SynthesisNutrients2023
Differential Metabolites in Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Energy crisis and cartilage collapse: metabolic reprogramming of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Fecal microbiota and metabolite profiles in patients with osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Creatinine, leucine, and tetrahydrocorticosterone emerge as potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of sarcopenic osteoarthritis in middle-aged and elderly individuals: a cross-sectional exploratory study.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2026Article
- Prognostic model for osteoarthritis combining imaging and clinical biomarkers.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Emerging roles of the metabolite succinate in bone-related diseases.Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B · 2025Review
- Bacterial extracellular vesicles in osteoarthritis: a new bridge of the gut-joint axis.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Genetic prediction of blood metabolites and causal relationships with pain associated with temporomandibular disorders: a Mendelian randomization study.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025Article
- Development and validation of a new nomogram for self-reported OA based on machine learning: a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Aberrant Tryptophan Metabolism Manipulates Osteochondral Homeostasis.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Lipidomic Signature of Plasma and Synovial Fluid in Patients with Osteoarthritis: Putative Biomarkers Determined by UHPLC-QTOF-ESI+MS.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Scoping Pleiotropy of CK2 in Musculoskeletal Disorders for a Novel Targeting Approach.Kinases and phosphatases · 2024Article
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Abstract
(1) Many studies have attempted to utilize metabolomic approaches to explore potential biomarkers for the early detection of osteoarthritis (OA), but consistent and high-level evidence is still lacking. In this study, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of differential small molecule metabolites between OA patients and healthy individuals to screen promising candidates from a large number of samples with the aim of informing future prospective studies. (2) Methods: We searched the EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Wan Fang Data, VIP Date, and CNKI up to 11 August 2022, and selected relevant records based on inclusion criteria. The risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment scale. We performed qualitative synthesis by counting the frequencies of changing directions and conducted meta-analyses using the random effects model and the fixed-effects model to calculate the mean difference and 95% confidence interval. (3) Results: A total of 3798 records were identified and 13 studies with 495 participants were included. In the 13 studies, 132 kinds of small molecule differential metabolites were extracted, 58 increased, 57 decreased and 17 had direction conflicts. Among them, 37 metabolites appeared more than twice. The results of meta-analyses among four studies showed that three metabolites increased, and eight metabolites decreased compared to healthy controls (HC). (4) Conclusions: The main differential metabolites between OA and healthy subjects were amino acids (AAs) and their derivatives, including tryptophan, lysine, leucine, proline, phenylalanine, glutamine, dimethylglycine, citrulline, asparagine, acetylcarnitine and creatinine (muscle metabolic products), which could be potential biomarkers for predicting OA.
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