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ReviewRheumatology (Oxford, England)2018

Metabolomics of osteoarthritis: emerging novel markers and their potential clinical utility.

Guangju Zhai, Edward W Randell, Proton Rahman

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Review in Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Guangju ZhaiDiscipline of Genetics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada.
Edward W RandellDiscipline of Laboratory Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada.
Proton RahmanDisciline of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada.

Funding

CIHR FRN132178CIHR FRN143058CIHR FRN153298
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

OA is a multifactorial and progressive disease with no cure yet. Substantial efforts have been made and several biochemical and genetic markers have been reported, but neither alone nor in combination is adequate to identify early OA changes or determine disease progression with sufficient predictive values. Recent advances in metabolomics and its application to the study of OA have led to elucidation of involvement of several metabolic pathways and new specific metabolic markers for OA. Some of these metabolic pathways affect amino acid metabolism, including branched chain amino acids and arginine, and phospholipid metabolism involving conversion of phosphatidylcholine to lysophosphatidylcholine. These metabolic markers appear to be clinically actionable and may potentially improve the clinical management of OA patients. In this article, we review the recent studies of metabolomics of OA, discuss those novel metabolic markers and their potential clinical utility, and indicate future research directions in the field.

Indexed as

BiomarkersHumansMetabolomicsOsteoarthritisPredictive Value of TestsBiomarkers

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PMID29373736
PMCPMC6256328

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