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  • A cohort study of more than 1,500 births to women with axial spondyloarthritis reveals a trend of improvement in pregnancy outcomes over time.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight
  • The IL-17A–IL-17F inhibitor bimekizumab is safe and effective for the treatment of both radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, according to the results of two parallel phase III trials.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight
  • Age-related stiffening of the extracellular matrix in cartilage promotes chondrocyte ageing in an epigenetically controlled process involving repression of the longevity protein α-Klotho.

    • Jessica McHugh
    Research Highlight
  • The mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 is involved in pathogenic new bone formation in entheseal tissues in ankylosing spondylitis.

    • Robert Phillips
    Research Highlight
  • Blockade of iron uptake by the transferrin receptor CD71 can reduce metabolic dysregulation in T cells, resulting in amelioration of autoimmune pathology in lupus-prone mice.

    • Robert Phillips
    Research Highlight
  • IL-37 can delay intervertebral disc degeneration in rats by regulating the NF-κB pathway and ameliorating the senescence phenotype of nucleus pulposus cells.

    • Jessica McHugh
    Research Highlight
  • IKKε, an upstream regulator of the NF-κB signalling pathway, mediates cartilage degradation in a mouse model of osteoarthritis and is a potential therapeutic target.

    • Jessica McHugh
    Research Highlight
  • New research suggests that impaired synovial lymphatic function contributes to the pathogenesis of age-related osteoarthritis and could represent a new therapeutic target.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight
  • A calcium-binding peptide derived from fetuin-A inhibited pathological cartilage calcification in an experimental model of osteoarthritis, suggesting therapeutic potential.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight
  • New evidence from animal models and human studies suggests that mammalian target of rapamycin has a role in the pathophysiology of Still’s disease and macrophage activation syndrome.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight
  • New research reveals that ferritin has an essential role in neutrophil extracellular trap (NET)-mediated inflammation, and suggests that NETs or the ferritin receptor MSR1 could be targeted for the treatment of adult-onset Still disease.

    • Sarah Onuora
    Research Highlight