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An exciting and comprehensive article about molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the damage and resolution of inflammation in cancer, aging, and severe COVID-19. Alongside several globally successful immunologists, Gerhard Krönke explains the role of macrophages in stopping inflammation. ...

We support refugee scientists from Ukraine to continue their scientific work in the field of inflammation research in Erlangen. Based on the German Research Foundation (DFG)-funded Walter Benjamin-Programme, which aims to integrate refugee scientists into the German science system at every stage of...

A disorder in the intestine may be the cause of rheumatic pain in the joints. This is what studies show. An anti-inflammatory diet with lots of fiber can help alleviate the symptoms. In a recent TV report, Prof. Neurath, Prof. Schett and Prof. Zaiss talk about this topic. Link to NDR Visite Furt...

On 09.12.2021, the DFG main committee decided to extend the research group for another period. We are looking forward to another 3 years in which we will further investigate the mechanisms that trigger autoimmunity in rheumatoid arthritis and promote the transition to inflammation.

Rewiring the power plant of our cells supports "garbage burning" during inflammation. New data from a research team at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) show that danger signals (so-called alarmins), which are released from damaged cells during inflammatory processes, enable a...

Ever wondered about the connections between bone and gut? How do the enzymes and hormones produced in one site influence the other? Can altering gut microbiota change bone mineral metabolism, inflammatory arthritis, age- and hormone-induced osteoporosis? Join us for the Gut-Bone Axis meeting 2021 - ...

Fibre is a valuable part of a healthy diet. The largely indigestible foodstuffs are a feast for intestinal bacteria, which produce short-chained fatty acids from them. These short-chained fatty acids have a positive effect on inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. If arthritis patients eat a fibre-rich diet this leads to an increase in the number of regulatory t-cells which combat autoimmune reactions, in other words reactions in which the body’s immune system attacks the organism itself.

For our first annual exchange we met on 20.02.2020 in the Visionpark Herzogenaurach. Thank you for the lively scientific exchange and the interesting lectures of the PhD students and project leaders!

Autoantibodies directed against the body's own structures play an important role in the development of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Antibodies occur in the form of different isotypes (IgA, IgE, IgG and IgM), which have different tasks. Previous research has mainly focused on the...