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ReviewMatrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology2018

Osteoarthritis as a disease of the cartilage pericellular matrix.

Farshid Guilak, Robert J Nims, Amanda Dicks, Chia-Lung Wu, Ingrid Meulenbelt

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Review in Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 255 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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255citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
27.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

255 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 422 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Mechanisms of resveratrol in cartilage injury repair and protection: A review.The Journal of international medical research · 2026
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  13. Early Post‑Traumatic Osteoarthritis Features Greater Cartilage Extracellular Matrix Proteoglycan Loss Compared to the Pericellular Matrix.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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  17. Erianin protects chondrocytes against IL-1β-induced oxidative stress and ferroptosis by activating GPX4/STING signaling in osteoarthritis.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  18. Detecting Collagen Fiber Architecture after Destabilization of the Medial Meniscus Surgery Using High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2026
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195 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Farshid GuilakDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States. Electronic address: guilak@wustl.edu.
Robert J NimsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Amanda DicksDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Chia-Lung WuDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO 63110, United States; Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, United States.
Ingrid MeulenbeltDepartment of Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Washington University in St. Louis · USLeiden University Medical Center · NL

Funding

Thermally-Triggered Intra-articular Drug Delivery for OAP01AR050245 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2003 to 2012
$11.5M
VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES OF NORMAL AND OA CHONDRONSR01AG015768 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 1998 to 2022
$7.7M
The Role of the Osteoblast Secretome in Bone FormationP30AR057235 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVA, MATTHEW J · 2009 to 2018
$5.7M
OBESITY, BIOMECHANICS, AND INFLAMMATION IN OSTEOARTHRITISR01AG046927 · NIA · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2013 to 2023
$3.2M
Mechanical and Osmotic Signaling in ChondrocytesR01AR048182 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2003 to 2013
$3.0M
Imaging, Modeling and Engineering of Diabetic TissuesT32DK108742 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI NICHOLS, COLIN G · 2016 to 2020
$1.4M
Intrinsic Repair of the Knee MeniscusR01AR048852 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2007 to 2011
$1.4M
INTERDISCIPLINARY TRAINING IN MECHANOBIOLOGY FROM NM TO CMT32EB018266 · NIBIB · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI BAYLY, PHILIP V · 2014 to 2018
$987k
Genome Editing of Stem Cells for Analysis of Osteoarthritis Causal VariantsR21AR065956 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GERSBACH, CHARLES A., GUILAK, FARSHID · 2014 to 2015
$382k
Scaffold-Mediated Gene Delivery for Engineering of Osteochondral TissuesR21AR067467 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GERSBACH, CHARLES A., GUILAK, FARSHID · 2015 to 2016
$366k
Live-Animal Micro-CT SystemS10OD010707 · OD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI GUILAK, FARSHID · 2012 to 2012
$366k
NIAMS NIH HHS P01 AR050245NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR057235NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048182NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048852NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR065956NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR067467NIA NIH HHS R01 AG015768NIA NIH HHS R01 AG046927NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB018266NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK108742NIH HHS S10 OD010707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a painful joint disease characterized by progressive degeneration of the articular cartilage as well as associated changes to the subchondral bone, synovium, and surrounding joint tissues. While the effects of osteoarthritis on the cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) have been well recognized, it is now becoming apparent that in many cases, the onset of the disease may be initially reflected in the matrix region immediately surrounding the chondrocytes, termed the pericellular matrix (PCM). Growing evidence suggests that the PCM - which along with the enclosed chondrocytes are termed the "chondron" - acts as a critical transducer or "filter" of biochemical and biomechanical signals for the chondrocyte, serving to help regulate the homeostatic balance of chondrocyte metabolic activity in response to environmental signals. Indeed, it appears that alterations in PCM properties and cell-matrix interactions, secondary to genetic, epigenetic, metabolic, or biomechanical stimuli, could in fact serve as initiating or progressive factors for osteoarthritis. Here, we discuss recent advances in the understanding of the role of the PCM, with an emphasis on the reciprocity of changes that occur in this matrix region with disease, as well as how alterations in PCM properties could serve as a driver of ECM-based diseases such as osteoarthritis. Further study of the structure, function, and composition of the PCM in normal and diseased conditions may provide new insights into the understanding of the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, and presumably new therapeutic approaches for this disease.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularChondrocytesEpigenesis, GeneticExtracellular MatrixHumansOsteoarthritisAggrecanChondrocyteChondronDecorinExtracellular matrixIntervertebral discMechanobiologyMechanotransductionMeniscusOsteoarthritisPerlecanTerritorial matrixType VI collagen

Identifiers

PMID29800616
PMCPMC6146061
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