2024
TRPM7 facilitates fibroblast-like synoviocyte proliferation, metastasis and inflammation through increasing IL-6 stability via the PKCα-HuR axis in rheumatoid arthritis
Lin Y, Chen Y, Hu W, Liu X, Hao W, Xing J, Ding J, Xu Y, Yao F, Zhao Y, Wang K, Li S, Yu Q, Hu W, Zhou R. TRPM7 facilitates fibroblast-like synoviocyte proliferation, metastasis and inflammation through increasing IL-6 stability via the PKCα-HuR axis in rheumatoid arthritis. International Immunopharmacology 2024, 132: 111933. PMID: 38581988, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient receptor potential melastatin 7Rheumatoid arthritisInhibition of transient receptor potential melastatin 7Human RA patientsSynovial hyperplasiaAdjuvant-induced arthritis ratsIncreased TRPM7 expressionIL-6 mRNATreatment of RAPathogenesis of RAFibroblast-like synoviocytesTRPM7 silencingProgression of rheumatoid arthritisTRPM7 expressionChannel inhibitionCation channelsRA patientsMetastasisPharmacological inhibitionArthritis ratsInflammationNuclear translocationSynoviocyte proliferationHyperplasiaProliferation
2023
Core Constituents of Caragana sinica Root for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and the Potential Mechanism
Qu B, Wang S, Zhu H, Yin T, Zhou R, Hu W, Lu C. Core Constituents of Caragana sinica Root for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and the Potential Mechanism. ACS Omega 2023, 8: 2586-2595. PMID: 36687056, PMCID: PMC9851025, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c07094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRheumatoid arthritis treatmentAnti-inflammatory effectsRA treatmentEthyl acetate extractArthritis treatmentHerbal constituentsPotential mechanismsNuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signal pathwayGood anti-inflammatory effectAnti-arthritis effectsUltra-performance liquid chromatographyNF-κB p65Herb productsB signal pathwayNF-κB pathwayArthritis ratsBioinformatics analysisBetter efficacyTherapeutic efficacyPharmacological roleOral bioavailabilityDrug-like propertiesFolk medicineSignal pathwayTreatment
2022
TRPM7 channel inhibition attenuates rheumatoid arthritis articular chondrocyte ferroptosis by suppression of the PKCα-NOX4 axis
Zhou R, Chen Y, Li S, Wei X, Hu W, Tang S, Ding J, Fu W, Zhang H, Chen F, Hao W, Lin Y, Zhu R, Wang K, Dong L, Zhao Y, Feng X, Chen F, Ding C, Hu W. TRPM7 channel inhibition attenuates rheumatoid arthritis articular chondrocyte ferroptosis by suppression of the PKCα-NOX4 axis. Redox Biology 2022, 55: 102411. PMID: 35917680, PMCID: PMC9344030, DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArticular cartilage destructionRheumatoid arthritisCartilage destructionChannel inhibitionPharmacological inhibitionTreatment of RAHuman RA patientsAdjuvant arthritis ratsExpression of TRPM7Primary rat articular chondrocytesArticular cartilage damageArticular chondrocytesRat articular chondrocytesRA patientsArthritis ratsTRPM7 channel activityAA ratsCartilage damageIntracellular CaVirus 9Human chondrocytesPromising targetFerroptosis inducersFerroptosisTRPM7
2021
Systemic pharmacological verification of Baixianfeng decoction regulating TNF-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB pathway in treating rheumatoid arthritis
Wei X, Zhou R, Chen Y, Ma G, Yang Y, Lu C, Xu W, Hu W. Systemic pharmacological verification of Baixianfeng decoction regulating TNF-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB pathway in treating rheumatoid arthritis. Bioorganic Chemistry 2021, 119: 105519. PMID: 34864624, DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2021.105519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant arthritis ratsRheumatoid arthritisArthritis ratsIL-1βIL-6Akt-NFSystemic pharmacologyAdjuvant arthritis rat modelAnimal experimentsPathological phenotypesProtein expressionArthritis rat modelP-p65 proteinP-PI3KPathway protein expressionTraditional Chinese medicinePharmacological verificationInflammatory factorsSystemic diseaseRat modelΚB pathwayDegradation of collagenP-AktTNFSerum content
2019
Effects of autophagy on apoptosis of articular chondrocytes in adjuvant arthritis rats
Zhou R, Zhu F, Wu X, Song S, Chen Y, Zhu C, Dai B, Qian X, Wang K, Hu W, Chen F. Effects of autophagy on apoptosis of articular chondrocytes in adjuvant arthritis rats. Journal Of Cellular And Molecular Medicine 2019, 23: 7879-7884. PMID: 31508906, PMCID: PMC6815768, DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.14629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisEffect of autophagyChondrocyte apoptosisAdjuvant arthritisDevelopment of RATreatment of RASystemic autoimmune diseaseAdjuvant arthritis ratsArticular chondrocyte apoptosisAutophagy activator rapamycinArticular cartilage injuryArticular chondrocytesRat articular cartilageArthritis ratsJoint deformityAutoimmune diseasesAA ratsCartilage injuryJoint functionChondrocyte autophagyAutophagy inhibitorPotential targetArthritisApoptosisRats
2015
Interleukin-6 enhances acid-induced apoptosis via upregulating acid-sensing ion channel 1a expression and function in rat articular chondrocytes
Zhou R, Wu X, Wang Z, Ge J, Chen F. Interleukin-6 enhances acid-induced apoptosis via upregulating acid-sensing ion channel 1a expression and function in rat articular chondrocytes. International Immunopharmacology 2015, 29: 748-760. PMID: 26359543, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.08.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Sensing Ion ChannelsAcidsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsArthritis, ExperimentalCartilage, ArticularChondrocytesDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationInterleukin-6L-Lactate DehydrogenaseMalePeptidesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpider VenomsUp-RegulationConceptsInflammatory cytokine interleukin-6Acid-sensing ion channelsArticular chondrocyte apoptosisRat articular chondrocytesChondrocyte apoptosisRheumatoid arthritisAcid-induced cell injuryArticular chondrocytesAdjuvant arthritis ratsPrimary rat articular chondrocytesChronic inflammatory diseaseCytokine interleukin-6IL-6 receptorJAK2/STAT3Dose-dependent mannerArthritis ratsInflammatory diseasesInterleukin-6Specific antagonistCell injuryNF-κBAcid-induced apoptosisLDH releaseArthritic cartilageDownregulated expression