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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Targeted Inhibition of CD74

Rui Peng, Bo Yu, Lei Zhang, Zhaowen Xue, Lutian Yao, Qingjun Yang, Zitao Liu, Sizhi Wu, Yongquan Huang, Xiaofei Zheng and 6 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Rui PengDepartment of Bone and Joint Surgery, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China.
Bo YuDepartment of Orthopedics, Medical Innovation Technology Transformation Center of Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518035, China.
Lei ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical University, Bengbu, Anhui, 233030, China.
Zhaowen XueDepartment of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability, The Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China.
Lutian YaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110001, China.
Qingjun YangCollege of Chinese Materia Medical, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, China.
Zitao LiuState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Sizhi WuDepartment of gerontology, Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510180, China.
Yongquan HuangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Xiaofei ZhengDepartment of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability, The Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China.
Huiying GuoDepartment of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China.
Songwei HuanDepartment of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510632, China.
Tao JiangState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.
Huajun WangDepartment of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Speed Capability, The Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Orthopedics and Regenerative Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510630, China.
Yulong WeiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
Tao GuiState Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome/Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1892-4001

Funding

Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2020A1515110534Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515111064Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2025A1515012783Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine YN2024HK11Guangzhou Science and Technology Planning Project 2024A03J0757Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine GZY2025GB0407Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine GZY2025GB0411National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFE0206200National Natural Science Foundation of China 42107451National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172440National Natural Science Foundation of China 82202771National Natural Science Foundation of China 82204811National Natural Science Foundation of China 82502858Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF GZC20230965Shenyang Natural Science Foundation 22-321-32-08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovial inflammation represents a hallmark pathological process in osteoarthritis (OA), yet the cellular drivers orchestrating this response remain incompletely defined. Through single-cell transcriptomic profiling of human OA synovial tissues, a distinct subset of CD74⁺ macrophages is identified that displayed robust pro-inflammatory transcriptional signatures, underscoring the pivotal role of macrophages in shaping the inflammatory microenvironment. To explore therapeutic opportunities, computational ligand-target interaction analysis predicted luteolin as a high-affinity binder of CD74. Mechanistically, luteolin suppressed CD74 expression and disrupted the assembly of the CEBPB-p65 complex, thereby preventing p65 nuclear translocation and subsequent activation of the NF-κB signaling cascade in macrophages. To achieve targeted delivery, a nanoplatform MIF

Indexed as

Antigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaHistocompatibility Antigens Class IILuteolinMacrophagesOsteoarthritisTranscription Factor RelAAnimalsDisease ProgressionHumansMaleMiceSignal TransductionAntigens, Differentiation, B-LymphocyteCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-betaHistocompatibility Antigens Class IIinvariant chainLuteolinTranscription Factor RelACD74CEBPBluteolinmacrophageosteoarthritis

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PMID41268703
PMCPMC12866766

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