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Turning Back the Aging Clock By boosting genes that destroy defective mitochondrial DNA, researchers can slow down and potentially reverse an important part of the aging process. m.caltech.edu Like our…

Update on the mechanisms of homing of adipose tissue–derived stem cells To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view…

Here’s What Triggers Overeating (And What You Can Do To Break The Cycle) In order to make a positive change, you need to stop feeling guilty for overdoing it… thoughtcatalog.com|By…

Obesity in autoimmune diseases: Not a passive bystander Mechanistic, Epidemiologic Clues Suggest Possible Link Between Obesity, Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Obesity has an established systemic inflammatory component. Could that be…

The Intracellular Cholesterol Landscape: Dynamic Integrator of the Immune Response Cholesterol has typically been considered an exogenous, disease-related factor in immunity; however, recent literature suggests that a paradigm shift is…

Adipokines in connective tissue diseases Review; Authors: Karolina Sawicka, Dorota Krasowska clinexprheumatol.org Fat is not inert storage and insulation. It holds tissue regeneration potential (mesenchymal stem cells) and affects immune…

Innate Lymphocytes: Protector or Foe? Innate lymphocytes may have a role as disease targets in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and/or inflammatory bowel disease, researchers say. rheumatologynetwork.com Where Innate Immunity and…

Succinate Dehydrogenase Supports Metabolic Repurposing of Mitochondria to Drive Inflammatory Macrophages To support their pro-inflammatory function, activated… cell.com The chemokine system in diverse forms of macrophage activation and polarization Plasticity…

The Prevalence and Incidence of Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis J Crohns Colitis. 2016 Nov 4. pii: jjw199. [Epub ahead of print]…

Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Vasculitis Gastrointestinal involvement is known to be associated with primary vasculitis. But in some cases, it may be… rheumatologynetwork.com