Table 1.

Functional similarities between the SE ligand and MDP

	Reference
Function	SE ligand	MDP
Th17 polarization	(De Almeida et al., 2010), (Holoshitz et al., 2013)	(Manni et al., 2011)
OC activation	(Holoshitz et al., 2013)	(Dewhirst, 1982),(Dziak et al., 1982)
TNFα, IL-6	(De Almeida et al., 2010)	(van der Meer et al., 2009), (Sanceau et al., 1990)
NO	(Ling et al., 2006)	(Palacios et al., 1992)
ROS	(Ling et al., 2006)	(El-Khoury et al., 2011)
CRT binding	(Ling et al., 2007b), (Ling et al., 2010)	(Chen et al., 2004)
Arthritogenicity	(Holoshitz et al., 2013)	(Koga et al., 1986; Koga et al., 1980; Kohashi et al., 1986; Zidek & Masek, 1985)