Metabolic control of arthritis: Switch pathways to treat.

Tsokos, George C · Sci Transl Med · 2016

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

A shunting of glucose metabolism to the pentose phosphate pathway in rheumatoid arthritis T cells causes exhaustion of oxidants, enhanced cell proliferation, and differentiation toward the T helper 1 (TH1) and TH17 programs (Yanget al, this issue).

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