• Discovery of novel potential reversible peptidyl arginine deiminase inhibitor 

      Aliko, Ardita; Kaminska, Marta; Falkowski, Katherine; Bielecka, Ewa; Benedyk-Machaczka, Malgorzata; Malicki, Stanislaw; Koziel, Joanna; Wong, Alicia; Bryzek, Danuta; Kantyka, Tomasz Tadeusz; Mydel, Piotr Mateusz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Citrullination, a posttranslational modification, is catalyzed by peptidylarginine deiminases (PADs), a unique family of enzymes that converts peptidyl-arginine to peptidyl-citrulline. Overexpression and/or increased PAD ...
    • Inhibition of CDK9 as a therapeutic strategy for inflammatory arthritis 

      Hellvard, Annelie; Zeitlmann, Lutz; Heiser, Ulrich; Kehlen, Astrid; Niestroj, André; Demuth, Hans-Ulrich; Koziel, Joanna; Delaleu, Nicolas; Potempa, Jan; Mydel, Piotr Mateusz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-11)
      Rheumatoid arthritis is characterised by synovial inflammation and proliferation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes. The induction of apoptosis has long been proposed as a target for proliferative autoimmune diseases, and has ...
    • The link between periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis: An updated review 

      Koziel, Joanna; Mydel, Piotr Mateusz; Potempa, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01)
      Porphyromonas gingivalis is a leading pathogen in chronic periodontitis, a disease process involving progressive destruction of the tissues that support the teeth. Recently, the organism has been reported to produce a ...