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ReviewMetabolites2018

The Metabolome and Osteoarthritis: Possible Contributions to Symptoms and Pathology.

Jason S Rockel, Mohit Kapoor

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Review in Metabolites, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Investigation of factors associated with osteoporosis using metabolome analysis.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2025
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  16. Effect of smoking on the redox status of knee osteoarthritis: A preliminary study.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2023
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  19. Correlations between metabolites in the synovial fluid and serum: A mouse injury study.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2022
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  20. Biomarkers for Osteoarthritis Diseases.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jason S RockelArthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. jason.rockel@uhnresearch.ca.
Mohit KapoorArthritis Program, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada. mohit.kapoor@uhnresearch.ca.
University Health Network · CAUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

Campaign to Cure Arthritis via the Toronto General and Western Foundation, University Health Network, Toront N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive, deteriorative disease of articular joints. Although traditionally viewed as a local pathology, biomarker exploration has shown that systemic changes can be observed. These include changes to cytokines, microRNAs, and more recently, metabolites. The metabolome is the set of metabolites within a biological sample and includes circulating amino acids, lipids, and sugar moieties. Recent studies suggest that metabolites in the synovial fluid and blood could be used as biomarkers for OA incidence, prognosis, and response to therapy. However, based on clinical, demographic, and anthropometric factors, the local synovial joint and circulating metabolomes may be patient specific, with select subsets of metabolites contributing to OA disease. This review explores the contribution of the local and systemic metabolite changes to OA, and their potential impact on OA symptoms and disease pathogenesis.

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localmetabolomicsosteoarthritisprecision medicinesystemic

Identifiers

PMID30551581
PMCPMC6315757
OpenAlexW2903682131

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