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

Multi-Omics Reveal the Dysregulated Gut-Joint Axis in Knee Synovitis: Data from Two Osteoarthritis Studies in China.

Xiaoshuai Wang, Yi Liu, Ziying Sun, Jia Li, Zhihao Lu, Jiayuan Huang, Shixian Hu, Peihua Cao, Xiaolong Cao, Shangru Li and 13 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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23 authors.

Xiaoshuai WangClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Yi LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, China.
Ziying SunDepartment of Orthopedics, Nanjing Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China.
Jia LiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China.
Zhihao LuLaboratory for Bone and Joint Disease, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China.
Jiayuan HuangSchool of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China.
Shixian HuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China.
Peihua CaoClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Xiaolong CaoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Shangru LiDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China.
Jianzhao RuanClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Jinhui LiuSchool of Medicine, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China.
Jingyu XieDepartment of Population & Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
Haitao SunClinical Biobank Centre, Microbiome Medicine Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Tianyu ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510000, China.
Shengfa LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, The Second Affiliated Chengdu Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610000, China.
Zhaohua ZhuClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Zhibo WenDepartment of Radiology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Rocky S TuanDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
David John HunterClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.
Zhong Alan LiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 999077, China.
Dongquan ShiLaboratory for Bone and Joint Disease, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China.
Changhai DingClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510280, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9479-730X

Funding

Arthritis Australia and an NHMRC Investigator Grant Leadership 2 1194737China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M761326Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515110748Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2024A1515011794Key Project of the National Science Foundation of China 82530083National Key Research and Development Program of China 2023YFE0209700National Natural Science Foundation of China for Distinguished Young Scholars 82325035National Science Foundation of China 82373653National Science Foundation of China 82572825Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF GZC20231059Science and Technology Projects in Guangzhou 2024A04J5169Shenzhen Medical Research Funds A2401031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut microbiota dysbiosis and associated host immuno-metabolic disorders may play a role in knee synovitis. Herein, integrated multi-omics analyses of stool and blood samples from subjects from Pearl River Osteoarthritis Cohort (PROC, N = 207) are conducted to explore the potential gut-joint axis. Specifically, gut metagenomics, serum metabolomics and plasma proteomics are carried out. Knee synovitis is identified by magnetic resonance imaging. A total of 87 synovitis cases are identified in PROC, which are characterized by increased Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes (F/B) ratio. Alterations in microbial functions of both leucine and geraniol degradation are closely associated with increased serum 3-hydroxyisovaleric acid and decreased geranic acid. These perturbations are significantly correlated with F/B ratio and down-regulated plasma TWEAK. Building upon these, the potential synovial targets are explored using a synovial single-cell dataset and the Nanjing Osteoarthritis Cohort (NOC, N = 22). Synovial fluid proteomics, histological analysis, and in vitro experiments with human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) are conducted for NOC subjects with different synovitis grades. An upregulated TWEAK receptor is found in higher grade of synovitis. In vitro, higher TWEAK induced down-regulated TWEAK receptor in FLS. The study for the first time revealed the gut-joint axis in knee synovitis, providing new insight into potential targets for synovitis treatment.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeKnee JointOsteoarthritis, KneeSynovitisAgedChinaDysbiosisFemaleHumansMaleMetabolomicsMiddle AgedMultiomicsProteomicsSynovial Fluidgut‐joint axisknee synovitismagnetic resonance imagingmulti‐omicsTWEAK

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PMCPMC12866873

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