Title |
Central role of nitric oxide in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and sysemic lupus erythematosus
|
---|---|
Published in |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, June 2010
|
DOI | 10.1186/ar3045 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
György Nagy, Agnes Koncz, Tiffany Telarico, David Fernandez, Barbara Érsek, Edit Buzás, András Perl |
Abstract |
Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to regulate T cell functions under physiological conditions, but overproduction of NO may contribute to T lymphocyte dysfunction. NO-dependent tissue injury has been implicated in a variety of rheumatic diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several studies reported increased endogenous NO synthesis in both SLE and RA, and recent evidence suggests that NO contributes to T cell dysfunction in both autoimmune diseases. The depletion of intracellular glutathione may be a key factor predisposing patients with SLE to mitochondrial dysfunction, characterized by mitochondrial hyperpolarization, ATP depletion and predisposition to death by necrosis. Thus, changes in glutathione metabolism may influence the effect of increased NO production in the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
India | 1 | 1% |
Norway | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 96 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 13% |
Researcher | 13 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 13 | 13% |
Student > Master | 12 | 12% |
Other | 5 | 5% |
Other | 13 | 13% |
Unknown | 30 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 24 | 24% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 20% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 6% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 6% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 4% |
Other | 8 | 8% |
Unknown | 31 | 31% |