Eleonora Cantoni, Ivan Merelli, Davide Stefanoni, Alessandro Tomelleri, Corrado Campochiaro, Vito Giordano, Maddalena Panigada, Elena M Baldissera, Laura Merlo Pich, Valentina Natoli, Athanasios Ziogas, Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Giacomo De Luca, Davide Mazza, Samuel Zambrano, Daniela Gnani, Marina Ferrarini, Elisabetta Ferrero, Alessandra Agresti, Barbara Vergani, Biagio Eugenio Leone, Simone Cenci, Angelo Ravelli, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Angelo D'Alessandro, Leo A B Joosten, Lorenzo Dagna, Mihai G Netea, Raffaella Molteni, Giulio Cavalli
OBJECTIVE: Trained immunity (TI) is a de facto memory program of innate immune cells, characterized by immunometabolic and epigenetic changes sustaining enhanced production of cytokines. TI evolved as a protective mechanism against infections; however, inappropriate activation can cause detrimental inflammation and might be implicated in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases. In this study, we investigated the role of TI in the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA), a large-vessel vasculitis characterized by aberrant macrophage activation and excess cytokine production...
February 20, 2023: Rheumatology