drug fo...
This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30973543, 81173075, 81202541, and 81330081), the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (1208085QH146), the Grants for Scientific Research of BSKY (XJ201213), the Foundation for Young Academic Back- bone of Anhui Medical University, and the Grants for Young Talents of Anhui Medical University (2013).
Aim: To investigate the anti-arthritis and immunomodulatory activities of ginsenoside compound K (C-K) in mice with collagen-induced arthritis (ClA). Methods: DBA/1 mice with ClA were treated with C-K (28, 56 o...