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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2022

Single-cell analysis reveals that Jinwu Gutong capsule attenuates the inflammatory activity of synovial cells in osteoarthritis by inhibiting AKR1C3.

Junfeng Guo, Chuyue Tang, Zhao Shu, Junfeng Guo, Hong Tang, Pan Huang, Xiao Ye, Taotao Liang, Kanglai Tang

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Junfeng GuoState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Chuyue TangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Zhao ShuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Junfeng GuoDepartment of Stomatology, The 970th Hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force, Yantai, China.
Hong TangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Pan HuangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiao YeState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Taotao LiangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Kanglai TangState Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burn and Combined Injury, Department of Orthopedics/Sports Medicine Center, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Army Medical University · CNSouthwest Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University · CN

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Abstract

Jinwu Gutong capsule (JGC) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). Synovitis is a typical pathological change in OA and promotes disease progression. Elucidating the therapeutic mechanism of JGC is crucial for the precise treatment of OA synovitis. In this study, we demonstrate that JGC effectively inhibits hyperproliferation, attenuates inflammation, and promotes apoptosis of synovial cells. Through scRNA-seq data analysis of OA synovitis, we dissected two distinct cell fates that influence disease progression (one fate led to recovery while the other fate resulted in deterioration), which illustrates the principles of fate determination. By intersecting JGC targets with synovitis hub genes and then mimicking picomolar affinity interactions between bioactive compounds and binding pockets, we found that the quercetin-AKR1C3 pair exhibited the best affinity, indicating that this pair constitutes the most promising molecular mechanism.

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AKR1C3Jinwu Gutong capsuleosteoarthritisscRNA-seqsynovitis

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