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ArticleBone research2025

Synovial fibroblast derived small extracellular vesicles miRNA15-29148 promotes articular chondrocyte apoptosis in rheumatoid arthritis.

Zhenyu Zhang, Lulu Liu, Huibo Ti, Minnan Chen, Yuechun Chen, Deyan Du, Wenjing Zhan, Tongtong Wang, Xian Wu, Junjie Wu and 5 more

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Article in Bone research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 28 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors.

Zhenyu ZhangInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Lulu LiuBiomedical engineering facility of National Infrastructures for Translational Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases in Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Huibo TiInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Minnan ChenNantong First People's Hospital, Nantong, China.
Yuechun ChenInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Deyan DuThe Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Wenjing ZhanThe Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immune Medicine, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Tongtong WangInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Xian WuInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-6513
Junjie WuInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Dong MaoOrthopaedic Institute, Wuxi 9th People's Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi, China.
Zhengdong YuanInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China.
Jingjing RuanDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. ruan-jingjing@hotmail.com.
Genxiang RongDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. ronggenxiang89@126.com.
Feng-Lai YuanInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Jiangsu, China. bjjq88@jiangnan.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease in which synovial fibroblasts (SFs) maintain chronic inflammation by secreting proinflammatory mediators, leading to joint destruction. While the role of proinflammatory mediators in this process is well-established, the contribution of non-inflammatory regulators in SFs to joint pathology remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the non-inflammatory role of SFs in RA using a co-culture model, and found that SFs from RA patients promote apoptosis of human chondrocytes. Mechanistic investigations reveal that SFs can secrete small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), which are taken up by chondrocytes and induce chondrocyte apoptosis in both normal chondrocytes and chondrocytes from patients with RA. sEV-derived miRNA 15-29148 are identified as key signaling molecules mediating the apoptosis effects of chondrocytes. Further studies reveal that SF-derived miRNA 15-29148 targeting CIAPIN1 results in increased chondrocyte apoptosis. We further demonstrate that SF-derived miRNA 15-29148 is transferred to chondrocytes, exacerbating cartilage damage in vivo. Moreover, chondrocyte-specific aptamer-modified polyamidoamine nanoparticles not only ameliorated RA but also prevented its onset. This study suggests that, in RA, the secretion of specific sEV-miRNAs from SFs plays a crucial role in promoting chondrocyte apoptosis, potentially through non-inflammatory regulation, and that sEV-miRNA inhibition in SFs may represent an early preventive treatment strategy for cartilage degradation in RA.

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ApoptosisArthritis, RheumatoidCartilage, ArticularChondrocytesExtracellular VesiclesFibroblastsMicroRNAsSynovial MembraneAnimalsCoculture TechniquesHumansMaleMicroRNAs

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PMID40506465
PMCPMC12162823

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