Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
J Immunol Res. 2014;2014:282495. doi: 10.1155/2014/282495. Epub 2014 May 8.
Among the symptoms of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), joint stiffness is influenced by diurnal rhythm and reaches peak in the morning, which is a common complaint and reflects the circadian nature of disease manifestation. In addition, inflammatory cytokines, which reach peak secretion early in the morning are major players causing the morning stiffness. In this review, we explore the link between the circadian clock and inflammation, focusing on the interactions of various clock genes with the immune-pathways underlying the pathology of rheumatoid arthritis.
在类风湿关节炎(RA)患者的症状中,关节僵硬受昼夜节律影响,在早晨达到高峰,这是一种常见的主诉,反映了疾病表现的昼夜节律性质。此外,早晨分泌达到高峰的炎症细胞因子是导致晨僵的主要因素。在这篇综述中,我们探讨了生物钟与炎症之间的联系,重点研究了各种生物钟基因与类风湿关节炎病理相关的免疫途径之间的相互作用。