Significance of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 in inflammatory arthritis

M Iwaszko, S Biały, K Bogunia-Kubik - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 belong to the T helper 2 (Th2) cytokine family, along with IL-3, IL-
5, and IL-9. These cytokines are key mediators of allergic inflammation. They have important …

Intervertebral disc degeneration and osteoarthritis: a common molecular disease spectrum

N Fine, S Lively, CA Séguin, AV Perruccio… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) and osteoarthritis (OA) affecting the facet joint of the
spine are biomechanically interdependent, typically occur in tandem, and have considerable …

Cartilage calcification in osteoarthritis: mechanisms and clinical relevance

I Bernabei, A So, N Busso, S Nasi - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2023 - nature.com
Pathological calcification of cartilage is a hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA). Calcification can be
observed both at the cartilage surface and in its deeper layers. The formation of calcium …

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 …

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 …

Biomarkers of joint damage in osteoarthritis: current status and future directions

R Kumavat, V Kumar, R Malhotra… - Mediators of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of the whole joint organ, characterized by the loss of
cartilage, and structural changes in bone including the formation of osteophytes, causing …

Mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes mediate M2-like macrophage polarization through CD73/ecto-5′-nucleotidase activity

KYW Teo, S Zhang, JT Loh, RC Lai, HWD Hey, KP Lam… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (MSC) exosomes have been shown to alleviate immune
dysfunction and inflammation in preclinical animal models. This therapeutic effect is …

Infrapatellar fat pad-synovial membrane anatomo-fuctional unit: microscopic basis for Piezo1/2 mechanosensors involvement in osteoarthritis pain

A Emmi, E Stocco, R Boscolo-Berto… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Infrapatellar Fat Pad (IFP) is a fibro-adipose tissue of the knee recently reconsidered as
part of a single anatomo-functional unit (AFU) together with the synovial membrane (SM) …

Immunomodulation of MSCs and MSC-derived extracellular vesicles in osteoarthritis

X Zhao, Y Zhao, X Sun, Y Xing, X Wang… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) has become recognized as a low-grade inflammatory state. Inflammatory
infiltration of the synovium by macrophages, T cells, B cells, and other immune cells is often …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage RGS12 contributes to osteoarthritis pathogenesis through enhancing the ubiquitination

G Yuan, S Yang, S Yang - Genes & Diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Ubiquitination has important functions in osteoarthritis (OA), yet the mechanism remains
unclear. Here, we identify the regulator of G protein signaling 12 (RGS12) in macrophages …