ReviewArthritis research & therapy2017
Fibroblast-like synoviocyte metabolism in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Iron overload reprogramming lipid metabolism through the IRP1-SCAP axis in fibroblast-like synoviocytes aggravates bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Mitochondria as an Integrative Hub of Cellular Homeostasis and Stress Response.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Low-Dose Methotrexate and Bone Health: Pathophysiological and Clinical Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Succinate-mediated metabolic alterations and signaling in RA: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Identification and Immune Landscape Analysis of Fatty Acid Metabolism-related Genes Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Metabolic control of RNA methylation in rheumatoid arthritis: from synovial stress to pathogenic cellular adaptation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes: pathogenic mechanisms, therapeutic strategies, and translational perspectives.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Transcriptomic Identification and Validation of NDUFS2 in Acute Rat TMJ Synovitis and Its Functional Role in LPS-Induced Synovial Fibroblast Inflammation.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Article
- USP5 promotes glycolysis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes by stabilizing the METTL14/mCell death discovery · 2025Article
- Acylcarnitine enrichment as a characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocyte metabolic fingerprint.Journal of translational autoimmunity · 2025Article
- Epigenetic modifier m⁶A methylation: insights into the pathogenesis and therapeutic potential of autoimmune diseases.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- lncRNA H19 as a molecular rheostat in autoimmunity: orchestrating miRNA-mediated gene regulation and immune cell reprogramming.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Synthesis, characterization andNanoscale advances · 2025Article
- LncRNA-ANRIL/miR-34a-mediated polarization of rheumatoid arthritis macrophages to regulate the adhesion, morphology, and survival of fibroblasts.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Potential of Berberine for Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevention and Treatment.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
An increasing number of studies show how changes in intracellular metabolic pathways alter tumor and immune cell function. However, little information about metabolic changes in other cell types, including synovial fibroblasts, is available. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are the most common cell type at the pannus-cartilage junction and contribute to joint destruction through their production of cytokines, chemokines, and matrix-degrading molecules and by migrating and invading joint cartilage. In this review, we show that these cells differ from healthy synovial fibroblasts, not only in their marker expression, proto-oncogene expression, or their epigenetic changes, but also in their intracellular metabolism. These metabolic changes must occur due to the stressful microenvironment of inflamed tissues, where concentrations of crucial nutrients such as glucose, glutamine, and oxygen are spatially and temporally heterogeneous. In addition, these metabolic changes will increase metabolite exchange between fibroblast and other synovial cells, which can potentially be activated. Glucose and phospholipid metabolism as well as bioactive lipids, including sphingosine-1-phosphate and lysophosphatidic acid, among others, are involved in FLS activation. These metabolic changes likely contribute to FLS involvement in aspects of immune response initiation or abnormal immune responses and strongly contribute to joint destruction.
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