Molecular regulation of articular chondrocyte function and its significance in osteoarthritis

JP Schroeppel, JD Crist, HC Anderson… - … and histopathology, Vol …, 2011 - digitum.um.es
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease. Histopathologically, OA is
characterized by a progressive loss of articular cartilage, osteophyte formation, thickening of …

Recent advances in the understanding of molecular mechanisms of cartilage degeneration, synovitis and subchondral bone changes in osteoarthritis

Y Wei, L Bai - Connective tissue research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of degenerative joint disease, is linked to high
morbidity. It is predicted to be the single greatest cause of disability in the general population …

Transcription factor Nfat1 deficiency causes osteoarthritis through dysfunction of adult articular chondrocytes

J Wang, BM Gardner, Q Lu, M Rodova… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease in middle‐aged and older
individuals. Previous studies have shown that over‐expression of matrix‐degrading …

Transcriptional network systems in cartilage development and disease

R Nishimura, K Hata, E Nakamura, T Murakami… - Histochemistry and cell …, 2018 - Springer
Transcription factors play important roles in the regulation of cartilage development by
controlling the expression of chondrogenic genes. Genetic studies have revealed that …

Nfat1 regulates adult articular chondrocyte function through its age‐dependent expression mediated by epigenetic histone methylation

M Rodova, Q Lu, Y Li, BG Woodbury… - Journal of Bone and …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The development of disease‐modifying pharmacologic therapy for osteoarthritis (OA)
currently faces major obstacles largely because the regulatory mechanisms for the function …

Update on the biology of the chondrocyte and new approaches to treating cartilage diseases

MB Goldring - Best practice & research Clinical rheumatology, 2006 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage, limited
intraarticular inflammation manifested by synovitis and changes in the subchondral bone …

NFAT1 protects articular cartilage against osteoarthritic degradation by directly regulating transcription of specific anabolic and catabolic genes

M Zhang, Q Lu, T Budden, J Wang - Bone & joint research, 2019 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Objectives Adult mice lacking the transcription factor NFAT1 exhibit osteoarthritis (OA). The
precise molecular mechanism for NFAT1 deficiency-induced osteoarthritic cartilage …

NFATc1 and NFATc2 repress spontaneous osteoarthritis

MB Greenblatt, SY Ritter, J Wright… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) was once viewed originally as a mechanical disease of “wear and tear,”
but advances made during the past two decades suggest that abnormal biomechanics …

Chondrocyte dedifferentiation and osteoarthritis (OA)

E Charlier, C Deroyer, F Ciregia, O Malaise… - Biochemical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive cartilage
degradation but also synovial membrane inflammation, osteophyte formation and …

Epigenetic regulation of chondrocytes and subchondral bone in osteoarthritis

HC Ball, AL Alejo, TK Samson, AM Alejo, FF Safadi - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of this review is to provide an updated review of the epigenetic factors involved in
the onset and development of osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a prevalent degenerative joint …