Ryo Kikuchi

Fibroblast-like synoviocytes exacerbate autoimmune arthritis upon psychological stress in an IL-6–dependent manner

Psychological stress affects the immune system and exacerbates autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but the mechanisms underlying tissue inflammation during remission remain unclear. Here, we show that tube restraint stress exacerbates joint inflammation in a mu...