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- Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a serious disease that affects many people worldwide, and special cells called RA-FLS are important in its progression.
- A study tested a natural compound called Amentoflavone (AMF) to see how it could affect these RA-FLS cells.
- The results showed that AMF can slow down harmful behaviors of these cells, like growing and spreading too much, by targeting a protein called PIN1 and causing a process called ferroptosis, which could help in treating RA.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is prevalent worldwide and seriously threatens human health. RA-fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play important roles in almost all aspects of RA progression. This study aimed to study the effect of Amentoflavone (AMF), a polyphenol compound derived from extracts of Selaginella tamariscina, on the abnormal biological behaviors of RA-FLS. The immortalized human RA-FLS cell line (MH7A) was treated with AMF or transfected with small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) targeting peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase NIMA-interacting 1 (PIN1). Then, cell viability was detected by CCK-8 assay. EDU staining, wound healing and transwell assays were employed to measure the capacities of MH7A cell proliferation, migration and invasion. The levels of inflammatory factors were assessed using ELISA kits. Additionally, ferroptosis was analyzed by detecting Fe content, lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and expression of ferroptosis-related proteins. Pull-down assay was employed to verify the targeted binding of AMF to PIN1. Further, PIN1 overexpression or ferroptosis inhibitor Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) addition was conducted to elucidate the regulatory mechanism of AMF on PIN1 and ferroptosis. Results revealed that AMF intervention or PIN1 knockdown inhibited the proliferation, migration, invasion and inflammation in MH7A cells. AMF facilitated lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in MH7A cells. Moreover, AMF targeted inhibition of PIN1 expression, and PIN1 overexpression restored the promoting effect of AMF on lipid peroxidation and ferroptosis in MH7A cells. Besides, Fer-1 reversed the impacts of AMF on the abnormal biological behaviors of MH7A cells. In summary, AMF induced ferroptosis to inhibit the proliferation, migration, invasion and inflammation in RA-FLS by inhibiting PIN1, providing a promising candidate for RA treatment.
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