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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2015

A potential role of homeobox transcription factors in osteoarthritis.

Karoliina Pelttari, Andrea Barbero, Ivan Martin

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Karoliina PelttariDepartment of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Andrea BarberoDepartment of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
Ivan MartinDepartment of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland.
University Hospital of Basel · CHUniversity of Basel · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When a healthy joint progressively becomes osteoarthritic, the structures of the affected cartilage, bone and synovia undergo an initial phase of rearrangement. The exact molecular and cellular events occurring in this early osteoarthritic transition phase still remain elusive. Homeobox (Hox) genes encode for transcription factors that typically regulate limb morphogenesis and skeletal formation during development. More recently they were shown to be required for tissue remodelling and homeostasis in adults and to be modulated in a variety of pathologies. Here we present and discuss the hypothesis that dysregulation of specific Hox genes is associated with the onset and development of osteoarthritis (OA). Discovering mechanisms modulating Hox gene expression could not only provide important information in understanding OA pathology and its initiation, but also help to identify biomarkers reflecting the state of early OA. This knowledge would allow anticipating the time window for clinical treatment of the affected cartilage and assist in the development of innovative strategies to restore joint homeostasis, e.g., by cell or gene therapy.

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cartilagehomeoboxhoxnasal chondrocytesneural-crestOsteoarthritis (OA)regenerative medicine

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PMID26605300
PMCPMC4620097
OpenAlexW1767442623

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