Targeting macrophage polarization as a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of osteoarthritis

W Wang, Y Chu, P Zhang, Z Liang, Z Fan, X Guo… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic osteoarthropathy characterized by the progressive
degeneration of articular cartilage and synovial inflammation. Early OA clinical treatments …

[HTML][HTML] An emerging target in the battle against osteoarthritis: macrophage polarization

Y Sun, Z Zuo, Y Kuang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent chronic joint diseases worldwide, which
causes a series of problems, such as joint pain, muscle atrophy, and joint deformities …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages regulate the progression of osteoarthritis

H Zhang, D Cai, X Bai - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2020 - Elsevier
OA is now well accepted as a low-grade inflammatory disease affecting the whole joint. In
addition to mechanical loading, inflammation (particularly synovitis), contributes significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of synovial macrophages in osteoarthritis

K Zhao, J Ruan, L Nie, X Ye, J Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative disease in mammals. However, its
pathogenesis remains unclear. Studies indicate that OA is not only an aging process that but …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotype diversity of macrophages in osteoarthritis: implications for development of macrophage modulating therapies

NV Mushenkova, NG Nikiforov… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic inflammation is implicated in numerous human pathologies. In particular, low-grade
inflammation is currently recognized as an important mechanism of osteoarthritis (OA), at …

[HTML][HTML] Role of mesenchymal stem cells and their paracrine mediators in macrophage polarization: an approach to reduce inflammation in osteoarthritis

SS Kuppa, HK Kim, JY Kang, SC Lee… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a low-grade inflammatory disorder of the joints that causes
deterioration of the cartilage, bone remodeling, formation of osteophytes, meniscal damage …

Macrophage M1/M2 polarization and rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review

S Tardito, G Martinelli, S Soldano, S Paolino… - Autoimmunity …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aim Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory
disease; the clinical manifestations are correlated with continuum multiarticular synovitis …

Synovial macrophage M1 polarisation exacerbates experimental osteoarthritis partially through R-spondin-2

H Zhang, C Lin, C Zeng, Z Wang, H Wang… - Annals of the …, 2018 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the roles and regulatory mechanisms of synovial macrophages
and their polarisation in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Synovial tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered M2a macrophages for the treatment of osteoarthritis

C Liang, S Wu, G Xia, J Huang, Z Wen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Macrophage is a central regulator of innate immunity. Its M2 subsets, such as
interstitial synovial macrophages, have been found to play critical roles in suppressing …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophages in osteoarthritis: pathophysiology and therapeutics

Y Chen, W Jiang, H Yong, M He, Y Yang… - American Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of disability in worldwide population, which is
characterized by cartilage breakdown, synovial fibrosis, osteophyte formation and pain …