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ArticleSignal transduction and targeted therapy2025

Single-cell transcriptomics reveals novel chondrocyte and osteoblast subtypes and their role in knee osteoarthritis pathogenesis.

Yuan Liu, Wacili Da, Ming-Jie Xu, Chao-Xin Xiao, Tao Deng, Sheng-Liang Zhou, Xiao-Ting Chen, Yao-Jia Zhou, Li Tang, Yong Nie and 3 more

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Article in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Yuan Liu *Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Wacili Da *Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ming-Jie XuDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Chao-Xin XiaoStem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tao DengSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sheng-Liang ZhouDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xiao-Ting ChenAnimal Laboratory Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yao-Jia ZhouAnimal Laboratory Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Li TangStem Cell and Tissue Engineering Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yong NieDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yi ZengDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hui-Qi XieDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. xiehuiqi@scu.edu.cn.
Bin ShenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. shenbin_1971@163.com.

Funding

Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province (Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology) 23ZDYF2641National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82272561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is becoming more challenging due to a growing number of younger patients being affected. The pathogenesis of KOA is complex for being a multifactorial disease affecting the entire joint, with remodeling of subchondral bone playing a key role in the degeneration of the overlying cartilage. Therefore, this study constructed a bipedal postmenopausal KOA mouse model to better understand how the interplay between subchondral bone remodeling and cartilage degeneration contributes to KOA development. A single-cell atlas of the osteochondral composite tissue was established. Furthermore, three novel subtypes of chondrocytes, including Smoc2

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ChondrocytesOsteoarthritis, KneeOsteoblastsTranscriptomeAnimalsCell DifferentiationDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMiceOsteogenesisSignal TransductionSingle-Cell Analysis

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PMID39904988
PMCPMC11794573

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