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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2022

Thioredoxin-interacting protein: A new therapeutic target in bone metabolism disorders?

Na Jiang, Jinjin Liu, Conghui Guan, Chengxu Ma, Jinyang An, Xulei Tang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Na JiangThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jinjin LiuThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Conghui GuanThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Chengxu MaDepartment of Endocrinology, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Jinyang AnThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
Xulei TangThe First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
First Hospital of Lanzhou University · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Target identification is essential for developing novel therapeutic strategies in diseases. Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP), also known as thioredoxin-binding protein-2, is a member of the α-arrestin protein family and is regulated by several cellular stress factors. TXNIP overexpression coupled with thioredoxin inhibits its antioxidant functions, thereby increasing oxidative stress. TXNIP is directly involved in inflammatory activation by interacting with Nod-like receptor protein 3 inflammasome. Bone metabolic disorders are associated with aging, oxidative stress, and inflammation. They are characterized by an imbalance between bone formation involving osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts, and by chondrocyte destruction. The role of TXNIP in bone metabolic diseases has been extensively investigated. Here, we discuss the roles of TXNIP in the regulatory mechanisms of transcription and protein levels and summarize its involvement in bone metabolic disorders such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. TXNIP is expressed in osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and chondrocytes and affects the differentiation and functioning of skeletal cells through both redox-dependent and -independent regulatory mechanisms. Therefore, TXNIP is a potential regulatory and functional factor in bone metabolism and a possible new target for the treatment of bone metabolism-related diseases.

Indexed as

Bone Diseases, MetabolicThioredoxinsCarrier ProteinsHumansInflammasomesMetabolic DiseasesCarrier ProteinsInflammasomesThioredoxinsTXNIP protein, humanchondrocytesosteoarthritisosteoblastsosteoclastsosteoporosisrheumatoid arthritisThioredoxin-interacting protein

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PMID36059548
PMCPMC9428757
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