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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Endoplasmic Reticulum-Dependent Apoptotic Response to Cellular Stress in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Aleksandra Kucharska-Lusina, Maciej Skrzypek, Agnieszka Tokarczyk, Grzegorz Dragan, Ireneusz Majsterek

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Aleksandra Kucharska-LusinaDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Maciej SkrzypekDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Agnieszka TokarczykDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Grzegorz DraganDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.
Ireneusz MajsterekDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-215 Lodz, Poland.

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Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, common autoimmune disease. It is characterized by inflammatory polyarthritis, which can lead to permanent disability in patients. Current treatment is mainly symptom-related, aiming to reduce pain and inflammation, but does not lead to a full recovery. This treatment includes non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). It has been shown that, due to chronic inflammation, reduced glucose levels and hypoxia, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is induced in RA patients, leading to the activation of multiple signaling pathways, including the ER-dependent adaptation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) pathway. The aim of this study was to assess the level of apoptosis in patients diagnosed with RA. The study sought to investigate whether UPR response correlated with apoptosis induction could serve as a potential diagnostic marker or therapeutic target. In vitro studies have shown that UPR pathway activity can be observed in patients diagnosed with RA. The study group consisted of PBMC cells from 61 individuals, including a total of 31 rheumatoid arthritis patients and 30 healthy controls. In order to validate UPR activation, we estimated molecular markers of ER stress via RT-qPCR expression analysis.

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ApoptosisArthritis, RheumatoidEndoplasmic Reticulum StressAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedSignal TransductionUnfolded Protein Responseapoptosisendoplasmic reticulum stressPERKrheumatoid arthritisunfolded protein response

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PMID40141133
PMCPMC11942209

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