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ReviewNature reviews. Rheumatology2024

Ion channels in osteoarthritis: emerging roles and potential targets.

Renpeng Zhou, Wenyu Fu, Dmytro Vasylyev, Stephen G Waxman, Chuan-Ju Liu

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Review in Nature reviews. Rheumatology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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47 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Renpeng ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2629-0256
Wenyu FuDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4520-1506
Dmytro VasylyevDepartment of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Stephen G WaxmanDepartment of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5718-7177
Chuan-Ju LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. chuan-ju.liu@yale.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7181-8032

Funding

The immunological mechanism of PGRNs anti-inflammatory effect - Renewal - 1R01AR062207 · NIAMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Chuanju Liu · 2012 to 2026
$5.6M
The Role of PGRN Growth Factor in Osteoarthritis. - Renewal - 1 - Revision - 2R01AR061484 · NIAMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LIU, CHUANJU · 2011 to 2020
$4.8M
The Role of Sodium Channel Nav1.7 in Osteoarthritis - Resubmission - 1R01AR078035 · NIAMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI Chuanju Liu, Stephen Waxman · 2022 to 2026
$2.8M
Targeting TNF Receptors to Inhibit Inflammation and to Prompt Bone Regeneration in Type 1 Diabetes - Resubmission - 1R01AR076900 · NIAMS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, CHUANJU · 2020 to 2024
$2.0M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR061484NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR062207NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR076900NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR078035
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent joint disease that causes substantial disability, yet effective approaches to disease prevention or to the delay of OA progression are lacking. Emerging evidence has pinpointed ion channels as pivotal mediators in OA pathogenesis and as promising targets for disease-modifying treatments. Preclinical studies have assessed the potential of a variety of ion channel modulators to modify disease pathways involved in cartilage degeneration, synovial inflammation, bone hyperplasia and pain, and to provide symptomatic relief in models of OA. Some of these modulators are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. This review explores the structures and functions of ion channels, including transient receptor potential channels, Piezo channels, voltage-gated sodium channels, voltage-dependent calcium channels, potassium channels, acid-sensing ion channels, chloride channels and the ATP-dependent P2XR channels in the osteoarthritic joint. The discussion spans channel-targeting drug discovery and potential clinical applications, emphasizing opportunities for further research, and underscoring the growing clinical impact of ion channel biology in OA.

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Ion ChannelsOsteoarthritisAnimalsHumansIon Channels

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