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Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-? upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis (2020)
Journal Article
Aram, J., Frakich, N., Morandi, E., Alrouji, M., Samaraweera, A., Onion, D., …Constantinescu, C. S. (2020). Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-β upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis. Biomedicines, 8(7), https://doi.org/10.3390/BIOMEDICINES8070226

© 2020 by the authors. Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced by immune cells. Recent evidence suggests that GM-CSF plays an important role in multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. We investi... Read More about Increased IL-2 and reduced tgf-? upon t-cell stimulation are associated with GM-CSF upregulation in multiple immune cell types in multiple sclerosis.

TLR2 stimulation regulates the balance between regulatory T cell and Th17 function: A novel mechanism of reduced regulatory T cell function in multiple sclerosis (2015)
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Nyirenda, M. H., Morandi, E., Vinkemeier, U., Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Drinkwater, S., Mee, M., …Gran, B. (2015). TLR2 stimulation regulates the balance between regulatory T cell and Th17 function: A novel mechanism of reduced regulatory T cell function in multiple sclerosis. Journal of Immunology, 194(12), 5761-5774. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1400472

CD4+ CD25hi FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain tolerance to self-Ags. Their defective function is involved in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS. However, the mechanisms of such defec... Read More about TLR2 stimulation regulates the balance between regulatory T cell and Th17 function: A novel mechanism of reduced regulatory T cell function in multiple sclerosis.

Effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in immune cells (2015)
Journal Article
Jean-Gilles, L., Braitch, M., Latif, M. L., Aram, J., Fahey, A. J., Edwards, L. J., …Constantinescu, C. S. (2015). Effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in immune cells. Acta Physiologica, 214(1), 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.12474

© 2015 The Authors. Aims: To investigate the regulation of cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 on immune cells by pro-inflammatory cytokines and its potential relevance to the inflammatory neurological disease, multiple sclerosis (MS). CB1 and CB2 sign... Read More about Effects of pro-inflammatory cytokines on cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in immune cells.