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Emerging role of targeting macrophages in rheumatoid arthritis: Focus on polarization, metabolism and apoptosis.
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- iPSC-derived MSCs alleviate arthritis in collagen-induced arthritis mice by reducing synovial CD86h iIL1βhi macrophage.Stem cells translational medicine · 2025Article
- KLF11 alleviates rheumatoid arthritis by regulating M1 macrophage polarization via downregulation of YAP1 expression.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- The Therapeutic Potential of Phytochemicals Unlocks New Avenues in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
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- Up-regulation of SELENBP1 in inflammatory macrophages promoted proliferation and migration of synovial fibroblasts by promoting ROS productionCentral-European journal of immunology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Macrophages maintain a dynamic balance in physiology. Various known or unknown microenvironmental signals influence the polarization, activation and death of macrophages, which creates an imbalance that leads to disease. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the massive infiltration of a variety of chronic inflammatory cells in synovia. Abundant activated macrophages found in RA synovia are an early hallmark of RA, and the number of these macrophages can be decreased after effective treatment. In RA, the proportion of M1 (pro-inflammatory macrophages) is higher than that of M2 (anti-inflammatory macrophages). The increased pro-inflammatory ability of macrophages is related to their excessive activation and proliferation as well as an enhanced anti-apoptosis ability. At present, there are no clinical therapies specific to macrophages in RA. Understanding the mechanisms and functional consequences of the heterogeneity of macrophages will aid in confirming their potential role in inflammation development. This review will outline RA-related macrophage properties (focus on polarization, metabolism and apoptosis) as well as the origin of macrophages. The molecular mechanisms that drive macrophage properties also be elucidated to identify novel therapeutic targets for RA and other autoimmune disease.
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