TY - JOUR AU - Burmester, Gerd R. AU - Lipsky, Peter E. AU - Dörner, Thomas AU - the Kitasato Meeting Faculty* PY - 2009 DA - 2009/12/23 TI - Kitasato Symposium 2009: New Prospects for Cytokine Inhibition JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - 301 VL - 11 IS - 6 AB - 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. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar2857 DO - 10.1186/ar2857 ID - Burmester2009 ER -