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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Single-cell transcriptome and multi-omics integration reveal ferroptosis-driven immune microenvironment remodeling in knee osteoarthritis.

Yushun Wu, Jing Liu, Wenying Yu, Xiaoding Wang, Jian Li, Weiquan Zeng

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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 11 papers.

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Yushun Wu *Department of Sports Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Jing Liu *Department of Pain Management, The Affiliated Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Wenying YuThe First Clinical Medical College, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Xiaoding WangCollege of Computer and Network Space Security, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Jian LiDepartment of Sports Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.
Weiquan ZengDepartment of Orthopedics, The Rehabilitation Hospital of Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China.

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Abstract

Background: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disorder marked by cartilage degradation and immune microenvironment dysregulation. While transcriptomic studies have identified key pathways in KOA, the interplay between ferroptosis (an iron-dependent cell death mechanism) and immune dysfunction at single-cell resolution remains unexplored. This study integrates single-cell and bulk transcriptomics to dissect ferroptosis-driven immune remodeling and identify diagnostic biomarkers in KOA. Methods: We analyzed scRNA-seq data (GSE255460, Results: Twelve chondrocyte clusters were identified, including ferroptosis-active homeostasis chondrocytes (HomC) ( Conclusion: This study establishes ferroptosis as one of the key drivers immune-metabolic dysfunction in KOA, with HomC acting as a hub for FGF-mediated synovitis and ECM remodeling. The diagnostic model and regulon network (

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Cellular MicroenvironmentFerroptosisOsteoarthritis, KneeTranscriptomeAgedBiomarkersFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiomicsSingle-Cell AnalysisBiomarkersdiagnostic biomarkersferroptosisimmune microenvironmentknee osteoarthritissingle-cell transcriptomics

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