C-Reactive Protein Promotes the Activation of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes From Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Frontiers in Immunology
Zhengyu FangQingwen Wang

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the biological effect and mechanisms of C-reactive protein (CRP) on the activation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Study design: To understand if CRP is involved in RA, expression of CRP and its receptors CD32/64 was examined in synovial tissues from RA patients and normal controls. In vitro, the potential role and mechanisms of CRP in FLS proliferation and invasion, expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, and activation of signaling pathways were investigated in both RA - FLS and a normal human fibroblast-like synoviocyte line (HFLS). Results: Compared to normal controls, synovial tissues from 21 RA patients exhibited highly activated CRP signaling, particularly by FLSs as identified by 65% of CRP-expressing cells being CRP+vimentin+ and CD32/64+vimentin+ cells. In vitro, FLSs from RA patients, but not HFLS, showed highly reactive to CRP by largely increasing proliferative and invasive activities and expressing pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including CCL2, CXCL8, IL-6, and MMP2/9. All these changes were blocked largely by a neutralizing antibody to CD32 and, to a less extent by the anti-CD64 antibody, revealing CD32 as a primary mechanis...Continue Reading

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