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ArticleAging cell2026

Sustained Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1-Alpha Accumulation Disrupts the Articular Niche to Promote Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis.

Weiyuan Gong, Chu Tao, Xingyun Wang, Rongdong Liao, Jianglong Li, Xiongtian Guo, Minghao Qu, Jianmei Huang, Mingjue Chen, Fuxin Wei and 6 more

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Article in Aging cell, 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Weiyuan GongDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2667-6973
Chu TaoShenzhen Key Laboratory of Bone Tissue Repair and Translational Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6069-880X
Xingyun WangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Rongdong LiaoSichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9846-6519
Jianglong LiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Xiongtian GuoShenzhen Key Laboratory of Bone Tissue Repair and Translational Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Minghao QuDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Jianmei HuangDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Mingjue ChenDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Fuxin WeiShenzhen Key Laboratory of Bone Tissue Repair and Translational Research, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Peng WangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Lijun LinDepartment of Joint and Orthopedics, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4077-1198
Di ChenFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Qing YaoDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Chunyi WenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Guozhi XiaoDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment and Disease Research, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Cell Microenvironment, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.

Funding

Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Innovation Council Grant 2017B030301018National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants 82230081National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants 82250710175National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants 82261160395National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants 82430078Noncommunicable Chronic Diseases-National Science and Technology Major Project 2025ZD0550400Science and Technology Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipal Government Grants ZDSYS20140509142721429Shenzhen Medical Research Funds B2402033Shenzhen Medical Research Funds B2504003Shenzhen Medical Research Funds E250200210
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The precise role of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis remains controversial, often debated between a protective compensatory factor and a disease mediator. Here, we demonstrate that sustained, uncoupled HIF-1α accumulation functions as a potent, compartment-specific pathogenic driver of joint destruction. Using genetically engineered mouse models, we reveal that chondrocyte-specific HIF-1α overexpression (Acan

Indexed as

Cartilage, ArticularHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitOsteoarthritisAnimalsChondrocytesDisease Models, AnimalHumansMaleMiceHif1a protein, mouseHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitcartilageHIF‐1αLNP‐mRNAOA

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PMID42337938
PMCPMC13290656

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