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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Aging, Cell Senescence, the Pathogenesis and Targeted Therapies of Osteoarthritis.

Xin-Xin Zhang, Shi-Hao He, Xu Liang, Wei Li, Tian-Fang Li, Dai-Feng Li

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xin-Xin ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Shi-Hao HeDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Xu LiangDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Wei LiDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Tian-Fang LiDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Dai-Feng LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating joint disease characterized by progressive destruction of articular cartilage. For a long time, OA has been considered as a degenerative disease, while recent observations indicate the mechanisms responsible for the pathogenesis of OA are multifaceted. Aging is a key factor in its development. Current treatments are palliative and no disease modifying anti-osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs) are available. In addition to articular cartilage degradation, cellular senescence, synovial inflammation, and epigenetic alterations may all have a role in its formation. Accumulating data demonstrate a clear relationship between the senescence of articular chondrocytes and OA formation and progression. Inhibition of cell senescence may help identify new agents with the properties of DMOADs. Several anti-cellular senescence strategies have been proposed and these include sirtuin-activating compounds (STACs), senolytics, and senomorphics drugs. These agents may selectively remove senescent cells or ameliorate their harmful effects. The results from preclinical experiments and clinical trials are inspiring. However, more studies are warranted to confirm their efficacy, safety profiles and adverse effects of these agents.

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agingcartilagecellsosteoarthritissenescence

Identifiers

PMID34497523
PMCPMC8419276
OpenAlexW3195598718

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