Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease involving progressive articular damage cause by inflam-matory cells and synoviocytes.Stat3 gene, which is confirmed to play a role in the pathogenesis of RA, regulates the metabolism and apoptosis of the fibroblast-like synoviocytes ( FLS) .SirT1 gene relating to the bone formation was indicated to play a role in the patho-genesis of RA in recent years.This review introduces the pathogenesis and targeted treatment of RA and makes a prediction about the relation between Stat3 and SirT1 gene.We hope it will provide a new direction for the research of RA.