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ArticleInternational journal of oral science2026

LOXL2 deletion triggers TMJ osteoarthritis, while overexpression protects it from NF-κB-induced chondrocyte apoptosis.

Rajnikant Dilip Raut, Chumki Choudhury, Faiza Ali, Amit Kumar Chakraborty, Mohammed Moeeduddin Ahmed, Cheyleann Del Valle Ponce De Leon, Harshal V Modh, Pushkar Mehra, Yuwei Fan, Alejandro Almarza and 1 more

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Article in International journal of oral science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

11 authors.

Rajnikant Dilip Raut *Translational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6963-5889
Chumki Choudhury *Translational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-0412-7161
Faiza AliTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0009-0004-9535-3729
Amit Kumar ChakrabortyTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7455-6579
Mohammed Moeeduddin AhmedTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Cheyleann Del Valle Ponce De LeonTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6383-9602
Harshal V ModhRestorative Sciences & Biomaterials, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-5582-4977
Pushkar MehraDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9661-0289
Yuwei FanRestorative Sciences & Biomaterials, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8477-8458
Alejandro AlmarzaDepartment of Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4602-9258
Manish V BaisTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. bmanish@bu.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-4198-7377

Funding

Mechanism of LSD1 Function and Its Therapeutic Application for Progressive Oral MalignancyR01DE031413 · NIDCR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Manish Bais · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031413
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA) affects a significant proportion of the population worldwide. However, there has been no substantial progress in the development of FDA-approved drugs for treatment due to a lack of understanding of the specific factors regulating key TMJ-OA molecular mechanisms. Lysyl Oxidase-Like-2 (LOXL2) promotes knee joint cartilage protection and is downregulated in a TMJ-OA animal model. We evaluated the role of LOXL2 in TMJ cartilage, its molecular mechanism, and gene networks using in vivo Loxl2 knockout mice (Acan-Cre; Loxl2

Indexed as

Amino Acid OxidoreductasesApoptosisChondrocytesNF-kappa BOsteoarthritisTemporomandibular Joint DisordersAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalInterleukin-1betaMatrix Metalloproteinase 13MiceMice, KnockoutSignal TransductionAmino Acid OxidoreductasesInterleukin-1betaLoxl2 protein, mouseMatrix Metalloproteinase 13NF-kappa B

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PMID41633981
PMCPMC12868859

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