IL-6

[Journal of Experimental Medicine] Investigators found that the frequency of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-specific CD8+ T cells was inversely correlated with expansion of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells in young rather than in adult chronic hepatitis B patients.

[Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology] The authors investigated if ghrelin pretreatment enhanced the protective effect of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells-conditioned medium on lipopolysaccharide-induced endothelial cell injury.

[Skin Pharmacology and Physiology] Scientists investigated the role and regulatory relationship between long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) XIST and miR-338-5p in psoriatic patients and cell models.

[Stem Cell Research & Therapy] The authors performed a Phase I/IIa non-randomized, open-label study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a single, intravenous infusion of autologous, adipose-derived MSCs over a period of 52 weeks, in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis.

[Scientific Reports] MiR-146a alleviated lung injury caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in young rats by targeting TRAF-6 and regulating JNK/ERK/MAPK signaling pathways.

[Journal of Reproductive Immunology] Investigators hypothesized that decidual leukocytes were altered by maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and that this decidual immune response was shaped by the timing of infection during gestation.