title: Kitasato symposium 2009: new prospects for cytokine inhibition.
abstract: The Kitasato Symposium 2009: New Prospects for Cytokine Inhibition was held in Berlin, Germany from 7 to 9 May 2009. The key aims of this meeting were to bring together a group of front-line researchers and rheumatologists to evaluate the use of cytokine blockade and to examine the role of certain cytokines in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. A keynote lecture delivered by Professor Jean-Michel Dayer provided an up-to-date overview of the interactions occurring between the immune system and acute phase proteins. Other speakers discussed the role of cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis, including their role in joint destruction, as well as their regulatory role upon T cells and B cells. The involvement of cytokines in other autoimmune diseases was also addressed.
authors.affiliation: CC12, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Chariteplatz 01, 10098 Berlin, Germany. gerd.burmester@charite.de
authors.forename: Gerd R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Burmester
authors.forename: Peter E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Lipsky
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dörner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology*; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000276:immunology*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D016207:Cytokines