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ReviewInternational journal of molecular medicine2026

FGFR1 signaling in rheumatoid arthritis: Mechanisms of bone destruction and therapeutic targeting (Review).

Changzhong Qian, Zhenyu Zhang, Xian Wu, Huibo Ti, Junjie Wu, Zhengdong Yuan, Xia Li, Feng-Lai Yuan

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Review in International journal of molecular medicine, 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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Changzhong QianInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Zhenyu ZhangInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Xian WuInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Huibo TiInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Junjie WuInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Zhengdong YuanInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Xia LiInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.
Feng-Lai YuanInstitute of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214131, P.R. China.

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Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory, systematic and articular autoimmune disease characterized by progressive cartilage degradation and bone erosion, leading to irreversible joint deformity. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) is a key mediator of RA‑associated bone loss. Within inflamed joints, FGFR1 expression is markedly upregulated in synovial fibroblasts, osteoclasts and chondrocytes. Ligand engagement drives receptor dimerization and kinase activation, activating PI3K/Akt, MAPK and STAT signaling cascades that amplify cytokine release, matrix metalloproteinase expression and osteoclastogenesis. These converging signals promote cartilage degradation and cortical bone erosion, fueling progressive deformity. Targeting FGFR1 markedly attenuates bone loss and disease severity in both murine and humanized models. The present review aimed to summarize the potential of FGFR1 as a tractable therapeutic node for RA bone destruction.

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Arthritis, RheumatoidBone and BonesReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1Signal TransductionAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyOsteoclastsReceptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1bone destructionFGFR1 signalingosteoclast activationrheumatoid arthritissynovial angiogenesis

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