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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Genetics in Cartilage Lesions: Basic Science and Therapy Approaches.

Dawid Szwedowski, Joanna Szczepanek, Łukasz Paczesny, Przemysław Pękała, Jan Zabrzyński, Jacek Kruczyński

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Dawid SzwedowskiOrthopedic Arthroscopic Surgery International (O.A.S.I.) Bioresearch Foundation, Gobbi N.P.O., 20133 Milan, Italy.
Joanna SzczepanekCentre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4287-5353
Łukasz PaczesnyOrvit Clinic, Citomed Healthcare Center, 87100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1706-8090
Przemysław PękałaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30705 Krakow, Poland.
Jan ZabrzyńskiOrvit Clinic, Citomed Healthcare Center, 87100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2714-2466
Jacek KruczyńskiDepartment of General Orthopaedics, Musculoskeletal Oncology and Trauma Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60512 Poznań, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cartilage lesions have a multifactorial nature, and genetic factors are their strongest determinants. As biochemical and genetic studies have dramatically progressed over the past decade, the molecular basis of cartilage pathologies has become clearer. Several homeostasis abnormalities within cartilaginous tissue have been found, including various structural changes, differential gene expression patterns, as well as altered epigenetic regulation. However, the efficient treatment of cartilage pathologies represents a substantial challenge. Understanding the complex genetic background pertaining to cartilage pathologies is useful primarily in the context of seeking new pathways leading to disease progression as well as in developing new targeted therapies. A technology utilizing gene transfer to deliver therapeutic genes to the site of injury is quickly becoming an emerging approach in cartilage renewal. The goal of this work is to provide an overview of the genetic basis of chondral lesions and the different approaches of the most recent systems exploiting therapeutic gene transfer in cartilage repair. The integration of tissue engineering with viral gene vectors is a novel and active area of research. However, despite promising preclinical data, this therapeutic concept needs to be supported by the growing body of clinical trials.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularOsteoarthritisAnimalsGenetic TherapyHumansMiceRatsStem Cell TransplantationTissue Engineeringcartilage pathologychondral lesionsgene therapyosteoarthritis

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PMID32751537
PMCPMC7432875

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