Xiaohui Meng, Zechuan Chen, Teng Li, Zhixing Nie, Haihui Han, Sheng Zhong, Zhinan Yin, Songtao Sun, Jun Xie, Jun Shen, Xirui Xu, Chenxin Gao, Lei Ran, Bo Xu, Zheng Xiang, Jianye Wang, Pengfei Sun, Pengfei Xin, Xinyu A, Chengbo Zhang, Guowei Qiu, Huali Gao, Yanqin Bian, Minglan Xu, Boran Cao, Fang Li, Lin Zheng, Xiaoming Zhang, Lianbo Xiao
OBJECTIVES: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) contribute to inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the regulatory mechanisms of FLS in relapse and remission RA remain unknown. Identifying FLS heterogeneity and their underlying pathogenic roles may lead to discovering novel disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. METHODS: Combining single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) and spatial transcriptomics, we sequenced six matched synovial tissue samples from three relapse RA patients and three patients in remission...
August 16, 2023: Arthritis & Rheumatology