VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research

Optimizing efficacy to safety ratio of glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis models by leveraging PPARα agonism

ABSTRACT Objectives Glucocorticoids remain essential therapies for several immune- and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but are notorious for their (metabolic) side effects. Given the anti-inflammatory and metabolically favorable actions of peroxisome-proli...

From gatekeepers to regenerators: the plasticity of Paneth cells

Paneth cells (PCs) are secretory cells in the small intestine with functions in intestinal homeostasis and innate immunity, with recent studies showing their ability to dedifferentiate and contribute to epithelial regeneration after injury. In this issue of The EMBO Journal, Yang...