[HTML][HTML] Transcriptome comparison of meniscus from patients with and without osteoarthritis

RH Brophy, B Zhang, L Cai, RW Wright… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the impact of osteoarthritis (OA) on the meniscus by comparing
transcripts and biological processes in the meniscus between patients with and without OA …

Transcriptome analysis of injured human meniscus reveals a distinct phenotype of meniscus degeneration with aging

MF Rai, D Patra, LJ Sandell… - Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Meniscus tears are associated with a heightened risk of osteoarthritis. This study
aimed to advance our understanding of the metabolic state of injured human meniscus at …

[HTML][HTML] Distinct degenerative phenotype of articular cartilage from knees with meniscus tear compared to knees with osteoarthritis

MF Rai, ED Tycksen, L Cai, J Yu, RW Wright… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the transcriptome of articular cartilage from knees with meniscus tears
to knees with end-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Design Articular cartilage was collected from the …

Gene expression in human meniscal tears has limited association with early degenerative changes in knee articular cartilage

RH Brophy, LJ Sandell, JM Cheverud… - Connective tissue …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Purpose/Aim: Meniscus tears are a common injury to the knee associated with
the development of osteoarthritis. Gene expression in the injured meniscus may be …

Synovial inflammation in patients undergoing arthroscopic meniscectomy: molecular characterization and relationship to symptoms

CR Scanzello, B McKeon, BH Swaim… - Arthritis & …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Traumatic and degenerative meniscal tears have different anatomic features and
different proposed etiologies, yet both are associated with the development or progression …

Relationship of gene expression in the injured human meniscus to body mass index: a biologic connection between obesity and osteoarthritis

MF Rai, D Patra, LJ Sandell… - Arthritis & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Higher body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of meniscus injury and knee
osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is unknown if and how obesity affects meniscus biology. We …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of meniscal degeneration and meniscal gene expression

Y Sun, DR Mauerhan, PR Honeycutt, JS Kneisl… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2010 - Springer
Background Menisci play a vital role in load transmission, shock absorption and joint
stability. There is increasing evidence suggesting that OA menisci may not merely be …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-transcriptome sequence of degenerative meniscus cells unveiling diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis

Z Jiang, X Du, X Wen, H Li, A Zeng, H Sun, S Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Meniscus plays an important role in joint homeostasis. Tear or degeneration of meniscus
might facilitate the process of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Hence, to investigate the …

Molecular biology of meniscus pathology: lessons learned from translational studies and mouse models

MF Rai, RH Brophy, V Rosen - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Injury to any individual structure in the knee interrupts the overall function of the joint and
initiates a cascade of biological and biomechanical changes whose endpoint is often …

Single-cell RNA-seq analysis identifies meniscus progenitors and reveals the progression of meniscus degeneration

H Sun, X Wen, H Li, P Wu, M Gu, X Zhao… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives The heterogeneity of meniscus cells and the mechanism of meniscus
degeneration is not well understood. Here, single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) was …