ArticleScience translational medicine2015
Inflammation activation and resolution in human tendon disease.
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140 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 257 citations in OpenAlex.
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- A systematic review of inflammatory cells and markers in human tendinopathy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
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- Grafts in tendon repair.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
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- Parameter-screened LED therapy targets STAT3/IL-6 axis to attenuate tendinopathy via dual modulation of inflammation and ECM remodeling.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
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- Increased Blood Flow and Tendon Swelling Precedes Vascular Expansion and Tissue Matrix Changes In Early Human Tendinopathy: A Potential Window for Superior Treatment Response.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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- Inhibition of interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK)-4 provides partial rescue of interleukin-1 beta induced functional and gene expression changes in equine tenocytes.Molecular biology reports · 2025Article
- Regenerative biologics modulating inflammation and promoting tenogenesis in equine superficial digital flexor tendonitis: from molecular pathways to clinical translation.Irish veterinary journal · 2025Review
- Association between inflammatory proteins and rotator cuff tears: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Role of the tendon circadian clock in tendinopathy and implications for therapeutics.International journal of experimental pathology · 2025Review
- The P2X7R/NLRP3 inflammasome axis suppresses enthesis regeneration through inflammatory and metabolic macrophage-stem cell cross-talk.Science advances · 2025Article
- Dynamic changes of molecular pattern and cellular subpopulation in puncture-induced tendon injury model.iScience · 2025Article
- Tissue Mimetic Membranes for Healing Augmentation of Tendon-Bone Interface in Rotator Cuff Repair.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Improved understanding of the role of inflammation in tendon disease is required to facilitate therapeutic target discovery. We studied supraspinatus tendons from patients experiencing pain before and after surgical subacromial decompression treatment. Tendons were classified as having early, intermediate, or advanced disease, and inflammation was characterized through activation of pathways mediated by interferon (IFN), nuclear factor κB (NF-κB), glucocorticoid receptor, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT-6). Inflammation signatures revealed expression of genes and proteins induced by IFN and NF-κB in early-stage disease and genes and proteins induced by STAT-6 and glucocorticoid receptor activation in advanced-stage disease. The proresolving proteins FPR2/ALX and ChemR23 were increased in early-stage disease compared to intermediate- to advanced-stage disease. Patients who were pain-free after treatment had tendons with increased expression of CD206 and ALOX15 mRNA compared to tendons from patients who continued to experience pain after treatment, suggesting that these genes and their pathways may moderate tendon pain. Stromal cells from diseased tendons cultured in vitro showed increased expression of NF-κB and IFN target genes after treatment with lipopolysaccharide or IFNγ compared to stromal cells derived from healthy tendons. We identified 15-epi lipoxin A4, a stable lipoxin isoform derived from aspirin treatment, as potentially beneficial in the resolution of tendon inflammation.
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