ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021
Apelin Promotes Endothelial Progenitor Cell Angiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease
Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.
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- WISP-3 facilitates CCL4-dependent monocyte migration and M1 polarization in rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting miR-6894-5p.International journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Bioinformatics-driven single-cell sequencing analysis of angiogenesis-related genes in rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Joint Tissues: Convergence and Divergence of the Pathogenetic Mechanisms of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Apelin/APJ: Another Player in the Cancer Biology Network.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- The emerging role of vascular endothelial cell-mediated angiogenesis in the imbalance of RA synovial microenvironment and its clinical relevance.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- MicroRNAs as Key Regulators in RA and SLE: Insights into Biological Functions.Current pharmaceutical design · 2024Review
- Exploring the potential roles of apelin, visfatin, and irisin in energy regulation in farm animals: an overview.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Review
- Role of miRNAs in Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy.Cells · 2023Review
- The Therapeutic Mechanism of Schisandrol A and Its Metabolites on Pulmonary Fibrosis Based on Plasma Metabonomics and Network Analysis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Article
- By modulating miR-525-5p/Bax axis, LINC00659 promotes vascular endothelial cell apoptosis.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Article
- Exploration of the shared gene signatures and molecular mechanisms between atherosclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis via multi-microarray data analyses.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Editorial: Adhesion molecules and autoimmune diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
- Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Response to Endothelial Dysfunction and Clinical Evidences.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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Abstract
Angiogenesis is a critical process in the formation of new capillaries and a key participant in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. The adipokine apelin (APLN) plays critical roles in several cellular functions, including angiogenesis. We report that APLN treatment of RA synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) increased angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) expression. Ang1 antibody abolished endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) tube formation and migration in conditioned medium from APLN-treated RASFs. We also found significantly higher levels of APLN and Ang1 expression in synovial fluid from RA patients compared with those with osteoarthritis. APLN facilitated Ang1-dependent EPC angiogenesis by inhibiting miR-525-5p synthesis
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