We aimed to evaluate the association between adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction, autoimmunity, and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A cross-sectional study including 150 RA patients and 50 healthy donors and longitudinal study with 122 RA patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, anti-interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) or anti-CD20 therapies for 6 months were carried out. experiments with human AT and adipocyte and macrophage cell lines were performed. A collagen-induced arthritis mouse model was developed. The insulin resistance and the altered adipocytokine profile were associated with disease activity, the presence of anti-citrullinated proteins anti-bodies (ACPAs), and worse response to therapy in RA. AT in the context of arthritis is characterized by an inflammatory state alongside the infiltration of macrophages and B/plasmatic cells, where ACPAs can have a direct impact, inducing inflammation and insulin resistance in macrophages and promoting a defective adipocyte differentiation, partially restored by biologicals.
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Differentiation
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China; Henan Provincial Engineering Center for Tumor Molecular Medicine, Kaifeng Key Laboratory of Cell Signal Transduction, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China. Electronic address:
Current research has found that adipose tissue is not only involved in energy metabolism, but also a highly active endocrine organ that secretes various adipokines, including adiponectin, leptin, resistin and apelin, which are involved in the regulation of physiology and pathology of tissues and organs throughout the body. With the yearly increasing incidence, obesity has become a risk factor for a variety of pathological changes, including inflammation and metabolic syndrome in various system (endocrine, circulatory, locomotor and central nervous system). Thus these symptoms lead to multi-organ dysfunctions, including the heart, liver, kidneys, brain and joints.
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Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China.
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Mol Cell Endocrinol
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Department of Pediatric Laboratory, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214023, China. Electronic address:
The regulatory effect of breastfeeding on offspring metabolism has garnered significant attention as an effective strategy in combating childhood obesity. However, the underlying mechanism remains largely unknown. Through integrated analysis of multiple human milk peptide databases and functional screening, MDPAO1 (milk-derived peptide associated with obesity 1) was identified as having potential activity in promoting the expression of thermogenic genes.
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December 2024
Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, United States of America.
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Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Institute, Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, China. Electronic address:
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