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ArticleNature communications2024

GATD3A-deficiency-induced mitochondrial dysfunction facilitates senescence of fibroblast-like synoviocytes and osteoarthritis progression.

Kai Shen, Hao Zhou, Qiang Zuo, Yue Gu, Jiangqi Cheng, Kai Yan, Huiwen Zhang, Huanghe Song, Wenwei Liang, Jinchun Zhou and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Kai Shen *Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4699-1869
Hao Zhou *Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Qiang Zuo *Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yue GuDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangqi ChengDepartment of Orthopaedics, Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Kai YanDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Huiwen ZhangThe Core Facility of the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Huanghe SongDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Wenwei LiangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jinchun ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jiuxiang LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Feng LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Chenjun ZhaiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Yixing People's Hospital, Yixing, Jiangsu, China. zcj13506053131@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0988-3906
Weimin FanDepartment of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. fanweimin@vip.sina.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6897-9452

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 81974332National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82202716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence indicates that cellular senescence is closely associated with osteoarthritis. However, there is limited research on the mechanisms underlying fibroblast-like synoviocyte senescence and its impact on osteoarthritis progression. Here, we elucidate a positive correlation between fibroblast-like synoviocyte senescence and osteoarthritis progression and reveal that GATD3A deficiency induces fibroblast-like synoviocyte senescence. Mechanistically, GATD3A deficiency enhances the binding of Sirt3 to MDH2, leading to deacetylation and decreased activity of MDH2. Reduced MDH2 activity impairs tricarboxylic acid cycle flux, resulting in mitochondrial dysfunction and fibroblast-like synoviocyte senescence. Intra-articular injection of recombinant adeno-associated virus carrying GATD3A significantly alleviates the osteoarthritis phenotype in male mice. This study increases our current understanding of GATD3A function. In particular, we reveal a novel mechanism of fibroblast-like synoviocyte senescence, suggesting that targeting GATD3A is a potential therapeutic approach for osteoarthritis.

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Cellular SenescenceDisease ProgressionFibroblastsMitochondriaOsteoarthritisSirtuin 3SynoviocytesAnimalsCitric Acid CycleHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPeptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase FPeptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase FSirt3 protein, mouseSirtuin 3

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PMID39738099
PMCPMC11685659

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