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ReviewRegenerative biomaterials2025

A review of nanomaterials in osteoarthritis treatment and immune modulation.

Wei Deng, Tianshu Wang, Lei Li, Xuanyu Xiao, Yuanyuan Xu, Qiujiang Li, Qingsong Zhou, Yong Yin, Hongsheng Yang, Kai Gong and 2 more

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Review in Regenerative biomaterials, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. How Selective are Nanomaterials to Treat Osteoarthritis.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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  11. Three-dimensionally-printed biphasic PCL/Regenerative biomaterials · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Wei DengDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 611730, China.
Tianshu WangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials & College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
Lei LiNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials & College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-7253
Xuanyu XiaoNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials & College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
Yuanyuan XuNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials & College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.
Qiujiang LiDepartment of Orthopedics, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610072, China.
Qingsong ZhouDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 611730, China.
Yong YinDepartment of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu Pidu District People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 611730, China.
Hongsheng YangDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
Kai GongDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
Yue ZhouDepartment of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Yunbing WangNational Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials & College of Biomedical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent degenerative cartilage disease globally. The medical community has recognized it as one of the major public health problems today. Nanomaterials are considered the most promising avenue for OA treatment because they exhibit unique physicochemical properties such as high catalytic activity, bio-enzyme-like reaction kinetics, and modulation of joint immune responses. Besides, nanomaterials can exert higher targeting to improve therapeutic efficacy and reduce side effects. These unique advantages have led to the widespread development of nanomaterials for OA treatment, and they are gradually seeing their most prosperous moment. A timely and comprehensive review of OA pathogenesis-immunomodulation-therapeutic efficacy from a nanomaterials perspective would greatly broaden this research area. This review summarizes the recent advances in nanomaterials for OA treatment. Finally, the main challenges and opportunities for nanomaterials to modulate the immune system for OA treatment are discussed.

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immune responsenanomaterialsosteoarthritistreatment mechanisms

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PMID40556785
PMCPMC12187071

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