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ReviewMedComm2025

Osteoarthritis: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Advances.

Wei Liu, Ning-Yi Guo, Jian-Quan Wang, Bing-Bing Xu

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Review in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 2 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

29 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

4 authors.

Wei LiuDepartment of Sports Medicine Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University Beijing China.
Ning-Yi GuoDepartment of Sports Medicine Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University Beijing China.
Jian-Quan WangDepartment of Sports Medicine Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University Beijing China.
Bing-Bing XuDepartment of Sports Medicine Peking University Third Hospital, Institute of Sports Medicine of Peking University Beijing China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint disease characterized by a complex pathological mechanism, including chondrocyte dysfunction, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodeling, and molecular regulation abnormalities. Key signaling pathways such as nuclear factor-κB, mitoase-activated protein kinase, and transforming growth factor-β are disrupted, leading to cytokine imbalance, oxidative stress, and excessive protease activity, which collectively contribute to cartilage degeneration. This review summarizes the potential causes of OA, focusing on cellular and structural abnormalities in cartilage, synovial tissue, and subchondral bone, as well as dysregulation of signaling pathways, gene regulation, and molecular mechanisms. Given the limitations of current diagnostic methods for OA, biomarkers may offer new hope. Emerging therapeutic strategies for OA include biologics, intelligent drug delivery, and tissue engineering, aiming to modulate the immune microenvironment while promoting cartilage repair. However, these approaches face challenges such as long-term safety and scalability. Future research may require deeper multidisciplinary collaboration and combination therapies to revolutionize the management of OA and improve patient outcomes.

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chondrocyteosteoarthritis (OA)pathogenesissignaling pathwaytherapy

Identifiers

PMID40757100
PMCPMC12314552

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