SynthesisOsteoarthritis and cartilage2020
Lubricin in experimental and naturally occurring osteoarthritis: a systematic review.
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- PRG4-Related Camptodactyly-Arthropathy-Coxa Vara-Pericarditis Syndrome Mimicking Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Case-Based Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
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- Lectin Microarray-based Glycomics and Machine Learning Identify Shared Osteoarthritis Biomarkers in Humans, Dogs, and Horses.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Intra-Articular Administration of Recombinant Human Proteoglycan 4 (rhPRG4) as a Potential Therapy for Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis: A Preclinical Histopathological Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Proteomics Reveals Increased Periostin in Synovial Fluid From Canine and Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Article
- Postnatal deletion of Phlpp1 in chondrocytes delays post-traumatic osteoarthritis in male mice.Osteoarthritis and cartilage open · 2025Article
- Recent Advances in Biomimetic Drug Delivery for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Advances in viscosupplementation and tribosupplementation for early-stage osteoarthritis therapy.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2024Review
- Optimizing Bioink Composition for Human Chondrocyte Expression of Lubricin.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Intra-Articular Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis: Mechanisms and Clinical Evidence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Osteoarthritis: a common disease that should be avoided in the athletic horse's life.Animal frontiers : the review magazine of animal agriculture · 2022Article
- A Tribological Comparison of Facet Joint, Sacroiliac Joint, and Knee Cartilage in the Yucatan Minipig.Cartilage · 2021Article
- Decrease of core 2The Journal of biological chemistry · 2020Article
- Synovial fluid lubricin increases in spontaneous canine cruciate ligament rupture.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveLubricin is increasingly being evaluated as an outcome measure in studies investigating post-traumatic and naturally occurring osteoarthritis. However, there are discrepancies in results, making it unclear as to whether lubricin is increased, decreased or unchanged in osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study was to review all papers that measured lubricin in joint injury or osteoarthritis in order to draw conclusions about lubricin regulation in joint disease.
designA systematic search of the Pubmed, Web of Knowledge, and EBSCOhost databases for papers was performed. Inclusion criteria were in vivo studies that measured lubricin in humans or animals with joint injury, that investigated lubricin supplementation in osteoarthritic joints, or that described the phenotype of a lubricin knock-out model. A methodological assessment was performed.
resultsSixty-two studies were included, of which thirty-eight measured endogenous lubricin in joint injury or osteoarthritis. Nineteen papers found an increase or no change in lubricin and nineteen reported a decrease. Papers that reported a decrease in lubricin were cited four times more often than those that reported an increase. Fifteen papers described lubricin supplementation, and all reported a beneficial effect. Eleven papers described lubricin knock-out models.
conclusionsThe human literature reveals similar distributions of papers reporting increased lubricin as compared to decreased lubricin in osteoarthritis. The animal literature is dominated by reports of decreased lubricin in the rat anterior cruciate ligament transection model, whereas studies in large animal models report increased lubricin. Intra-articular lubricin supplementation may be beneficial regardless of whether lubricin increases or decreases in OA.
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