Journal of Inflammation Research

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ISSN: 1178-7031

Musculoskeletal Inflammation


Section Editor(s):
Dr Risal, Department of Internal Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal
Professor Chen, Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
Dr Sun, Department of Sports Medicine, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

This section covers the musculoskeletal aspects of inflammation, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, gouty arthritis, gout, spondylarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylodiscitis, osteomyelitis, degenerative disk disease, osteoporosis, and simple/compound fractures and repair processes including malunions and nonunions. Research on Kimura’s disease can also be submitted here.

Latest articles in Musculoskeletal Inflammation:

- 25 records -

Astragaloside IV Alleviates Osteoarthritis by Upregulating ETS2: A Bioinformatics and Experimental Study

Li L, Zhao F, Kui W, Du W, Wang Y, Liu S, Xue Y, Yang J, Da W, Li X, Xue C

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:589288

Published Date: 7 July 2026

Association of Triglyceride-to-HDL Cholesterol Ratio with Osteoarthritis: Multicenter Evidence and Application of an Interactive Risk Visualization Tool

Chen J, Hong W, Tian X, Wang W, Sun Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:604881

Published Date: 12 June 2026

Pathogenic Implications of the THY1/NF-κB Feedback Relationship in Osteoarthritis and Its Potential as a Therapeutic Target

Yan Y, Wang C, Zhang M, Ji E, Yu J, Cheng W

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:597277

Published Date: 30 May 2026

Effects of Citrate Mixture on Gout Flares During Urate-Lowering Therapy Initiation Among Chinese Male Underexcretion-Type Gout Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study

Xu L, Cheng J, Cui L, Guo K, Wang C, Qi H, Zhang Q, He Y, Li X, Han L, Wang X, Sun W, Zhang X, Sun M, Li C, Liu Z

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:597592

Published Date: 22 May 2026

Association Between Neutrophil Percentage to Albumin Ratio and Disease Activity in Hospitalized Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Shen J, Zhang J, Han Y, Leng L, Wang B, Liang F, Ban S, Liu W, Li X, Liu D

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:601868

Published Date: 21 May 2026

Effects of Electroacupuncture on Knee Osteoarthritis in Rats Through Suppressing p38 MAPK/ERK/CREB Pathway

Wang J, Wang F, Guo Y, Liu T, Li J, Zou J, Luan F, Gao T, Wang W

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:581985

Published Date: 13 May 2026

Quercetin Ameliorates Skeletal Muscle Fibrosis After Injury by Interfering with Macrophage-Myofibroblast Transition

Li Y, Qi B, Luo Z, Chen J, Fang C, Sun Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:555306

Published Date: 12 May 2026

APOA4 Protects Chondrocytes and Modulates Wnt Signaling in Osteoarthritis

Yao H, Li Y, Liang M, Cao B, Yang S, Ning R

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:556756

Published Date: 11 May 2026

A Study on Early Screening and Disease Characteristics of Psoriatic Arthritis Based on PEST Questionnaire and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Wei J, Guo Y, Ma J, Luo S, Li Y, Zhou Q, Tong X, Wang Z, Wang H

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:586366

Published Date: 18 April 2026

A Functional Shift of IGFBP3 in Osteoarthritis: From Cartilage Protection to Disease Promotion

Chen J, Liu X, Gu Y, Zhang H, Yang Y, Li Z

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:497779

Published Date: 12 April 2026

Identification of a Diagnostic Gene Signature Associated with Centrosome Amplification in Pressure Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Transcriptome and Machine Learning Study

Li S, Shen H, Li K, Wang X, Sun Z, Li Y, Yuan Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:580289

Published Date: 9 April 2026

S100A12 as a Shared Inflammatory Driver of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Osteoporosis: A Mendelian Randomization and Experimental Study

Wang Z, Chen B, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Han L

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:562027

Published Date: 9 April 2026

Kadsua coccinea Extract Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis via TNF-α Suppression and Gut Microbiota Modulation

Zheng H, Yang J, Deng Y, Zhang B, Bai F, Chen Y, Lu Y, Lian B, Huang J, Yang Y, Wang W, Yu H

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:557108

Published Date: 7 April 2026

Mitochondrial Hub Genes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified by Machine Learning and Mendelian Randomization with Experimental Validation

Luo X, Dong Z, Song Y, Hu J, Liao S, Ding X

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:576901

Published Date: 27 March 2026

Revisiting the Subtle Relationship Between Metabolic Syndrome and Osteoarthritis

Ren HC, Wang YC, Cheng JB, Tao HC, Feng H, Feng ML

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:597686

Published Date: 25 March 2026

The Role of TFEB-Regulated Autophagy in Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Its Therapeutic Potential

Xue M, Jiang Z, Wang Z, Song Z, Zhou Q, Han H, Ma Z, Li Z, Hu L, Chen S, Cao C

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:583257

Published Date: 25 March 2026

Integrating Single-Cell and Microarray Data to Explore the Role of Autophagy-Related Gene Atg7 in Osteoporosis

Lin Z, Cheng Y, Tang Q, Zheng H, Li H, Lian Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:579167

Published Date: 20 March 2026

Clinical Manifestations and Risk Factors of Osteoporosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Wang Y, Du Y, Zuo J, He L, Shi Y, Yuan Y, Liu Y, Zheng H, Wang H

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:575474

Published Date: 17 March 2026

Biological Therapies for Urate Lowering and Inflammation Control in Gout Management

Zhou Y, Zhang H, Liu N, Yan H, Meng F, Peng J

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:592891

Published Date: 16 March 2026

Response to Febuxostat in Elderly Gout Patients with Clinical Subtypes of Hyperuricemia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Li J, Hu S, Ma L, Di S, Yan F, Gong Y, Li K, Huang X, Xu Y, Wang Y, Chen Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:564114

Published Date: 10 March 2026

Standardized Extract of Flavonoids from Smilax glabra Alleviates Gouty Arthritis by Multi-Target Inhibition of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps via the Raf/ERK and Histone Citrullination Pathways

Wu C, Xu X, Shi Y, Li C, Li F, Xu Z, Chen L, Xu W, Wang Y, Zhang X, Xia D

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:557809

Published Date: 13 February 2026

Identification of Chondrocyte Stemness-Associated Biomarkers in Osteoarthritis Using Bioinformatics and Machine Learning Approaches

Xie S, Liu M, Wang Y, Cao S, Yang Y, Chen R, Gao T, Ma J, Lv Z, Song Y

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:565577

Published Date: 11 February 2026

The Impact of Preoperative Inflammatory Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis on Postoperative Joint Function: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Man SL, Ji XJ, Ding YY, Li HC, Guo SY, Bian T, Zhang L

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:576376

Published Date: 4 February 2026

Exploring Centrosome Amplification-Associated Biomarkers in Osteoarthritis Through Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches

Nie S, Zhao P, Chen Z, Wu S, Li M, Lian C, Zhang H

Journal of Inflammation Research 2026, 19:576712

Published Date: 4 February 2026


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