SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2020
Correlation between osteoarthritis and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression: a meta-analysis.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
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- The role of neutrophils in the pathophysiology of knee osteoarthritis : a review.Bone & joint research · 2026Article
- A Pre-Clinical Model of Synovitis Using Ex vivo Human Synovial Tissue with Preserved Function and Architecture.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2026Article
- [The role and mechanism of chemokine network in promoting osteoarthritis progression by regulating synovial macrophage heterogeneity].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026Review
- Inflammaging and immunosenescence-driven remodeling of the immune microenvironment in osteoarthritis: mechanisms, immune regulation and immune reprogramming.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- IL-34 as a Novel Mediator Linking Vitamin D Deficiency with Osteoporosis and Knee Osteoarthritis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Pain mechanisms in osteoarthritis: recent discoveries and opportunities ahead.Connective tissue research · 2025Review
- Matrikine stimulation of equine synovial fibroblasts and chondrocytes results in an in vitro osteoarthritis phenotype.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2025Article
- Innate Immunity and Synovitis: Key Players in Osteoarthritis Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Targeting PAR2-mediated inflammation in osteoarthritis: a comprehensive in vitro evaluation of oleocanthal's potential as a functional food intervention for chondrocyte protection and anti-inflammatory effects.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Association of Serum Biochemical Biomarker Profiles of Joint Tissue Inflammation and Cartilage Metabolism With Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis-Related Symptoms at 12 Months After ACLR.The American journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Osteoarthritis versus psoriasis arthritis: Physiopathology, cellular signaling, and therapeutic strategies.Genes & diseases · 2024Review
- Inflammatory synovial biomarkers and state of the tibiofemoral joint in the post-surgical settings: a narrative review.Annals of joint · 2024Review
- Chemokines in Cartilage Regeneration and Degradation: New Insights.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Comparative Effects of Intra-Articular versus Intravenous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Therapy in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis by Destabilization of Medial Meniscus.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Evaluation of mechanistic serum and urine biomarkers for secondary osteoarthritis associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip.Journal of orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Dynamic interaction of obesity, age, MCP-1 Level, and ACE-1 gene with the severity of knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Two Amnion-Derived Mesenchymal Stem-Cells Injections to Osteoarthritic Elbows in Dogs-Pilot Study.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe evaluated the association between monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) and osteoarthritis.
methodsWe searched PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP (Chinese database), and Wan Fang (Chinese database) (before May 10, 2020), with no language limitations. STATA version 12.0 and Revman version 5.3 were used for data analysis. The standard mean difference (SMD) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated. Nine clinical studies, including 376 patients with osteoarthritis and 306 healthy controls, were evaluated.
resultsThe combined SMDs of MCP-1 expression levels suggested that MCP-1 expression was significantly higher in patients with osteoarthritis than healthy controls (SMD = 1.97, 95% CI = 0.66-3.28, p = 0.003). Moreover, subgroup analysis implied that osteoarthritis patients from both Asians and mixed populations had higher MCP-1 expression levels than controls, whereas Caucasians did not (p > 0.05). Serum MCP-1 levels (SMD = 2.83, 95% CI = 1.07-4.6, p < 0.00001) were significantly higher in patients with osteoarthritis than in controls; however, this difference was not significant in synovial fluid and cartilage tissue. Subgroup analysis for ethnicity showed that MCP-1 levels were significantly higher in Chinese, Dutch, and Brazilian patients with osteoarthritis than in control groups, although significant differences were not observed for American and Italian subgroups.
conclusionsOur meta-analysis demonstrated that MCP-1 expression levels were higher in patients with osteoarthritis than in healthy controls and that MCP-1 may play important roles in the progression of osteoarthritis. Serum MCP-1 levels may serve as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
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