Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41308124›Full record

ArticleScience (New York, N.Y.)2026

Inhibition of 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase promotes cartilage regeneration.

Mamta Singla, Yu Xin Wang, Elena Monti, Yudhishtar Bedi, Pranay Agarwal, Shiqi Su, Sara Ancel, Maiko Hermsmeier, Nitya Devisetti, Akshay Pandey and 5 more

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Article in Science (New York, N.Y.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Mamta Singla *Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6408-1167
Yu Xin Wang *Baxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8440-9388
Elena MontiBaxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3767-0855
Yudhishtar BediDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1213-4116
Pranay AgarwalDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Shiqi SuCenter for Cardiovascular and Muscular Diseases, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Sara AncelCenter for Cardiovascular and Muscular Diseases, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Maiko HermsmeierDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3355-5614
Nitya DevisettiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-9294-2203
Akshay PandeyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8587-5890
Mohsen Afshar BakooshliBaxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3577-3332
Adelaida R PallaBaxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2695-9335
Stuart GoodmanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1919-3717
Helen M BlauBaxter Laboratory for Stem Cell Biology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6503-5480
Nidhi BhutaniDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7494-5870

Funding

Establishing a Single-Cell Proteomic Atlas for Normal and Osteoarthritic Articular CartilageR01AR077530 · NIAMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BHUTANI, NIDHI · 2021 to 2025
$2.6M
Regulation of eicosanoid signaling lipids to improve skeletal muscle function and increase healthspan during agingR01AG069858 · NIA · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BLAU, HELEN M · 2020 to 2023
$2.4M
Evaluating the Potential of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSC) For Cartilage RepairR01AR070864 · NIAMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI BHUTANI, NIDHI · 2017 to 2021
$2.2M
Spatial Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Regeneration and DiseaseR00NS120278 · NINDS · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · PI WANG, YU XIN · 2023 to 2025
$739k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR070864NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077530NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069858NINDS NIH HHS R00 NS120278
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging or injury to the joints can lead to cartilage degeneration and osteoarthritis (OA), for which there are limited effective treatments. We found that expression of 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) is increased in the articular cartilage of aged or injured mice. Both systemic and local inhibition of 15-PGDH with a small-molecule inhibitor (PGDHi) led to regeneration of articular cartilage and reduction in OA-associated pain. Using single-cell RNA-sequencing and multiplexed immunofluorescence imaging of cartilage, we identified the major chondrocyte subpopulations. Inhibition of 15-PGDH decreased hypertrophic-like chondrocytes expressing 15-PGDH and increased extracellular matrix-synthesizing articular chondrocytes. Cartilage regeneration appears to occur through gene expression changes in preexisting chondrocytes, rather than stem or progenitor cell proliferation. 15-PGDH inhibition could be a potential disease-modifying and regenerative approach for osteoarthritis.

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularEnzyme InhibitorsHydroxyprostaglandin DehydrogenasesOsteoarthritisRegenerationAgingAnimalsChondrocytesExtracellular MatrixMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BL15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenaseEnzyme InhibitorsHydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenases

Identifiers

PMID41308124
PMCPMC13127300

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