Rheumatoid arthritis

Comprehensive multi-omics analysis reveals the core role of glycerophospholipid metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis development

Arthritis Res TherPublished Mechanistic study

Authors' conclusion

These findings revealed that glycerophospholipid metabolism plays a crucial role in the development and progression of RA

Study context

Population
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and controls; plasma, stool and PBMC samples113 RA, 75 controls
Comparison
Control vs new-onset RA vs chronic RA
  • Controln = 75reference
Outcome
Multi-omics differences between NORA and CRA (gut microbiota, fungi, plasma metabolites, PBMC gene expression)
Methodological detailsmulti-omics (16S rRNA sequencing, internally transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing, metabolomics, RNA sequencing), external validation cohort
  • Multi-omics (16S rRNA sequencing, ITS sequencing, metabolomics, RNA sequencing)
  • External validation cohort

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Differential metabolites between new-onset RA (NORA) and chronic RA (CRA)

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Differentially expressed genes between NORA and CRA; Acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) core gene, enriched in glycerophospholipid metabolism pathway

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Original publication

Comprehensive multi-omics analysis reveals the core role of glycerophospholipid metabolism in rheumatoid arthritis development. Arthritis Res Ther. Published 15 December 2023. doi:10.1186/s13075-023-03208-2

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