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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2024

The acute phase reactant orosomucoid-2 directly promotes rheumatoid inflammation.

Ki-Myo Kim, Kang-Gu Lee, Saseong Lee, Bong-Ki Hong, Heejae Yun, Yune-Jung Park, Seung-Ah Yoo, Wan-Uk Kim

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ki-Myo Kim *Center for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Kang-Gu Lee *Center for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8178-8853
Saseong Lee *Center for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Bong-Ki HongCenter for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Heejae YunCenter for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Yune-Jung ParkCenter for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea.
Seung-Ah YooCenter for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. youcap78@hanmail.net.
Wan-Uk KimCenter for Integrative Rheumatoid Transcriptomics and Dynamics, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea. wan725@catholic.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8224-8496
Catholic University of Korea · KRThe Catholic University of Korea St. Vincent's Hospital · KR

Funding

Ministry of Health and Welfare (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Family Affairs) 21A0503L1National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2015R1A3A2032927National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2019R1A2C2010897National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) NRF-2021R1I1A2059487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute phase proteins involved in chronic inflammatory diseases have not been systematically analyzed. Here, global proteome profiling of serum and urine revealed that orosomucoid-2 (ORM2), an acute phase reactant, was differentially expressed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and showed the highest fold change. Therefore, we questioned the extent to which ORM2, which is produced mainly in the liver, actively participates in rheumatoid inflammation. Surprisingly, ORM2 expression was upregulated in the synovial fluids and synovial membranes of RA patients. The major cell types producing ORM2 were synovial macrophages and fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) from RA patients. Recombinant ORM2 robustly increased IL-6, TNF-α, CXCL8 (IL-8), and CCL2 production by RA macrophages and FLSs via the NF-κB and p38 MAPK pathways. Interestingly, glycophorin C, a membrane protein for determining erythrocyte shape, was the receptor for ORM2. Intra-articular injection of ORM2 increased the severity of arthritis in mice and accelerated the infiltration of macrophages into the affected joints. Moreover, circulating ORM2 levels correlated with RA activity and radiographic progression. In conclusion, the acute phase protein ORM2 can directly increase the production of proinflammatory mediators and promote chronic arthritis in mice, suggesting that ORM2 could be a new therapeutic target for RA.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidMacrophagesOrosomucoidAcute-Phase ProteinsAnimalsBiomarkersCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsMaleMiceMiddle AgedSynovial FluidAcute-Phase ProteinsBiomarkersCytokinesInflammation MediatorsOrosomucoid

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