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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2026

Nitazoxanide alleviates collagen-induced arthritis by inhibiting STAT3-dependent Th17 cell differentiation and inflammatory cytokines production.

Changhong Li, Xiaoli Chen, Yijun Han, Yan Niu, Huijie Leng, Jinxia Zhao

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Changhong LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Xiaoli ChenDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yijun HanDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Yan NiuDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
Huijie LengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jinxia ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.

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Abstract

Nitazoxanide (NTZ), an FDA-approved anti-parasitic drug, has shown anti-inflammatory effects in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) fibroblast-like synoviocytes, yet its impact on immune cell function and its potential synergy with methotrexate (MTX) remains unclear. In this study, using a murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model, we demonstrated that NTZ synergizes with MTX to delay arthritis onset and ameliorate joint pathology, accompanied by reduced inflammatory cell infiltration, synovial pannus formation, and bone destruction. Moreover, NTZ significantly suppressed inflammatory cytokine production in both murine splenocytes and human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors and RA patients.

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inflammatory cytokinesnitazoxaniderheumatoid arthritisstat3Th17 cell

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PMCPMC13642840

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