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GM-CSF potentiates macrophages to retain an inflammatory feature from their circulating monocyte precursors in rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal of translational medicine - 7 Aug 2025
Chen Jianing, Zhan Minghua, Zhao Yanling, Xu Honglin, Feng Futai, Bai Zhou, Zhang Ke, Fu Lufan, Wang Fang, Cheng Yongjing, Zhang Xuan, Liu Yudong
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OBJECTIVES: Peripheral monocytes represent an important source of macrophages in the synovium of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it remains unclear whether the proinflammatory traits in RA monocytes can be maintained during their differentiation into macrophages without exogenous polarization stimuli. METHODS: Peripheral blood CD14+ monocytes from RA patients and healthy controls (HCs) were differentiated...
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