Knee osteoarthritis: a review of pathogenesis and state-of-the-art non-operative therapeutic considerations

D Primorac, V Molnar, E Rod, Ž Jeleč, F Čukelj… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Being the most common musculoskeletal progressive condition, osteoarthritis is an
interesting target for research. It is estimated that the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) …

[HTML][HTML] The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in osteoarthritis: a narrative review

K Sun, J Luo, J Guo, X Yao, X Jing, F Guo - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2020 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complicated degenerative disease that affects whole joint tissue.
Currently, apart from surgical approaches to treat late stage OA, effective treatments to …

Insights on molecular mechanisms of chondrocytes death in osteoarthritis

E Charlier, B Relic, C Deroyer, O Malaise… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint pathology characterized by progressive cartilage degradation.
Medical care is mainly based on alleviating pain symptoms. Compelling studies report the …

Transforming growth factor Beta family: insight into the role of growth factors in regulation of fracture healing biology and potential clinical applications

ŁA Poniatowski, P Wojdasiewicz, R Gasik… - Mediators of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The transforming growth factor beta (TGF‐β) family forms a group of three isoforms, TGF‐β1,
TGF‐β2, and TGF‐β3, with their structure formed by interrelated dimeric polypeptide chains …

Chondrocyte hypertrophy in osteoarthritis: mechanistic studies and models for the identification of new therapeutic strategies

S Chawla, A Mainardi, N Majumder, L Dönges… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Articular cartilage shows limited self-healing ability owing to its low cellularity and
avascularity. Untreated cartilage defects display an increased propensity to degenerate …

Pore-forming bioinks to enable spatio-temporally defined gene delivery in bioprinted tissues

T Gonzalez-Fernandez, S Rathan, C Hobbs… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The regeneration of complex tissues and organs remains a major clinical challenge. With a
view towards bioprinting such tissues, we developed a new class of pore-forming bioink to …

Onset and progression of human osteoarthritis—Can growth factors, inflammatory cytokines, or differential miRNA expression concomitantly induce proliferation, ECM …

KA Boehme, B Rolauffs - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative whole joint disease, for which no preventative or
therapeutic biological interventions are available. This is likely due to the fact that OA …

TGF-β regulates phosphorylation and stabilization of Sox9 protein in chondrocytes through p38 and Smad dependent mechanisms

G Coricor, R Serra - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Members of the TGF-β superfamily are important regulators of chondrocyte function. Sox9, a
key transcriptional regulator of chondrogenesis, is required for TGF-β-mediated regulation of …

Management of knee osteoarthritis. Current status and future trends

M Ondrésik, FR Azevedo Maia… - Biotechnology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) affects a large number of the population, and its incidence is showing a
growing trend with the increasing life span. OA is the most prevalent joint condition …

Mesenchymal stem cell fate following non-viral gene transfection strongly depends on the choice of delivery vector

T Gonzalez-Fernandez, BN Sathy, C Hobbs… - Acta biomaterialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Controlling the phenotype of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) through the delivery of
regulatory genes is a promising strategy in tissue engineering (TE). Essential to effective …