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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

New Insights into the Role of Synovial Fibroblasts Leading to Joint Destruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Kotaro Matsuda, Naoto Shiba, Koji Hiraoka

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kotaro MatsudaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Fukuoka, Japan.
Naoto ShibaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Fukuoka, Japan.
Koji HiraokaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume 830-0011, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kurume University · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K16696
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most common autoimmune diseases, is characterized by multiple-joint synovitis with subsequent destruction of bone and cartilage. The excessive autoimmune responses cause an imbalance in bone metabolism, promoting bone resorption and inhibiting bone formation. Preliminary studies have revealed that receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL)-mediated osteoclast induction is an important component of bone destruction in RA. Synovial fibroblasts are the crucial producers of RANKL in the RA synovium; novel analytical techniques, primarily, single-cell RNA sequencing, have confirmed that synovial fibroblasts include heterogeneous subsets of both pro-inflammatory and tissue-destructive cell types. The heterogeneity of immune cells in the RA synovium and the interaction of synovial fibroblasts with immune cells have recently received considerable attention. The current review focused on the latest findings regarding the crosstalk between synovial fibroblasts and immune cells, and the pivotal role played by synovial fibroblasts in joint destruction in RA.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidBone ResorptionFibroblastsHumansOsteoclastsRANK LigandSynovial MembraneRANK Ligandjoint destructionRANKLrheumatoid arthritissingle cell analysissynovial fibroblast

Identifiers

PMID36982247
PMCPMC10049180
OpenAlexW4323568731

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