ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2023
Pyroptosis by NLRP3/caspase-1/gasdermin-D pathway in synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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- Global research trends in programmed cell death in rheumatoid arthritis from 2001 to 2025: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Mitochondria: a breakthrough in combating rheumatoid arthritis.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Research trends of ferroptosis and pyroptosis in Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Therapeutic Properties and Underlying Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrative Review of Clinical and Molecular Findings.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2026Review
- Pyroptosis in Patients with Ovarian Dysfunction and Infertility: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutics.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- Metabolic Complications in Autoimmune and Autoinflammatory Diseases: Pathophysiology, Clinical Implications, and Therapeutic Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Siweixizangmaoru Decoction Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis by Enhancing Pol β-Mediated Attenuation of DNA Damage and Suppression of cGAS/STING/NF-κB/NLRP3-Associated Pyroptosis.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Impact of IL6 and IL18 Promoter Polymorphisms on Circulating Cytokine Levels, Gene Expression, and Susceptibility to Rheumatoid Arthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The emerging role of lactate in skeletal homeostasis and disorders: Integrated mechanisms and translational opportunities.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2026Review
- Astragalus Polysaccharides Attenuate LPS-Induced Degenerative Responses in Primary Rat Chondrocytes linked to the NLRP3/CASPASE-1 Axis.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- Metabolic and neuroimmune control of rheumatoid arthritis: therapeutic implications of FXR and α7-nAChR axes.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- Ferroptosis and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Triggered by Environmentally Relevant Nanoscale Polypropylene Plastics in Human Intestinal Models.ACS environmental Au · 2026Article
- NLRP3 inflammasome promotes PAD2/PAD4 release and protein citrullination in rheumatoid arthritis.Communications biology · 2026Article
- The "Tianyu" Formulation Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis by Modulating the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD-Mediated Pyroptosis Pathway.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- Modulation of AMPK/SIRT1 signaling by piribedil attenuates cyclophosphamide-induced nephrotoxicity via PI3K/Akt, MAPKs, and TLR4/NLRP3 pathways with regulation of KIM-1/NGAL.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- Aquaporin-1 stabilizes β-catenin to promote NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis in rheumatoid arthritis.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026Article
- De novo discovery of bicyclic cysteine-rich peptides targeting gasdermin D.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- PANoptosis-related genes in rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue: screening, validation, and functional implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Targeting NLRP3 Inflammasomes in Myocarditis: Potential Therapeutic Strategies and Clinical Translation.Scientifica · 2026Review
- Identifying AIM2 Circulating Methylation Levels as a Novel Diagnostic Biomarker for Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Targeted DNA Methylation Sequencing.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2026Article
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Abstract
We investigated the potential involvement of pyroptosis, a proinflammatory form of regulated cell death, in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Synovial fluid, synovial tissues and/or serum were compared among 32 patients with RA, 46 patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and 30 healthy controls. Samples were assayed for interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-18 and lactate hydrogenase (LDH). Synovial expression of NLRP3, caspase-1 and cleaved gasdermin D (GSDMD) was assayed using immunohistochemistry and multiplex immunohistochemistry. Patients with RA showed significantly higher levels of IL-1β and IL-18 in synovial fluid than patients with OA, and significantly higher levels of both cytokines in serum than healthy controls. RA was associated with higher levels of LDH in synovial fluid than OA. Among patients with RA, levels of IL-1β, IL-18 and LDH were significantly higher in synovial fluid than in serum, and the levels in synovial fluid positively correlated with disease activity and inflammation. Synovial cells, particularly macrophages, showed upregulation of NLRP3, caspase-1 and cleaved GSDMD in RA compared to OA. Our results implicate pyroptosis in the pathogenesis of RA, perhaps as a driver of local inflammation in joints.
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