Synovial Macrophages in Osteoarthritis: The Key to Understanding Pathogenesis?

Front Immunol

Immunotherapy Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Published: October 2021

Effective treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) remains a huge clinical challenge despite major research efforts. Different tissues and cell-types within the joint contribute to disease pathogenesis, and there is great heterogeneity between patients in terms of clinical features, genetic characteristics and responses to treatment. Inflammation and the most abundant immune cell type within the joint, macrophages, have now been recognised as possible players in disease development and progression. Here we discuss recent findings on the involvement of synovial inflammation and particularly the role of synovial macrophages in OA pathogenesis. Understanding macrophage involvement may hold the key for improved OA treatments.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8239355PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.678757DOI Listing

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