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ReviewFrontiers in chemistry2026

Emerging NPR-B agonists for cartilage and bone: from CNP biology to translational compound design.

Yasuhiko Ago, Amali Karunathilaka, Jacky M Guerrero-Vargas, Shunji Tomatsu

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Review in Frontiers in chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yasuhiko AgoDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, United States.
Amali KarunathilakaDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, United States.
Jacky M Guerrero-VargasDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, United States.
Shunji TomatsuDepartment of Biomedical Research, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, DE, United States.

Funding

Enhancement of Newborn Screening Diagnostic Paradigms to Improve the Efficacy of Treatment for Krabbe Disease, Pompe Disease, and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 1R01HD104814 · NICHD · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI Kabir Jalal, Daniel Woo · 2022 to 2026
$3.3M
Non-invasive functional assessment and pathogenesis of Morquio AR01HD102545 · NICHD · NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DELAWARE · PI TOMATSU, SHUNJI · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD102545NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD104814
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disorders affecting cartilage and bone development frequently originate from disrupted endochondral ossification within growth-plate cartilage. Nonetheless, few therapeutic interventions directly target the local signaling pathways governing this process. This review explores the C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP)/natriuretic peptide receptor B (NPR-B) axis as a mechanism-based therapeutic approach addressing issues in cartilage and bone, including skeletal dysplasias, genetic short-stature conditions, and acquired ailments such as bone fractures. It summarizes the production and processing of CNP

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drug deliveryendochondral ossificationNPR-B agonistpeptide therapeuticsskeletal dysplasiatranslational medicine

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PMID42877102
PMCPMC13663181

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