Mechanisms of transendothelial fibroblast migration in rheumatoid arthritisLong distance migration of activated fibroblasts via the bloodstream has been suggested to contribute to the spreading of rheumatoid arthritis from one joint to another, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unclear. In this project, we want to investigate how different cell adhesion molecules contribute to and regulate the migration of synovial fibroblasts through endothelial barriers. Using mechanisms of leukocyte migration as a paradigm, we want to analyze similarities and differences in cell-cell interactions as well as investigate the relevance and targetability of these mechanisms in vitro and in vivo.
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Dankbar B, Fennen M, Brunert D, Hayer S, Frank S, Wehmeyer C, Beckmann D, Paruzel P, Bertrand J, Redlich K, Koers-Wunrau C, Stratis A, Korb-Pap A, Pap T (2015) Myostatin is a direct regulator of osteoclast differentiation and its inhibition reduces inflammatory joint destruction in mice. Nat Med. 21(9):1085-90.
Wehmeyer C, Frank S, Beckmann D, Böttcher M, Cromme C, König U, Fennen M, Held A, Paruzel P, Hartmann C, Stratis A, Korb-Pap A, Kamradt T, Kramer I, van den Berg W, Kneissel M, Pap T, Dankbar B (2015) Sclerostin inhibition promotes inflammatory joint destruction through enhanced activation of TNFR-mediated 151lanning151g. Sci Transl Med. (accepted)
Retser E, Schied T, Skryabin BV, Vogl T, Kanczler JM, Hamann N, Niehoff A, Hermann S, Eisenblätter M, Wachsmuth L, Pap T, van Lent PL, Loser K, Roth J, Zaucke F, Ludwig S, Wixler V. (2013) Doxycycline-induced expression of transgenic human tumor necrosis factor α in adult mice results in psoriasislike arthritis. Arthritis Rheum. 65(9):2290-300