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Aging-associated Increase of GATA4 levels in Articular Cartilage is Linked to Impaired Regenerative Capacity of Chondrocytes and Osteoarthritis.

Meagan J Makarczyk, Yiqian Zhang, Alyssa Aguglia, Olivia Bartholomew, Sophie Hines, Kate Li, Suyash Sinkar, Silvia Liu, Craig Duvall, Hang Lin

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Meagan J MakarczykDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Yiqian ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Alyssa AgugliaDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Olivia BartholomewDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Sophie HinesDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Kate LiDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA.
Suyash SinkarDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Silvia LiuDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.
Craig DuvallDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Hang LinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0781-6630

Funding

Einstein's Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in Basic Biology of AgingP30AG038072 · NIA · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI CUERVO, ANA MARIA · 2010 to 2024
$10.8M
Cardiovascular Bioengineering Training ProgramT32HL076124 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI SANJEEV G SHROFF · 2005 to 2026
$7.0M
Cellular Approaches to Tissue Engineering/RegenerationT32EB001026 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI DUNCAN, ANDREW W, MONGA, SATDARSHAN SINGH · 2003 to 2024
$5.5M
Neurobiology Core CP30AR079206 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Anne-Marie Malfait · 2021 to 2026
$4.7M
Tissue Adhesive RNA Interference Nanoparticles to Block Progression of Posttraumatic and Spontaneous Osteoarthritis.R01AR078666 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Craig Lewis Duvall · 2022 to 2026
$2.6M
Carrier Free siRNA Conjugates as Disease Modifying Osteoarthritis DrugsR01AR083410 · NIAMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI Craig Lewis Duvall · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
Testing Miniature Knee Joint System as a New Tool to Study Neuroimmune Interactions in Osteoarthritis PainF31AR083814 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI MAKARCZYK, MEAGAN JOANNE · 2024 to 2025
$99k
NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL076124NIAMS NIH HHS F31 AR083814NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR079206NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR078666NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR083410NIA NIH HHS P30 AG038072NIBIB NIH HHS T32 EB001026
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Abstract

Although the causal association between aging and osteoarthritis (OA) has been documented, our understanding of the underlying mechanism remains incomplete. To define the regulatory molecules governing chondrocyte aging, we performed transcriptomic analysis of young and old human chondrocytes from healthy donors. The data predicted that GATA binding protein 4 (GATA4) may play a key role in mediating the difference between young and old chondrocytes. Results from immunostaining and western blot showed significantly higher GATA4 levels in old human or mouse chondrocytes when compared to young cells. Moreover, overexpressing

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agingchondrocyteDNA damageGATA4osteoarthritis

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PMID40166328
PMCPMC11957000

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