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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

TSP-1-CD47-integrin α4β1 axis drives T cell infiltration and synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis.

Jialiang Hu, Xinmin Wang, Chuang Ge, Weiyan Qi, Zeqing Li, Yaoyao Wang, Wenting Lai, Wei Ji, Hanmei Xu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  3. Commentary: the TSP-1-CD47-integrin α4β1 axis-deciphering pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic horizons in rheumatoid arthritis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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Jialiang Hu *State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Xinmin Wang *State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Chuang GeState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Weiyan QiState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Zeqing LiState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Yaoyao WangState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Wenting LaiState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Wei JiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Hanmei XuState Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Ministry of Education, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Immune cell infiltration into joint synovial tissue and promotion of the inflammatory response are important processes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This article delves into the crucial role of CD47 in these processes, as well as the mechanisms at both cellular and molecular levels. Methods: CD47, its ligand TSP-1, and related integrins' expression was analyzed in RA patients' synovial and blood samples vs. normals using GEO data. Additionally, a collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model using Results: Analysis of synovial tissue samples (230 cases) and blood samples (1238 cases) from RA patients in the GEO database showed that the CD47, its ligand TSP-1 and related integrins were significantly overexpressed in RA patients. When Conclusion: The three-molecule model of "TSP-1, CD47 and integrin α4β1" confirmed that CD47 plays an important role in the occurrence and progression of collagen-induced arthritis, a typical animal model of rheumatoid arthritis. Blocking the TSP-1-CD47 interaction or inhibiting CD47-activated integrin α4β1 on T cells could be a potential therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidCD47 AntigenIntegrin alpha4beta1Synovial MembraneThrombospondin 1T-LymphocytesAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInflammationMaleRatsSignal TransductionCD47 AntigenCD47 protein, humanIntegrin alpha4beta1Thrombospondin 1thrombospondin-1, humanCD47integrin α4β1PKArheumatoid arthritisSrcT cell infiltrationthrombospondin-1

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PMCPMC12040643

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