A roadmap to target interleukin-6 in osteoarthritis

R Wiegertjes, FAJ van de Loo… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Joint inflammation is present in the majority of OA patients and pro-inflammatory mediators,
such as IL-6, are actively involved in disease progression. Increased levels of IL-6 in serum …

Current models for development of disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs

MJ Makarczyk, Q Gao, Y He, Z Li, MS Gold… - … Engineering Part C …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and disabling disease that affects millions of people
worldwide. Symptom-alleviating treatments exist, although none with long-term efficacy …

[HTML][HTML] STAT3 mediates the differential effects of oncostatin M and TNFα on RA synovial fibroblast and endothelial cell function

MM Hanlon, T Rakovich, CC Cunningham… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Objectives: Oncostatin M (OSM), a pleiotropic cytokine and a member of the gp130/IL-6
cytokine family, has been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] The current role of disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs

EC Rodriguez-Merchan - Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Contemporary treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) pursue only to alleviate the pain caused by
the illness. Discovering disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs) that can induce …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of transcription factors responsible for a transforming growth factor-Β-driven hypertrophy-like phenotype in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes

NGM Thielen, M Neefjes, EL Vitters… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
During osteoarthritis (OA), hypertrophy-like chondrocytes contribute to the disease process.
TGF-β's signaling pathways can contribute to a hypertrophy (-like) phenotype in …

Identification of inflammatory regulation roles of thalidomide/ruxolitinib in nucleus pulposus and construction of polyelectrolyte nanocomplexes-impregnated injectable …

F Hu, Z Pan, C Liu, X Dong, Z Zhang, Q Ji, W Hu… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Degeneration of the intervertebral discs (IVD) is an important underlying etiology of
degenerative diseases contributor to lower back and neck pain. Alleviation of inflammation …

[HTML][HTML] Tyrosine kinases regulate chondrocyte hypertrophy: promising drug targets for Osteoarthritis

MNF Blanco, HD Garcia, L Legeai-Mallet… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major health problem worldwide that affects the joints and causes
severe disability. It is characterized by pain and low-grade inflammation. However, the exact …

[HTML][HTML] Cartilage tissue turnover increases with high-compared to low-intensity resistance training in patients with knee OA

CS Thudium, A Engstrøm, AC Bay-Jensen… - Arthritis Research & …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives To investigate cartilage tissue turnover in response to a supervised 12-week
exercise-related joint loading training program followed by a 6-month period of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in small molecule inhibitors for the treatment of osteoarthritis

J Lin, S Jia, W Zhang, M Nian, P Liu, L Yang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis refers to a degenerative disease with joint pain as the main symptom, and it is
caused by various factors, including fibrosis, chapping, ulcers, and loss of articular cartilage …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative effect of platelet-and mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles on human cartilage explants using an ex vivo inflammatory …

MA Forteza-Genestra, M Antich-Rosselló… - Bone & joint …, 2023 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles secreted by all cells, enriched in
proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids related to cell-to-cell communication and vital components …