Joint distraction for osteoarthritis: clinical evidence and molecular mechanisms

MP Jansen, SC Mastbergen - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2022 - nature.com
Joint distraction, the prolonged mechanical separation of the bones at a joint, has emerged
as a joint-preserving treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis, with the gradually growing …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoarthritis in year 2021: biochemical markers

Y Henrotin - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To summarize recent scientific advances in protein-derived soluble biomarkers of
osteoarthritis. Design A systematic search on the PubMed electronic database of clinical …

Of mice and men: converging on a common molecular understanding of osteoarthritis

TL Vincent - The Lancet Rheumatology, 2020 - thelancet.com
Despite an increasing burden of osteoarthritis in developed societies, target discovery has
been slow and there are currently no approved disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs. This …

Synovial fluid biomarkers in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and quantitative evaluation using BIPEDs criteria

A Boffa, G Merli, L Andriolo, C Lattermann… - Cartilage, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the evidence about the efficacy of
the several synovial fluid (SF) biomarkers proposed for knee osteoarthritis (OA), categorizing …

The synovial microenvironment suppresses chondrocyte hypertrophy and promotes articular chondrocyte differentiation

M Chau, Z Dou, M Baroncelli, EB Landman… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2022 - nature.com
During the development of the appendicular skeleton, the cartilaginous templates undergo
hypertrophic differentiation and remodels into bone, except for the cartilage most adjacent to …

Exerkines and osteoarthritis

S Jia, Z Yu, L Bai - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent chronic joint disease, with physical exercise being a
widely endorsed strategy in its management guidelines. Exerkines, defined as cytokines …

Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated miR-150-3p delivery in joint homeostasis: A potential treatment for osteoarthritis?

H Wang, J Shu, C Zhang, Y Wang, R Shi, F Yang… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The disruption of joint homeostasis is a critical event during the process of joint
injury in osteoarthritis (OA). As regulatory molecules, microRNAs (miRNAs) can be released …

Knee joint distraction results in MRI cartilage thickness increase up to 10 years after treatment

MP Jansen, SC Mastbergen, JW MacKay… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Knee joint distraction (KJD) has been shown to result in long-term clinical
improvement and short-term cartilage restoration in young OA patients. The objective of the …

High tibial osteotomy to neutral alignment improves medial knee articular cartilage composition

HF Atkinson, TB Birmingham, JM Schulz… - Knee Surgery …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this study was to:(1) test the hypothesis that HTO improves articular
cartilage composition in the medial compartment without adversely affecting the lateral …

[HTML][HTML] Association between changes in knee load and effusion-synovitis: evidence of mechano-inflammation in knee osteoarthritis using high tibial osteotomy as a …

HF Atkinson, TB Birmingham, CA Primeau… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Although mechanically-induced inflammation is an appealing explanation linking
different etiologic factors in osteoarthritis (OA), clinical research investigating changes in …