Visfatin/Pre-B-cell Colony-enhancing Factor (PBEF), a Proinflammatory and Cell Motility-changing Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Human inflammatory synovial fibroblasts induce enhanced myeloid cell recruitment and angiogenesis through a hypoxia-inducible transcription factor 1α/vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated pathway in immunodeficient mice

(2009) Manuel J. del Rey et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Visfatin regulates insulin secretion, insulin receptor signalling and mRNA expression of diabetes-related genes in mouse pancreatic β-cells

(2009) James E P Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

Synovial fibroblasts spread rheumatoid arthritis to unaffected joints

(2009) Stephanie Lefèvre et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

The multifaceted role of adiponectin in inflammatory joint disease

(2009) Ulf Müller-Ladner et al.   Nature Reviews Rheumatology

Crucial role of visfatin/pre–B cell colony-enhancing factor in matrix degradation and prostaglandin E2 synthesis in chondrocytes: Possible influence on osteoarthritis

(2008) Marjolaine Gosset et al.   ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM

Upregulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 by visfatin that promotes endothelial angiogenesis

(2008) Yun-Hee Bae et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Angiotensin inhibition stimulates PPARγ and the release of visfatin

(2008) A. Storka et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Molecular aspects of rheumatoid arthritis: chemokines in the joints of patients

(2008) Takuji Iwamoto et al.   FEBS Journal

Functional expression of the chemokine receptor CCR7 on fibroblast-like synoviocytes

(2008) H. Brühl et al.   RHEUMATOLOGY

Thrombin-induced IL-6 production in human synovial fibroblasts is mediated by PAR1, phospholipase C, protein kinase Cα, c-Src, NF-kappaB and p300 pathway

(2007) Yung-Cheng Chiu et al.   MOLECULAR IMMUNOLOGY