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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2025

Current status and future prospects of nanocarrier-mediated miRNA delivery for osteoarthritis therapy.

Longyin Li, Zhengguang Xu, Feng Gao, Junjie Xu

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. How Selective are Nanomaterials to Treat Osteoarthritis.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Longyin LiDepartment of Joint Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Chaohu, China.
Zhengguang XuSchool of Clinical Medicine, Jining Medical University, Jining, China.
Feng GaoDepartment of Joint Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Chaohu, China.
Junjie XuDepartment of Joint Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Chaohu, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease whose pathogenesis involves multiple pathways, including inflammatory responses, cartilage matrix metabolism, cell proliferation, and apoptosis. Currently, effective clinical treatments are lacking. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with the pathogenesis of OA and represent potential therapeutic agents for this disease. However, issues such as miRNA instability, off-target effects, and low cellular uptake efficiency have limited their clinical application. Nanocarriers, which are widely used for targeted drug delivery, offer a convenient approach for miRNA-based OA therapy. Numerous studies have employed nanomaterials such as polymer-based, lipid-based, inorganic nanoparticles, and extracellular vesicles (EVs) to deliver miRNAs, effectively inhibiting the progression of OA and achieving therapeutic goals. This review summarizes research advances in the use of nanoparticles to deliver miRNAs for the treatment of OA, explores the associated clinical prospects and challenges, and proposes potential pathways toward intelligent, precise, and personalized therapy, with the aim of informing miRNA-mediated gene therapy for OA.

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gene therapymicroRNAsnanoparticlesosteoarthritistargeted delivery

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PMID41625748
PMCPMC12852028

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