Burman Angela, Haworth Oliver, Bradfield Paul, Parsonage Greg, Filer Andrew, Thomas Andrew M C, Amft Nicole, Salmon Mike, Buckley Christopher D
Rheumatology Research Group, Institute for Biomedical Research, Division of Immunity and Infection, MRC Centre for Immune Regulation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
Joint Bone Spine. 2005 Jan;72(1):10-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2004.03.009.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating, chronic, persistent inflammatory disease that is characterised by painful and swollen joints. The aetiology of RA is unknown, however whereas past research has concentrated on the role of immune or inflammatory infiltrating cells in inflammation, it is becoming clear that stromal cells play a critical part in regulating the quality and duration of an inflammatory response. In this review we assess the role of fibroblasts within the inflamed synovium in modulating immune responses; in particular we examine the role of stromal cells in the switch from resolving to persistent inflammation as is found in the rheumatoid synovium.
类风湿性关节炎(RA)是一种使人衰弱的慢性持续性炎症性疾病,其特征为关节疼痛和肿胀。RA的病因尚不清楚,然而,尽管过去的研究集中在免疫或炎症浸润细胞在炎症中的作用,但越来越明显的是,基质细胞在调节炎症反应的质量和持续时间方面起着关键作用。在这篇综述中,我们评估了炎症滑膜中成纤维细胞在调节免疫反应中的作用;特别是我们研究了基质细胞在类风湿滑膜中从炎症消退到持续炎症转变过程中的作用。