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CCL7 promotes macrophage polarization and synovitis to exacerbate rheumatoid arthritis.

Jun Chen, Shuo Shi, Xiaojia Li, Feng Gao, Xu Zhu, Ru Feng, Ke Hu, Yicheng Li, Shuiyuan Chen, Rongkai Zhang and 5 more

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Article in iScience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Jun ChenDepartment of Rehabilitation Therapy, Taihe Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442099, China.
Shuo ShiSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
Xiaojia LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Feng GaoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Taihe Hospital Affiliated to Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442099, China.
Xu ZhuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Ru FengDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Ke HuZhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Yicheng LiDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
Shuiyuan ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Rongkai ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Xiaoshuai WangClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Changhai DingClinical Research Centre, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Gang LiuDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Tianyu ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Wenquan LiangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemokine C-C motif ligand 7 (CCL7) is implicated in various immune and inflammatory processes; however, its role in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) remains unclear. In this study, we observed that CCL7 expression was upregulated in synovial M1-polarized macrophages and in the serum of RA mice and patients. CCL7 was found to promote macrophage polarization toward the M1 phenotype while inhibiting M2 differentiation

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biological sciencesimmune system disorderimmunologynatural sciences

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PMID40224025
PMCPMC11987677

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