March 16, 2026 · Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) · DOI: 10.1002/art.70131

Telocyte Deletion is Associated with Loss of Lymphatic Drainage and Exacerbation of Inflammatory-Erosive Arthritis in Mice

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The authors investigate the role of telocytes in lymphatic drainage and inflammatory-erosive arthritis using transgenic mice models. They find that the depletion of telocytes leads to impaired lymphatic function and worsens joint pathology in zymosan-induced arthritis, suggesting that telocytes are crucial for maintaining synovial lymphatic system integrity and may serve as potential therapeutic targets for rheumatoid arthritis.

Yue Peng, H Mark Kenney, Sean Lydon, Karen L de Mesy Bentley, Lianping Xing, Benjamin D Korman, Christopher T Ritchlin, Edward M Schwarz

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