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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2025

Integrated multi-omics for potential biomarkers and molecular mechanism of persistent inflammatory refractory rheumatoid arthritis.

Ping-Heng Zhang, Ya-Nan Bi, Xiao-Feng Zhao, Kang Chen, En-Sheng Chen, Chang-Hong Xiao

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Ping-Heng Zhang *Rheumatology & Immunology Department, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Ya-Nan Bi *The Second Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiao-Feng Zhao *Rheumatology & Immunology Department, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Kang ChenState Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijng, China.
En-Sheng ChenRheumatology & Immunology Department, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Chang-Hong XiaoRheumatology & Immunology Department, Southern Medical University Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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Introduction: Persistent inflammatory refractory rheumatoid arthritis (PIRRA) presents a major clinical challenge, and its underlying molecular mechanisms remain inadequately understood. Methods: athogenesis. Synovial joint tissues were collected from 30 TgTC mice and 30 Friend virus B (FVB) control mice. Of these, 18 mice per group were used for transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses; 6 for pathological examination and microCT imaging; and 6 for validation experiments. Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis, protein-protein interaction networks, and KEGG Markup Language (KGML) network analysis were employed to characterize the functional roles of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), proteins, metabolites, and associated biological pathways. Notably, five genes/proteins-macrophage-expressed gene 1 ( Results: A total of 2,410 DEGs, 366 differentially expressed proteins, and 120 significantly altered metabolites (P < 0.05) were identified between the model (TgTC ) and control (FVB) groups. These molecules were mainly associated with Golgi apparatus dysfunction, lipid metabolism, and immune-inflammatory responses. Integrative multi-omics analysis further revealed that these molecular alterations are involved in the activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway, as well as disruptions in tryptophan and lipid metabolism. Among the metabolites, phosphatidylinositol (PI) (12:0/12:0), N-docosahexaenoyl tryptophan, and PI (22:1(11Z)/0:0) were identified as key metabolic signatures of persistent joint synovitis in TgTC mice. In addition, the expression of Discussion: Our findings highlight the critical role of altered gene, protein, and metabolite expression in the pathogenesis of PIRRA, offering new insights into its molecular basis and potential therapeutic targets.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidBiomarkersAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGene Expression ProfilingHumansMaleMetabolomicsMiceMultiomicsProtein Interaction MapsProteomicsSignal TransductionSynovial MembraneTranscriptomeBiomarkersgolgi apparatuslipid metabolismmulti-omicspersistent inflammatory refractory rheumatoid arthritistryptophan metabolism

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