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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells in Inflammatory Arthritis.

Daniel R McDougle, James J Moon, David A Fox

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daniel R McDougleDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
James J MoonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2238-2372
David A FoxDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0230-6607

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous group of immature myeloid cell populations with potent immunosuppressive activity. MDSCs accumulate during states of chronic inflammation in response to inflammatory cytokine signaling that triggers emergency myelopoiesis in the bone marrow. In rheumatoid arthritis and experimental models of inflammatory arthritis, MDSCs were initially thought to serve as a regulatory checkpoint that limits excessive inflammation. However, subsequent studies have shown that these cells can either alleviate or worsen arthritis depending on immunophenotype, disease timing, microenvironment, cytokines/chemokines, and transcriptional states. Taken together, the seemingly paradoxical roles of MDSCs in inflammatory arthritis likely reflect a highly plastic and context-dependent myeloid continuum. This review examines current knowledge of MDSCs in inflammatory arthritis, highlighting the conditions that direct their functional diversity and the factors that determine whether they alleviate or exacerbate disease. We also discuss emerging therapeutic strategies and emerging concepts to better understand these immune cell populations in the context of inflammatory arthritis.

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ArthritisArthritis, RheumatoidInflammationMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsAnimalsCytokinesHumansSignal TransductionCytokinescytokine signalingimmune regulationinflammatory arthritismyeloid-derived suppressor cellsmyeloid plasticityrheumatoid arthritis

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PMID42353085
PMCPMC13299361

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