ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2023
Macrophage polarization in osteoarthritis progression: a promising therapeutic target.
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- Responders vs. non-responders to mesenchymal stromal cells in knee osteoarthritis: Mechanistic correlates of donor cell and patient features.Stem cell reports · 2026Trial
- Mechanistic Insights and Real-World Evidence of Autologous Protein Solution (APS) in Clinical Use.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Trial
- Immune dysregulation in osteoarthritis: Mechanisms, biomarkers, and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of translational autoimmunity · 2026Review
- Systematic evidence analysis of symptom modification in hip osteoarthritis following MSC-based interventions.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2026Review
- Cross-Tissue Transcriptomic Convergence Identifies a Leuko-Cyte-Shared, Myeloid-Enriched Inflammatory Program in Frailty and Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Advanced herbal self-assembled nanoplatforms: targeted, stimuli-responsive, and precision therapeutics for human diseases.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- [Research progress on immune microenvironment imbalance and targeted interventions in osteoarthritis comorbid with diabetes mellitus].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Integrated hydrogel system targeting AMPK/PPARγ signaling in osteoarthritis immunometabolic regulation.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Multimodal Peripheral Blood Immunophenotyping and Single-Cell Epigenetic Analysis of Knee Osteoarthritis Reveals Expansion and Epigenetic Dysregulation of Treg Cell and Nonclassical Monocyte Populations.Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Cellular Products with Anti-Inflammatory Properties for the Treatment of Cartilage Lesions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Cigarette Smoke Extract Alters the Inflammatory Secretome of Osteoarthritis-Affected Synovium Increasing Joint Tissue Oxidative Stress in an Indirect Co-Culture Model.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026Article
- Chondrocalcinosis and the haemochromatosis-linkedEULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
- Circular RNAs coordinate immunomodulation in osteoarthritic cartilage via antigen presentation and adaptive immune response.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Pain Modulation, Inflammation-Regulatory Mechanisms, and Translational Boundaries of Evidence for Acupuncture-Related Therapies in Knee Osteoarthritis: A Structured Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- From concept to practice: intra-articular photobiomodulation for knee osteoarthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Identification of potential biomarkers related to the Bitong mixture in osteoarthritis based on bioinformatics and network pharmacology, and exploration of the mechanism involved.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Paradigm shift in macrophage polarization in osteoarthritis: from M1/M2 imbalance to macrophage state reprogramming in the ageing immune microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota and osteoarthritis: mechanisms and translation.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Integrating bioinformatics, molecular dynamics simulation and experimental verification to screen diagnostic biomarkers for polyamine metabolism-related osteoarthritis and predict potential drugs.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- LOXL2 alleviates post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis and pain.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2025Article
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Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of pain and disability in the elderly. Synovitis, cartilage destruction and osteophyte formation histologically manifest OA. Unfortunately, there is currently no effective therapy to delay its progression and the underlying mechanisms of OA require further exploration. Macrophage is a main cellular component of joint synovium. It is highly plastic and can be stimulated to polarize to different phenotypes, namely, the pro-inflammatory phenotype (M1) and the anti-inflammatory/tissue-repairing phenotype (M2). Ample evidence has demonstrated the vital roles of macrophages in the progression of OA. Imbalanced M1/M2 ratio is significantly related to OA severity indicating macrophage polarization might be a promising therapeutic target for OA. In this review, we summarized the involvements of polarized macrophages in synovitis, cartilage degradation, osteophyte formation and OA-related chronic pain. Promising therapies targeting macrophage polarization including the intra-articular cell/derivates-based therapy and the alternative non-invasive intervention such as photobiomodulation therapy were reviewed as well.
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