Upregulated PKM2 in macrophages exacerbates experimental arthritis via STAT1 signaling

J Xu, C Jiang, X Wang, M Geng, Y Peng… - The Journal of …, 2020 - journals.aai.org
Recent studies indicate that glucose metabolism is altered in rheumatoid arthritis. We
hypothesize that Pkm2, as a key regulatory enzyme of glycolysis pathway, triggers the …

[HTML][HTML] PKM2: a potential regulator of rheumatoid arthritis via glycolytic and non-glycolytic pathways

D Xu, J Liang, J Lin, C Yu - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Immunometabolism provides a new perspective on the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis
(RA). In recent years, there have been investigations focusing on the role of intracellular …

Modulation of PKM2 inhibits follicular helper T cell differentiation and ameliorates inflammation in lupus-prone mice

M Lin, L Huang, J Huang, J Yu, X Yang, J Yang - Journal of Autoimmunity, 2024 - Elsevier
Objectives Expansion of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and abnormal glucose metabolism are
present in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) is …

PGK1, a glucose metabolism enzyme, may play an important role in rheumatoid arthritis

Y Zhao, X Yan, X Li, Y Zheng, S Li, X Chang - Inflammation Research, 2016 - Springer
Background Some studies have indicated that glucose metabolism plays an important role
in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study aimed to find the novel genes …

[HTML][HTML] Lactylation of PKM2 suppresses inflammatory metabolic adaptation in pro-inflammatory macrophages

J Wang, P Yang, T Yu, M Gao, D Liu… - … journal of biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Emerging evidence suggests that metabolic adaptation is a vital hallmark and prerequisite
for macrophage phenotype transition. Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) is an essential molecular …

PKM2 promotes proinflammatory macrophage activation in ankylosing spondylitis

W Weng, Y Zhang, L Gui, J Chen, W Zhu… - Journal of Leukocyte …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Macrophages play a critical role in ankylosing spondylitis by promoting autoimmune tissue
inflammation through various effector functions. The inflammatory potential of macrophages …

PKM2 promotes Th17 cell differentiation and autoimmune inflammation by fine-tuning STAT3 activation

LEA Damasceno, DS Prado, FP Veras… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Th17 cell differentiation and pathogenicity depend on metabolic reprogramming inducing
shifts toward glycolysis. Here, we show that the pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2), a glycolytic …

Pyruvate kinase M2 modulates the glycolysis of chondrocyte and extracellular matrix in osteoarthritis

X Yang, W Chen, X Zhao, L Chen, W Li, J Ran… - DNA and Cell …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) has been wildly verified to modulate glycolysis in tumor cells.
However, the role of PKM2 on the glycolysis of osteoarthritis (OA) chondrocytes is still …

Inhibition of glycolysis ameliorate arthritis in adjuvant arthritis rats by inhibiting synoviocyte activation through AMPK/NF-кB pathway

Y Wang, H Xian, J Qi, F Wei, X Cheng, S Li… - Inflammation …, 2020 - Springer
Objective This study aimed to evaluate glycolysis inhibitor which can effectively ameliorate
arthritis by inhibiting synoviocyte activation through AMPK/NF-кB pathway in AA rats …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress on the role of PKM2 in the immune response

C Liu, C Liu, R Fu - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pyruvate kinase (PK) is a key enzyme that catalyzes the dephosphorylation of
phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) into pyruvate, and is responsible for the production of ATP …