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Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy 1/2012

Open Access 01-12-2012 | Poster presentation

The bacterial effector protein YopM reduces rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcome by inhibiting inflammation and bone destruction

Authors: J Bertrand, C Rueter, C Cromme, J Scharnert, A Schmidt, T Pap

Published in: Arthritis Research & Therapy | Special Issue 1/2012

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Osteoclasts mediate the degradation of bone during RA and are derived from macrophages. The yersinia outer protein M (YopM) is an effector protein of Yersinia species that is able to enter host cells by membrane penetration. In the cell YopM mediates down-regulation of inflammatory responses. We investigated whether YopM has the potential to act as a "selfdelivering" immune therapeutic agent by reducing the inflammation and joint destruction linked to RA. …
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Title
The bacterial effector protein YopM reduces rheumatoid arthritis (RA) outcome by inhibiting inflammation and bone destruction
Authors
J Bertrand
C Rueter
C Cromme
J Scharnert
A Schmidt
T Pap
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Arthritis Research & Therapy / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1478-6362
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3609

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