Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease affecting∼ 1% of the general
population. This disease is characterized by persistent articular inflammation and joint …

For more than 70 years, glucocorticoids (GCs) have been a powerful and affordable
treatment option for inflammatory diseases. However, their benefits do not come without a …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disorder
characterized by inflammatory cell infiltration, leading to persistent synovitis and joint …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease mainly involving
synovial inflammation and articular bone destruction. RA is a heterogeneous disease with …

CD4+ Th cells play an important role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by
regulating adaptive immune response. As major subsets of CD4+ Th cells, Th17 cells can …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease involving joints, with clinical
manifestations of joint inflammation, bone damage and cartilage destruction, joint …

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a key health issue worldwide. Due to early
identification and effective treatment strategies, the disease pattern of RA has also changed …

Swelling and the progressive destruction of articular cartilage are major characteristics of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic autoimmune disease that directly affects the synovial …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) comprise a large and heterogeneous group of disorders of
known and unknown aetiology characterised by diffuse damage of the lung parenchyma. In …

Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) are important non-immune cells located mostly in the
inner layer of the synovium. Indeed, these cells are specialized mesenchymal cells …