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Hu W, Cai C, Li Y, Kang F, Chu T, Dong S. Farnesoid X receptor agonist attenuates subchondral bone osteoclast fusion and osteochondral pathologies of osteoarthritis via suppressing JNK1/2/NFATc1 pathway. FASEB J 2022; 36:e22243. [PMID: 35224782 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202101717r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative disease of the joint, featured by articular cartilage destruction and subchondral bone marrow lesions. Articular cartilage and subchondral bone constitute an osteochondral unit that guarantees joint homeostasis. During OA initiation, activated osteoclasts in subchondral bone ultimately result in impaired capacities of the subchondral bone in response to mechanical stress, followed by the degradation of overlying articular cartilage. Thus, targeting osteoclasts could be a potential therapeutic option for treating OA. Here, we observed that farnesoid X receptor (FXR) expression and osteoclast fusion and activity in subchondral bone were concomitantly changed during early-stage OA in the OA mouse model established by anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). Then, we explored the therapeutic effects of FXR agonist GW4064 on the osteochondral pathologies in ACLT mice. We showed that GW4064 obviously ameliorated subchondral bone deterioration, associated with reduction in tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) positive multinuclear osteoclast number, as well as articular cartilage degradation, which were blocked by the treatment with FXR antagonist Guggulsterone. Mechanistically, GW4064 impeded osteoclastogenesis through inhibiting subchondral bone osteoclast fusion via suppressing c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) 1/2/nuclear factor of activated T-cells 1 (NFATc1) pathway. Taken together, our results present evidence for the protective effects of GW4064 against OA by blunting osteoclast-mediated aberrant subchondral bone loss and subsequent cartilage deterioration. Therefore, GW4064 demonstrates the potential as an alternative therapeutic option against OA for further drug development.
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- Wenhui Hu
- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Biomedical Materials Science, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Trauma, Burns and Combined Injury, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Brejneboel M, Hansen P, Nybing J, Bachmann R, Ratjen U, Hansen I, Lenskjold A, Axelsen M, Lundemann M, Boesen M. External Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Tool for Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Severity Classification. Eur J Radiol 2022; 150:110249. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2022.110249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Binvignat M, Pedoia V, Butte AJ, Louati K, Klatzmann D, Berenbaum F, Mariotti-Ferrandiz E, Sellam J. Use of machine learning in osteoarthritis research: a systematic literature review. RMD Open 2022; 8:e001998. [PMID: 35296530 PMCID: PMC8928401 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this systematic literature review was to provide a comprehensive and exhaustive overview of the use of machine learning (ML) in the clinical care of osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A systematic literature review was performed in July 2021 using MEDLINE PubMed with key words and MeSH terms. For each selected article, the number of patients, ML algorithms used, type of data analysed, validation methods and data availability were collected. RESULTS From 1148 screened articles, 46 were selected and analysed; most were published after 2017. Twelve articles were related to diagnosis, 7 to prediction, 4 to phenotyping, 12 to severity and 11 to progression. The number of patients included ranged from 18 to 5749. Overall, 35% of the articles described the use of deep learning And 74% imaging analyses. A total of 85% of the articles involved knee OA and 15% hip OA. No study investigated hand OA. Most of the studies involved the same cohort, with data from the OA initiative described in 46% of the articles and the MOST and Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee cohorts in 11% and 7%. Data and source codes were described as publicly available respectively in 54% and 22% of the articles. External validation was provided in only 7% of the articles. CONCLUSION This review proposes an up-to-date overview of ML approaches used in clinical OA research and will help to enhance its application in this field.
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- Marie Binvignat
- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Inserm UMRS_938, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
- Bakar Computational Health Science Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
- Immunology Immunopathology Immunotherapy UMRS_959, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Center for Intelligent Imaging (CI2), Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Bakar Computational Health Science Institute, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Inserm UMRS_938, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Immunology Immunopathology Immunotherapy UMRS_959, Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
- Biotherapy (CIC-BTi) and Inflammation Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (i2B), Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Inserm UMRS_938, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine, Inserm UMRS_938, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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Evans J, Hamilton RI, Biggs P, Holt C, Elliott MT. Data sharing across osteoarthritis research groups and disciplines: Opportunities and challenges. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2022; 4:100236. [PMID: 36474476 PMCID: PMC9718296 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2022.100236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Osteoarthritis is a heterogeneous condition characterised by a wide variety of factors and represents a worldwide healthcare challenge. There are multiple clinical and research specialisms involved in the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of osteoarthritis, and there may be opportunities to share or pool data which are currently not being utilised. However, there are challenges to doing so which require carefully structured solutions and partnership working. Methods Interviews were conducted with nine experts from various fields within osteoarthritis research. A semi-structured approach was used, and thematic analysis applied to the results. Results Generally, osteoarthritis researchers were supportive of data sharing, provided it is done responsibly and without impacting data integrity. Benefits identified included increasing typically low-powered data, the potential for machine learning opportunities, and the potential for improved patient outcomes. However, a number of challenges were identified, relating to: data security, data harmonisation, storage costs, ethical considerations and governance. Conclusions There is clear support for increased data sharing and partnership working in osteoarthritis research. Further investigation will be required to navigate the complex issues identified; however, it is clear that collaborative opportunities should be better facilitated and there may be innovative ways to do this. It is also clear that nomenclature within different disciplines could be better streamlined, to improve existing opportunities to harmonise data.
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- Jill Evans
- Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Biomechanics and Bioengineering Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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Preiswerk F, Sury MS, Wortman JR, Neumann G, Wells W, Duryea J. Fast quantitative bone marrow lesion measurement on knee MRI for the assessment of osteoarthritis. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2022; 4:100234. [PMID: 36474467 PMCID: PMC9718203 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2022.100234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Objective Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent disease with a high economic and social cost. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used to visualize many KOA-related structures including bone marrow lesions (BMLs), which are associated with OA pain. Several semi-automated software methods have been developed to segment BMLs, using manual, labor-intensive methods, which can be costly for large clinical trials and other studies of KOA. The goal of our study was to develop and validate a more efficient method to quantify BML volume on knee MRI scans. Materials and methods We have applied a deep learning approach using a patch-based convolutional neural network (CNN) which was trained using 673 MRI data sets and the segmented BML masks obtained from a trained reader. Given the location of a BML provided by the reader, the network performed a fully automated segmentation of the BML, removing the need for tedious manual delineation. Accuracy was quantified using the Pearson's correlation coefficient, by a comparison to a second expert reader, and using the Dice Similarity Score (DSC). Results The Pearson's R2 value was 0.94 and we found similar agreement when comparing two readers (R2 = 0.85) and each reader versus the DL model (R2 = 0.95 and R2 = 0.81). The average DSC was 0.70. Conclusions We developed and validated a deep learning-based method to segment BMLs on knee MRI data sets. This has the potential to be a valuable tool for future large studies of KOA.
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- Frank Preiswerk
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Burlington, MA, 01805, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02118, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Oh M, Ha DI, Son C, Kang JG, Hwang H, Moon SB, Kim M, Nam J, Kim JS, Song SY, Kim YS, Park S, Yoo JS, Ko JH, Park K. Defect in cytosolic Neu2 sialidase abrogates lipid metabolism and impairs muscle function in vivo. Sci Rep 2022; 12:3216. [PMID: 35217678 PMCID: PMC8881595 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-07033-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Sialic acid (SA) is present in glycoconjugates and important in cell-cell recognition, cell adhesion, and cell growth and as a receptor. Among the four mammalian sialidases, cytosolic NEU2 has a pivotal role in muscle and neuronal differentiation in vitro. However, its biological functions in vivo remain unclear due to its very low expression in humans. However, the presence of cytoplasmic glycoproteins, gangliosides, and lectins involved in cellular metabolism and glycan recognition has suggested the functional importance of cytosolic Neu2 sialidases. We generated a Neu2 knockout mouse model via CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome engineering and analyzed the offspring littermates at different ages to investigate the in vivo function of cytosolic Neu2 sialidase. Surprisingly, knocking out the Neu2 gene in vivo abrogated overall lipid metabolism, impairing motor function and leading to diabetes. Consistent with these results, Neu2 knockout led to alterations in sialylated glycoproteins involved in lipid metabolism and muscle function, as shown by glycoproteomics analysis.
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- Mijung Oh
- Medical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
- Department of Bio-Molecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, 28119, Republic of Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 34141, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Bio-Molecular Science, KRIBB School of Bioscience, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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- Medical Research Institute, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Kasamkattil J, Gryadunova A, Martin I, Barbero A, Schären S, Krupkova O, Mehrkens A. Spheroid-Based Tissue Engineering Strategies for Regeneration of the Intervertebral Disc. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:2530. [PMID: 35269672 PMCID: PMC8910276 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23052530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Degenerative disc disease, a painful pathology of the intervertebral disc (IVD), often causes disability and reduces quality of life. Although regenerative cell-based strategies have shown promise in clinical trials, none have been widely adopted clinically. Recent developments demonstrated that spheroid-based approaches might help overcome challenges associated with cell-based IVD therapies. Spheroids are three-dimensional multicellular aggregates with architecture that enables the cells to differentiate and synthesize endogenous ECM, promotes cell-ECM interactions, enhances adhesion, and protects cells from harsh conditions. Spheroids could be applied in the IVD both in scaffold-free and scaffold-based configurations, possibly providing advantages over cell suspensions. This review highlights areas of future research in spheroid-based regeneration of nucleus pulposus (NP) and annulus fibrosus (AF). We also discuss cell sources and methods for spheroid fabrication and characterization, mechanisms related to spheroid fusion, as well as enhancement of spheroid performance in the context of the IVD microenvironment.
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- Jesil Kasamkattil
- Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (J.K.); (A.G.); (S.S.); (A.M.)
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- Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (J.K.); (A.G.); (S.S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (I.M.); (A.B.)
- World-Class Research Center “Digital Biodesign and Personalized Healthcare”, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (I.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (I.M.); (A.B.)
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- Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (J.K.); (A.G.); (S.S.); (A.M.)
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- Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (J.K.); (A.G.); (S.S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (I.M.); (A.B.)
- Lepage Research Institute, University of Prešov, 17. Novembra 1, 081 16 Prešov, Slovakia
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- Spine Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031 Basel, Switzerland; (J.K.); (A.G.); (S.S.); (A.M.)
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Zhou Y, Weeden C, Patten L, Dowsey M, Bunzli S, Choong P, Schilling C. Evaluating willingness for surgery using the SMART Choice (Knee) patient prognostic tool for total knee arthroplasty: study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:179. [PMID: 35209877 PMCID: PMC8876449 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Approximately 1 in 5 patients feel unsatisfied after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Prognostic tools may aid in the patient selection process and reduce the proportion of patients who experience unsatisfactory surgery. This study uses the prognostic tool SMART Choice (Patient Prognostic Tool for Total Knee Arthroplasty) to predict patient improvement after TKA. The tool aims to be used by the patient without clinician input and does not require clinical data such as X-ray findings or blood results. The objective of this study is to evaluate the SMART Choice tool on patient decision making, particularly willingness for surgery. We hypothesise that the use of the SMART Choice tool will influence willingness to undergo surgery, especially when used earlier in the patient TKA journey. METHODS This is a multicentred, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial conducted in Melbourne, Australia. Participants will be recruited from the St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne (SVHM) Orthopaedic Clinic, and the client base of HCF, Australia (private health insurance company). Patients over 45 years of age who have been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis and considering TKA are eligible for participation. Participants will be randomised to either use the SMART Choice tool or treatment as usual. The SMART Choice tool provides users with a prediction for improvement or deterioration / no change after surgery based on utility score change calculated from the Veterans-RAND 12 (VR-12) survey. The primary outcome of the study is patient willingness for TKA surgery. The secondary outcomes include evaluating the optimal timing for tool use and using decision quality questionnaires to understand the patient experience when using the tool. Participants will be followed up for 6 months from the time of recruitment. DISCUSSION The SMART Choice tool has the potential to improve patient decision making for TKA. Although many prognostic tools have been developed for other areas of surgery, most are confined within academic bodies of work. This study will be one of the first to evaluate the impact of a prognostic tool on patient decision making using a prospective clinical trial, an important step in transitioning the tool for use in clinical practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) - ACTRN12622000072718 . Prospectively registered - 21 January 2022.
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- Yuxuan Zhou
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Teoh YX, Lai KW, Usman J, Goh SL, Mohafez H, Hasikin K, Qian P, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Dhanalakshmi S. Discovering Knee Osteoarthritis Imaging Features for Diagnosis and Prognosis: Review of Manual Imaging Grading and Machine Learning Approaches. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE ENGINEERING 2022; 2022:4138666. [PMID: 35222885 PMCID: PMC8881170 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4138666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a deliberating joint disorder characterized by cartilage loss that can be captured by imaging modalities and translated into imaging features. Observing imaging features is a well-known objective assessment for knee OA disorder. However, the variety of imaging features is rarely discussed. This study reviews knee OA imaging features with respect to different imaging modalities for traditional OA diagnosis and updates recent image-based machine learning approaches for knee OA diagnosis and prognosis. Although most studies recognized X-ray as standard imaging option for knee OA diagnosis, the imaging features are limited to bony changes and less sensitive to short-term OA changes. Researchers have recommended the usage of MRI to study the hidden OA-related radiomic features in soft tissues and bony structures. Furthermore, ultrasound imaging features should be explored to make it more feasible for point-of-care diagnosis. Traditional knee OA diagnosis mainly relies on manual interpretation of medical images based on the Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grading scheme, but this approach is consistently prone to human resource and time constraints and less effective for OA prevention. Recent studies revealed the capability of machine learning approaches in automating knee OA diagnosis and prognosis, through three major tasks: knee joint localization (detection and segmentation), classification of OA severity, and prediction of disease progression. AI-aided diagnostic models improved the quality of knee OA diagnosis significantly in terms of time taken, reproducibility, and accuracy. Prognostic ability was demonstrated by several prediction models in terms of estimating possible OA onset, OA deterioration, progressive pain, progressive structural change, progressive structural change with pain, and time to total knee replacement (TKR) incidence. Despite research gaps, machine learning techniques still manifest huge potential to work on demanding tasks such as early knee OA detection and estimation of future disease events, as well as fundamental tasks such as discovering the new imaging features and establishment of novel OA status measure. Continuous machine learning model enhancement may favour the discovery of new OA treatment in future.
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- Yun Xin Teoh
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Sciences, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Department of Medical Informatics of Medical (Nursing) School, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur 603203, India
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Renzini A, D’Onghia M, Coletti D, Moresi V. Histone Deacetylases as Modulators of the Crosstalk Between Skeletal Muscle and Other Organs. Front Physiol 2022; 13:706003. [PMID: 35250605 PMCID: PMC8895239 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.706003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Skeletal muscle plays a major role in controlling body mass and metabolism: it is the most abundant tissue of the body and a major source of humoral factors; in addition, it is primarily responsible for glucose uptake and storage, as well as for protein metabolism. Muscle acts as a metabolic hub, in a crosstalk with other organs and tissues, such as the liver, the brain, and fat tissue. Cytokines, adipokines, and myokines are pivotal mediators of such crosstalk. Many of these circulating factors modulate histone deacetylase (HDAC) expression and/or activity. HDACs form a numerous family of enzymes, divided into four classes based on their homology to their orthologs in yeast. Eleven family members are considered classic HDACs, with a highly conserved deacetylase domain, and fall into Classes I, II, and IV, while class III members are named Sirtuins and are structurally and mechanistically distinct from the members of the other classes. HDACs are key regulators of skeletal muscle metabolism, both in physiological conditions and following metabolic stress, participating in the highly dynamic adaptative responses of the muscle to external stimuli. In turn, HDAC expression and activity are closely regulated by the metabolic demands of the skeletal muscle. For instance, NAD+ levels link Class III (Sirtuin) enzymatic activity to the energy status of the cell, and starvation or exercise affect Class II HDAC stability and intracellular localization. SUMOylation or phosphorylation of Class II HDACs are modulated by circulating factors, thus establishing a bidirectional link between HDAC activity and endocrine, paracrine, and autocrine factors. Indeed, besides being targets of adipo-myokines, HDACs affect the synthesis of myokines by skeletal muscle, altering the composition of the humoral milieu and ultimately contributing to the muscle functioning as an endocrine organ. In this review, we discuss recent findings on the interplay between HDACs and circulating factors, in relation to skeletal muscle metabolism and its adaptative response to energy demand. We believe that enhancing knowledge on the specific functions of HDACs may have clinical implications leading to the use of improved HDAC inhibitors for the treatment of metabolic syndromes or aging.
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- Alessandra Renzini
- Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Biological Adaptation and Ageing, Institut de Biologie Paris-Seine, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
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- Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Department of Anatomy, Histology, Forensic Medicine and Orthopedics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- Institute of Nanotechnology (Nanotec), National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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Karim A, Bajbouj K, Shafarin J, Qaisar R, Hall AC, Hamad M. Iron Overload Induces Oxidative Stress, Cell Cycle Arrest and Apoptosis in Chondrocytes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:821014. [PMID: 35252185 PMCID: PMC8894434 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.821014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Clinical and experimental evidence point to the presence of considerable links between arthropathy, osteoarthritis (OA) in particular, and iron overload possibly due to oxidative stress and tissue damage. However, the specific cellular targets of iron overload-related oxidative stress in OA remain ambiguous. We examined the effects of iron overload on chondrocyte health using the C-20/A4 chondrocyte cell line. Cells were treated with increasing concentrations of ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) to mimic iron overload in vitro. Treated cells were assessed for cell viability, cycling, apoptosis, collagen II synthesis, and oxidative stress along with cellular iron content and the expression of key iron regulatory genes. FAC treatment resulted in an increase in ferritin expression and a significant decrease in the expression of hepcidin, ferroportin, transferrin receptors 1 (TfR1) and TfR2. Increased labile iron content was also evident, especially in cells treated with high FAC at 24 h. High doses of FAC treatment also induced higher levels of reactive oxygen species, reduced collagen II production, disrupted cell cycle and higher cell death as compared with untreated controls. In conclusion, findings presented here demonstrate that iron overload disrupts cellular iron homeostasis, which compromises the functional integrity of chondrocytes and leads to oxidative stress and apoptosis.
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- Asima Karim
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Edinburgh Medical School, Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Sharjah Institute for Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Shekhar A, Howell SM, Nedopil AJ, Hull ML. Excellent and Good Results Treating Stiffness with Early and Late Manipulation after Unrestricted Caliper-Verified Kinematically Aligned TKA. J Pers Med 2022; 12:304. [PMID: 35207792 PMCID: PMC8875955 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12020304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) for stiffness within 6 to 12 weeks after mechanically aligned total knee arthroplasty (TKA) generally yields better outcome scores than an MUA performed later. However, the timing of MUA after unrestricted, caliper-verified, kinematically aligned (KA) TKA remains uncertain. A retrospective review identified 82 of 3558 (2.3%) KA TKA patients treated with an MUA between 2010 and 2017. Thirty patients treated with an MUA within 3 months of the TKA (i.e., early) and 24 in the late group (i.e., >3 months) returned a questionnaire after a mean of 6 years and 5 years, respectively. Mean outcome scores for the early vs. late group were 78 vs. 62 for the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) (p = 0.023) and 42 vs. 39 for the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) (p = 0.037). Subjectively, the early vs. late group responses indicated that 83% vs. 67% walked without a limp, 73% vs. 54% had normal extension, and 43% vs. 25% had normal flexion. An MUA within 3 months after unrestricted KA TKA provided excellent FJS and OKS at final follow-up relative to a late MUA. A late MUA performed after 3 months is worth consideration because of the good FJS and OKS scores, albeit with a risk of a persistent limp and limitation in knee extension and flexion.
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- Adithya Shekhar
- California Northstate University School of Medicine, Elk Grove, CA 95758, USA;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Lodi, CA 95240, USA;
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- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial, Lodi, CA 95240, USA;
- Orthopädische Klinik König-Ludwig-Haus, Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie der Universität, 97074 Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Craig A, King SW, van Duren BH, Veysi VT, Jain S, Palan J. Articular spacers in two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection of the hip and the knee. EFORT Open Rev 2022; 7:137-152. [PMID: 35192512 PMCID: PMC8897569 DOI: 10.1530/eor-21-0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Use of articular antibiotic-eluting cement spacers during two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a long-established and proven adjunctive technique during first-stage surgery. Articular spacers come in many forms, either static or dynamic. The authors present an instructional review of current evidence regarding their use. A total of 45 studies (for spacer use in PJI involving either hip or knee) were analysed for data regarding eradication rate, functional outcomes, mechanical complications and the impact on second-stage surgery. A large number of case series and retrospective cohort studies were retrieved, with only a small number of prospective studies (2). High levels of infection eradication were commonly reported (>80%). Outcome scores were commonly reported as indicating good-to-excellent function and pain levels. Second-stage procedures were often not required when dynamic spacers were used. Static spacers were associated with more mechanical complications in both the hip and the knee. In the hip, dynamic spacers were more commonly associated with instability compared to static spacers. Consideration should be given to the use of dual-mobility or constrained definitive acetabular components in these cases at second-stage surgery. The use of antibiotic-eluting polymethylmethacrylate articular spacers in two-stage revision for PJI of hip and knee arthroplasty achieves a high rate of infection eradication. Dynamic spacers may confer a variety of benefits compared to static spacers, with a similar rate of infection eradication.
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- Andy Craig
- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Li Z, Nie L, Li Y, Yang L, Jin L, Du B, Yang J, Zhang X, Cui H, Luobu O. Traditional Tibetan Medicine Twenty-Five Wei'er Tea Pills Ameliorate Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Chemical Crosstalk Between Gut Microbiota and the Host. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:828920. [PMID: 35222043 PMCID: PMC8867225 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.828920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Twenty-Five Wei'er Tea Pills (TFP), a traditional Tibetan medicine, has shown to have a promising therapeutic effect in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as being safe. Nonetheless, there have been limited pharmacological studies that have explored this therapeutic option. As gut microbiota has been proven to have a critical role in the pathogenesis of RA, this study aims to explore and reveal relevant ways by which TFP interacts with the chemical crosstalk between the gut microbiome and its host. 16S rRNA sequencing, combined with un-targeted metabolomics, were conducted on collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. CIA model rats treated with TFP showed significant improvement in weight gain, pathological phenomena in joints, as well as decreased serum levels of TNF-α, IL-6 and increased level of IL-4 and IL-10. Significant dysfunction in the gut microbiome and alteration in serum metabolites were observed in CIA model rats, which were restored by TFP treatment. Coherence analysis indicated that TFP modulated the pathways of histidine metabolism, phenylalanine metabolism, alanine, aspartate, glutamate metabolism, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism owing to the abundances of Lactobacillus, Bacteroides, Prevotellaceae_UCG-001 and Christensenellaceae_R-7_group in the gut microflora. The corresponding metabolites involved L-histidine, histamine, phenylethylamine, asparagine, L-aspartic acid, D-fructose 1-phosphate, D-Mannose 6-phosphate, D-Glucose 6-phosphate, and Glucose 1-phosphate. In conclusion, this study reveals the ameliorative effects of TFP on RA through the chemical crosstalk that exists between the gut microbiota and its host, and also further enriches our understandings of the pathogenesis of RA.
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- Zixuan Li
- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Institute of Oxygen Supply, Center of Tibetan Studies (Everest Research Institute), Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine, Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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- Second Affiliated Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Shandong University, Qingdao, China
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- Medical College of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
- Affiliated Fukang Hospital of Tibet University, Lhasa, China
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Identification of Common Pathogenic Pathways Involved in Hemochromatosis Arthritis and Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease: a Review. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2022; 24:40-45. [PMID: 35143028 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-022-01054-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Arthritis is a common clinical manifestation of hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), and HH is one of a handful of conditions linked to calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) in joints. The connection between these two types of arthritis has not yet been fully elucidated. In light of new pathogenic pathways recently implicated in CPPD involving bone, we reviewed the literature on the etiology of hemochromatosis arthropathy (HHA) seeking shared pathogenic mechanisms. RESULTS Clinical observations reinforce striking similarities between HHA and CPPD even in the absence of CPP crystals. They share a similar joint distribution, low grade synovial inflammation, and generalized bone loss. Excess iron damages chondrocytes and bone cells in vitro. While direct effects of iron on cartilage are not consistently seen in animal models of HH, there is decreased osteoblast alkaline phosphatase activity, and increased osteoclastogenesis. These abnormalities are also seen in CPPD. Joint repair processes may also be impaired in both CPPD and HHA. CONCLUSIONS Possible shared pathogenic pathways relate more to bone and abnormal damage/repair mechanisms than direct damage to articular cartilage. While additional work is necessary to fully understand the pathogenesis of arthritis in HH and to firmly establish causal links with CPPD, this review provides some plausible hypotheses explaining the overlap of these two forms of arthritis.
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McDougall JJ, Reid AR. Joint Damage and Neuropathic Pain in Rats Treated With Lysophosphatidic Acid. Front Immunol 2022; 13:811402. [PMID: 35185905 PMCID: PMC8855924 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.811402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Joint pain is a complex phenomenon that involves multiple endogenous mediators and pathophysiological events. In addition to nociceptive and inflammatory pain, some patients report neuropathic-like pain symptoms. Examination of arthritic joints from humans and preclinical animal models have revealed axonal damage which is likely the source of the neuropathic pain. The mediators responsible for joint peripheral neuropathy are obscure, but lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) has emerged as a leading candidate target. In the present study, male and female Wistar rats received an intra-articular injection of LPA into the right knee and allowed to recover for 28 days. Joint pain was measured by von Frey hair algesiometry, while joint pathology was determined by scoring of histological sections. Both male and female rats showed comparable degenerative changes to the LPA-treated knee including chondrocyte death, focal bone erosion, and synovitis. Mechanical withdrawal thresholds decreased by 20-30% indicative of secondary allodynia in the affected limb; however, there was no significant difference in pain sensitivity between the sexes. Treatment of LPA animals with the neuropathic pain drug amitriptyline reduced joint pain for over 2 hours with no sex differences being observed. In summary, intra-articular injection of LPA causes joint degeneration and neuropathic pain thereby mimicking some of the characteristics of neuropathic osteoarthritis.
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- Jason J. McDougall
- Departments of Pharmacology and Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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Evenbratt H, Andreasson L, Bicknell V, Brittberg M, Mobini R, Simonsson S. Insights into the present and future of cartilage regeneration and joint repair. CELL REGENERATION (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 11:3. [PMID: 35106664 PMCID: PMC8807792 DOI: 10.1186/s13619-021-00104-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Knee osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. It causes pain and suffering for affected patients and is the source of major economic costs for healthcare systems. Despite ongoing research, there is a lack of knowledge regarding disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and possible cures. Current treatments do not fulfill patients' long-term needs, and it often requires invasive surgical procedures with subsequent long periods of rehabilitation. Researchers and companies worldwide are working to find a suitable cell source to engineer or regenerate a functional and healthy articular cartilage tissue to implant in the damaged area. Potential cell sources to accomplish this goal include embryonic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, or induced pluripotent stem cells. The differentiation of stem cells into different tissue types is complex, and a suitable concentration range of specific growth factors is vital. The cellular microenvironment during early embryonic development provides crucial information regarding concentrations of signaling molecules and morphogen gradients as these are essential inducers for tissue development. Thus, morphogen gradients implemented in developmental protocols aimed to engineer functional cartilage tissue can potentially generate cells comparable to those within native cartilage. In this review, we have summarized the problems with current treatments, potential cell sources for cell therapy, reviewed the progress of new treatments within the regenerative cartilage field, and highlighted the importance of cell quality, characterization assays, and chemically defined protocols.
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- Cline Scientific AB, SE-431 53 Mölndal, Sweden
- Institute of Biomedicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Cline Scientific AB, SE-431 53 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Cartilage Research Unit, University of Gothenburg, Region Halland Orthopaedics, Kungsbacka Hospital, S-434 80 Kungsbacka, Sweden
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- Cline Scientific AB, SE-431 53 Mölndal, Sweden
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- Institute of Biomedicine at Sahlgrenska Academy, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, University of Gothenburg, SE-413 45 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Bouma SE, van Beek JFE, Diercks RL, van der Woude LHV, Stevens M, van den Akker-Scheek I. Barriers and facilitators perceived by healthcare professionals for implementing lifestyle interventions in patients with osteoarthritis: a scoping review. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e056831. [PMID: 35105598 PMCID: PMC8808449 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To provide an overview of barriers and facilitators that healthcare professionals (HCPs) perceive regarding the implementation of lifestyle interventions (LIs) in patients with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Scoping review. DATA SOURCES The databases PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception up to January 2021. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Primary research articles with a quantitative, qualitative or mixed-methods design were eligible for inclusion if they reported: (1) perceptions of primary and/or secondary HCPs (population); (2) on implementing LIs with physical activity and/or weight management as key components (concept) and (3) on conservative management of hip and/or knee OA (context). Articles not published in English, German or Dutch were excluded. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Barriers and facilitators were extracted by two researchers independently. Subsequently, the extracted factors were linked to a framework based on the Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases checklist. RESULTS Thirty-six articles were included. In total, 809 factors were extracted and subdivided into nine domains. The extracted barriers were mostly related to non-optimal interdisciplinary collaboration, patients' negative attitude towards LIs, patients' low health literacy and HCPs' lack of knowledge and skills around LIs or promoting behavioural change. The extracted facilitators were mostly related to good interdisciplinary collaboration, a positive perception of HCPs' own role in implementing LIs, the content or structure of LIs and HCPs' positive attitude towards LIs. CONCLUSIONS Multiple individual and environmental factors influence the implementation of LIs by HCPs in patients with hip and/or knee OA. The resulting overview of barriers and facilitators can guide future research on the implementation of LIs within OA care. To investigate whether factor frequency is related to the relevance of each domain, further research should assess the relative importance of the identified factors involving all relevant disciplines of primary and secondary HCPs. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019129348.
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- Sjoukje E Bouma
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Osteoarthritis year in review 2021: epidemiology & therapy. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022; 30:196-206. [PMID: 34695571 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This "Year in review" presents a selection of research themes and individual studies from the clinical osteoarthritis (OA) field (epidemiology and therapy) and includes noteworthy descriptive, analytical-observational, and intervention studies. The electronic database search for the review was conducted in Medline, Embase and medRxiv (15th April 2020 to 1st April 2021). Following study screening, the following OA-related themes emerged: COVID-19; disease burden; occupational risk; prediction models; cartilage loss and pain; stem cell treatments; novel pharmacotherapy trials; therapy for less well researched OA phenotypes; benefits and challenges of Individual Participant Data (IPD) meta-analyses; patient choice-balancing benefits and harms; OA and comorbidity; and inequalities in OA. Headline study findings included: a longitudinal cohort study demonstrating no evidence for a harmful effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in terms of COVID-19 related deaths; a Global Burden of Disease study reporting a 102% increase in crude incidence rate of OA in 2017 compared to 1990; a longitudinal study reporting cartilage thickness loss was associated with only a very small degree of worsening in pain over 2 years; an exploratory analysis of a non-OA randomised controlled trial (RCT) finding reduced risk of total joint replacement with an Interleukin -1β inhibitor (canakinumab); a significant relationship between cumulative disadvantage and clinical outcomes of pain and depression mediated by perceived discrimination in a secondary analysis from a RCT; worsening socioeconomic circumstances were associated with future arthritis diagnosis in an innovative natural experiment (with implications for unique research possibilities arising from the COVID-19 pandemic context).
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Joseph GB, McCulloch CE, Sohn JH, Pedoia V, Majumdar S, Link TM. AI MSK clinical applications: cartilage and osteoarthritis. Skeletal Radiol 2022; 51:331-343. [PMID: 34735607 DOI: 10.1007/s00256-021-03909-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The advancements of artificial intelligence (AI) for osteoarthritis (OA) applications have been rapid in recent years, particularly innovations of deep learning for image classification, lesion detection, cartilage segmentation, and prediction modeling of future knee OA development. This review article focuses on AI applications in OA research, first describing machine learning (ML) techniques and workflow, followed by how these algorithms are used for OA classification tasks through imaging and non-imaging-based ML models. Deep learning applications for OA research, including analysis of both radiographs for automatic detection of OA severity, and MR images for detection of cartilage/meniscus lesions and cartilage segmentation for automatic T2 quantification will be described. In addition, information on ML models that identify individuals at high risk of OA development will be provided. The future vision of machine learning applications in imaging of OA and cartilage hinges on implementation of AI for optimizing imaging protocols, quantitative assessment of cartilage, and automated analysis of disease burden yielding a faster and more efficient workflow for a radiologist with a higher level of reproducibility and precision. It may also provide risk assessment tools for individual patients, which is an integral part of precision medicine.
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- Gabby B Joseph
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, 185 Berry St, Suite 350, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
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Burton LH, Afzali MF, Radakovich LB, Campbell MA, Culver LA, Olver CS, Santangelo KS. Systemic administration of a pharmacologic iron chelator reduces cartilage lesion development in the Dunkin-Hartley model of primary osteoarthritis. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 179:47-58. [PMID: 34923104 PMCID: PMC8760171 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.12.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Iron has been emerging as a key contributor to aging-associated, chronic disorders due to the propensity for generating reactive oxygen species. To date, there are a limited number of publications exploring the role of iron in the pathogenesis of primary/age-related osteoarthritis (OA). The objective of this study was to determine whether reduced iron via pharmacologic iron chelation with deferoxamine (DFO) affected the development and/or severity of cartilage lesions in a primary OA model. At 12-weeks-of-age, 15 male Dunkin-Hartley guinea pigs received either 46 mg/kg DFO (n = 8) or vehicle control (n = 7) injected subcutaneously twice daily for five days each week. Movement changes, captured via overhead enclosure monitoring, were also determined. Termination occurred at 30-weeks-of-age. Iron was quantified in serum, urine, liver, and femoral head articular cartilage. Left knees were evaluated for: structural changes using histopathology guidelines; and immunohistochemistry. Gene expression analysis was conducted on right knee articular cartilage. DFO reduced iron levels in femoral head articular cartilage (p = 0.0006) and liver (p = 0.02), and increased iron within urine (p = 0.04) and serum (p = 0.0009). Mobility of control animals declined, while the DFO group maintained activity levels similar to the first month of treatment (p = 0.05). OA-associated cartilage lesions were reduced in knees of DFO animals (p = 0.0001), with chondrocyte hypocellularity a key histologic difference between groups (p < 0.0001). DFO-receiving animals had increased immunostaining for phosphorylated adenosine monophosphate activated protein kinase alpha within knee articular cartilage; lower transcript counts of several proapoptotic genes (p = 0.04-0.0004) and matrix-degrading enzymes (p = 0.02-<0.0001), and increased expression of the anti-apoptotic gene Bcl-2 (p < 0.0001) and a tissue inhibitor of matrix-metalloproteinases (p = 0.03) were also observed. These results suggest that iron chelation delayed the progression of primary OA in an animal model and could hold potential as a translational intervention. These findings provide expanded insight into factors that may contribute to the pathogenesis of primary OA.
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- Lindsey H Burton
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
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Wilson R, Chua J, Pryymachenko Y, Pathak A, Sharma S, Abbott JH. Prioritizing Healthcare Interventions: A Comparison of Multicriteria Decision Analysis and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. VALUE IN HEALTH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOECONOMICS AND OUTCOMES RESEARCH 2022; 25:268-275. [PMID: 35094800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2021.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the extent to which stated preferences for treatment criteria elicited using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods are consistent with the trade-offs (implicitly) applied in cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), and the impact of any differences on the prioritization of treatments. METHODS We used existing MCDA and CEA models developed to evaluate interventions for knee osteoarthritis in the New Zealand population. We established equivalent input parameters for each model, for the criteria "treatment effectiveness," "cost," "risk of serious harms," and "risk of mild-to-moderate harms" across a comprehensive range of (hypothetical) interventions to produce a complete ranking of interventions from each model. We evaluated the consistency of these rankings between the 2 models and investigated any systematic differences between the (implied) weight placed on each criterion in determining rankings. RESULTS There was an overall moderate-to-strong correlation in intervention rankings between the MCDA and CEA models (Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.51). Nevertheless, there were systematic differences in the evaluation of trade-offs between intervention attributes and the resulting weights placed on each criterion. The CEA model placed lower weights on risks of harm and much greater weight on cost (at all accepted levels of willingness-to-pay per quality-adjusted life-year than did respondents to the MCDA survey. CONCLUSIONS MCDA and CEA approaches to inform intervention prioritization may give systematically different results, even when considering the same criteria and input data. These differences should be considered when designing and interpreting such studies to inform treatment prioritization decisions.
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- Ross Wilson
- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; Department of Physiotherapy, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Nepal; School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Duarte I, Carraco G, de Azevedo NTD, Benes V, Andrade RP. gga-miRNOME, a microRNA-sequencing dataset from chick embryonic tissues. Sci Data 2022; 9:29. [PMID: 35102184 PMCID: PMC8803849 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01126-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules, with sizes ranging from 18 to 25 nucleotides, which are key players in gene expression regulation. These molecules play an important role in fine-tuning early vertebrate embryo development. However, there are scarce publicly available miRNA datasets from non-mammal embryos, such as the chicken (Gallus gallus), which is a classical model system to study vertebrate embryogenesis. Here, we performed microRNA-sequencing to characterize the early stages of trunk and limb development in the chick embryo. For this, we profiled three chick embryonic tissues, namely, Undetermined Presomitic Mesoderm (PSM_U), Determined Presomitic Mesoderm (PSM_D) and Forelimb Distal Cyclic Domain (DCD). We identified 926 known miRNAs, and 1,141 novel candidate miRNAs, which nearly duplicates the number of Gallus gallus entries in the miRBase database. These data will greatly benefit the avian research community, particularly by highlighting new miRNAs potentially involved in the regulation of early vertebrate embryo development, that can be prioritized for further experimental testing.
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- Isabel Duarte
- Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas (FMCB), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
- Center for Health Technology and Services Research (CINTESIS), Polo da Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas (FMCB), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
- ProRegeM-PhD Program in Mechanisms of Disease and Regenerative Medicine, Faro, Portugal
- ABC-RI, Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Faro, Portugal
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- Faculdade de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas (FMCB), Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
- ABC-RI, Algarve Biomedical Center Research Institute, Faro, Portugal.
- Champalimaud Research Program, Champalimaud Center for the Unknown, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Kwon DG, Kim MK, Jeon YS, Nam YC, Park JS, Ryu DJ. State of the Art: The Immunomodulatory Role of MSCs for Osteoarthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:1618. [PMID: 35163541 PMCID: PMC8835711 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23031618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) has generally been introduced as a degenerative disease; however, it has recently been understood as a low-grade chronic inflammatory process that could promote symptoms and accelerate the progression of OA. Current treatment strategies, including corticosteroid injections, have no impact on the OA disease progression. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) based therapy seem to be in the spotlight as a disease-modifying treatment because this strategy provides enlarged anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective effects. Currently, bone marrow, adipose derived, synovium-derived, and Wharton's jelly-derived MSCs are the most widely used types of MSCs in the cartilage engineering. MSCs exert immunomodulatory, immunosuppressive, antiapoptotic, and chondrogenic effects mainly by paracrine effect. Because MSCs disappear from the tissue quickly after administration, recently, MSCs-derived exosomes received the focus for the next-generation treatment strategy for OA. MSCs-derived exosomes contain a variety of miRNAs. Exosomal miRNAs have a critical role in cartilage regeneration by immunomodulatory function such as promoting chondrocyte proliferation, matrix secretion, and subsiding inflammation. In the future, a personalized exosome can be packaged with ideal miRNA and proteins for chondrogenesis by enriching techniques. In addition, the target specific exosomes could be a gamechanger for OA. However, we should consider the off-target side effects due to multiple gene targets of miRNA.
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- Orthopedic Surgery, Inha University Hospital, 22332 Inhang-ro 27, Jung-gu, Incheon 22332, Korea; (D.G.K.); (M.K.K.); (Y.S.J.); (Y.C.N.); (J.S.P.)
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Chalkia M, Arkoudis NA, Maragkoudakis E, Rallis S, Tremi I, Georgakilas AG, Kouloulias V, Efstathopoulos E, Platoni K. The Role of Ionizing Radiation for Diagnosis and Treatment against COVID-19: Evidence and Considerations. Cells 2022; 11:467. [PMID: 35159277 PMCID: PMC8834503 DOI: 10.3390/cells11030467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread worldwide with over 260 million people infected and more than 5 million deaths, numbers that are escalating on a daily basis. Frontline health workers and scientists diligently fight to alleviate life-threatening symptoms and control the spread of the disease. There is an urgent need for better triage of patients, especially in third world countries, in order to decrease the pressure induced on healthcare facilities. In the struggle to treat life-threatening COVID-19 pneumonia, scientists have debated the clinical use of ionizing radiation (IR). The historical literature dating back to the 1940s contains many reports of successful treatment of pneumonia with IR. In this work, we critically review the literature for the use of IR for both diagnostic and treatment purposes. We identify details including the computed tomography (CT) scanning considerations, the radiobiological basis of IR anti-inflammatory effects, the supportive evidence for low dose radiation therapy (LDRT), and the risks of radiation-induced cancer and cardiac disease associated with LDRT. In this paper, we address concerns regarding the effective management of COVID-19 patients and potential avenues that could provide empirical evidence for the fight against the disease.
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- Marina Chalkia
- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical Physics Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (S.R.); (E.E.); (K.P.)
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece;
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (E.M.); (V.K.)
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical Physics Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (S.R.); (E.E.); (K.P.)
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- DNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 15780 Athens, Greece; (I.T.); (A.G.G.)
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- DNA Damage Laboratory, Physics Department, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), 15780 Athens, Greece; (I.T.); (A.G.G.)
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Radiation Oncology Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (E.M.); (V.K.)
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical Physics Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (S.R.); (E.E.); (K.P.)
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- 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical Physics Unit, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece; (S.R.); (E.E.); (K.P.)
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Park S. Polygenetic Variants Related to Osteoarthritis Risk and Their Interactions with Energy, Protein, Fat, and Alcohol Intake in Adults in a Large Cohort. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:340. [PMID: 35204431 PMCID: PMC8871305 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasing globally, especially among elderly Asian women, and its increase may be due to the interaction between genetic factors and lifestyle. This study tested the hypothesis that polygenetic variants associated with OA risk interacted with lifestyle in adults over 40 years in the Ansan-Ansung cohort. Genetic variants were chosen through a genome-wide association study with OA participants (case; n = 580) and controls without arthritis (n = 4850). Genetic variants with interactions were selected by a generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction. The best model's polygenic risk scores (PRS) were calculated by summing the number of risk alleles in the selected genetic variants. The best five single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) model included AIG1_rs6570550, COX10_rs62054459, DLG2_rs148643344, SOX5_rs73283615, and PLXNA4_rs1472529430, while IL12A_ rs1491318751 was added to the five-SNP model to produce a six-SNP model. Only COX10_rs62054459 in subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue was associated with COX10 protein expression. The participants, having high-PRS from the five-SNP and six-SNP models, were at a higher OA risk than those with low-PRS by 3.88 and 4.42 times, respectively. The PRS was not associated with metabolic syndrome or with the insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR). Energy, protein, fat, alcohol, and a Western-style diet intake interacted with the PRS to influence OA risk (p = 0.005, 0.042, and 0.021, respectively). In the high energy and alcohol intake and low protein, fat, Western-style diet intake, the participants with a high-PRS had a higher incidence of OA than those with low-PRS. In conclusion, the adults with a high-PRS were at a higher OA risk. Particularly, adults with high PRS should have a lower energy intake, higher WSD containing higher protein and fat intake, and moderate alcohol intake to alleviate OA risk. These results can be applied to personalized nutrition plans to decrease OA risk.
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- Sunmin Park
- Food and Nutrition, Obesity/Diabetes Center, Hoseo University, 165 Sechul-Ri, BaeBang-Yup, Asan-Si 31499, Korea
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Bendifallah S, Suisse S, Puchar A, Delbos L, Poilblanc M, Descamps P, Golfier F, Jornea L, Bouteiller D, Touboul C, Dabi Y, Daraï E. Salivary MicroRNA Signature for Diagnosis of Endometriosis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:612. [PMID: 35160066 PMCID: PMC8836532 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Endometriosis diagnosis constitutes a considerable economic burden for the healthcare system with diagnostic tools often inconclusive with insufficient accuracy. We sought to analyze the human miRNAome to define a saliva-based diagnostic miRNA signature for endometriosis. METHODS We performed a prospective ENDO-miRNA study involving 200 saliva samples obtained from 200 women with chronic pelvic pain suggestive of endometriosis collected between January and June 2021. The study consisted of two parts: (i) identification of a biomarker based on genome-wide miRNA expression profiling by small RNA sequencing using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and (ii) development of a saliva-based miRNA diagnostic signature according to expression and accuracy profiling using a Random Forest algorithm. RESULTS Among the 200 patients, 76.5% (n = 153) were diagnosed with endometriosis and 23.5% (n = 47) without (controls). Small RNA-seq of 200 saliva samples yielded ~4642 M raw sequencing reads (from ~13.7 M to ~39.3 M reads/sample). Quantification of the filtered reads and identification of known miRNAs yielded ~190 M sequences that were mapped to 2561 known miRNAs. Of the 2561 known miRNAs, the feature selection with Random Forest algorithm generated after internally cross validation a saliva signature of endometriosis composed of 109 miRNAs. The respective sensitivity, specificity, and AUC for the diagnostic miRNA signature were 96.7%, 100%, and 98.3%. CONCLUSIONS The ENDO-miRNA study is the first prospective study to report a saliva-based diagnostic miRNA signature for endometriosis. This could contribute to improving early diagnosis by means of a non-invasive tool easily available in any healthcare system.
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- Sofiane Bendifallah
- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (A.P.); (C.T.); (Y.D.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (A.P.); (C.T.); (Y.D.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 49000 Angers, France; (L.D.); (P.D.)
- Endometriosis Expert Center, Pays de la Loire, 49000 Angers, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Lyon South University Hospital, Lyon Civil Hospices, 69008 Lyon, France; (M.P.); (F.G.)
- Endometriosis Expert Center, Steering Committee of the EndAURA Network, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 49000 Angers, France; (L.D.); (P.D.)
- Endometriosis Expert Center, Pays de la Loire, 49000 Angers, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Lyon South University Hospital, Lyon Civil Hospices, 69008 Lyon, France; (M.P.); (F.G.)
- Endometriosis Expert Center, Steering Committee of the EndAURA Network, 75020 Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute—Institut du Cerveau—ICM, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP—Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne University, 75020 Paris, France;
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- Genotyping and Sequencing Core Facility, iGenSeq, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Institut du Cerveau, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (A.P.); (C.T.); (Y.D.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (A.P.); (C.T.); (Y.D.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (A.P.); (C.T.); (Y.D.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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Morcos YAT, Lütke S, Tenbieg A, Hanisch FG, Pryymachuk G, Piekarek N, Hoffmann T, Keller T, Janoschek R, Niehoff A, Zaucke F, Dötsch J, Hucklenbruch-Rother E, Sengle G. Sensitive asprosin detection in clinical samples reveals serum/saliva correlation and indicates cartilage as source for serum asprosin. Sci Rep 2022; 12:1340. [PMID: 35079041 PMCID: PMC8789892 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05060-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The C-terminal pro-fibrillin-1 propeptide asprosin is described as white adipose tissue derived hormone that stimulates rapid hepatic glucose release and activates hunger-promoting hypothalamic neurons. Numerous studies proposed correlations of asprosin levels with clinical parameters. However, the enormous variability of reported serum and plasma asprosin levels illustrates the need for sensitive and reliable detection methods in clinical samples. Here we report on newly developed biochemical methods for asprosin concentration and detection in several body fluids including serum, plasma, saliva, breast milk, and urine. Since we found that glycosylation impacts human asprosin detection we analyzed its glycosylation profile. Employing a new sandwich ELISA revealed that serum and saliva asprosin correlate strongly, depend on biological sex, and feeding status. To investigate the contribution of connective tissue-derived asprosin to serum levels we screened two cohorts with described cartilage turnover. Serum asprosin correlated with COMP, a marker for cartilage degradation upon running exercise and after total hip replacement surgery. This together with our finding that asprosin is produced by primary human chondrocytes and expressed in human cartilage suggests a contribution of cartilage to serum asprosin. Furthermore, we determined asprosin levels in breast milk, and urine, for the first time, and propose saliva asprosin as an accessible clinical marker for future studies.
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- Yousef A T Morcos
- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Street 52, 50931, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Street 52, 50931, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Street 52, 50931, Cologne, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Street 52, 50931, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy I, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anatomy I, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Dr. Rolf M. Schwiete Research Unit for Osteoarthritis, Department of Orthopaedics (Friedrichsheim), University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Center for Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Street 52, 50931, Cologne, Germany.
- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Cologne Center for Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (CCMB), Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital of Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
- Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne (CMMC), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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Ciliberti FK, Guerrini L, Gunnarsson AE, Recenti M, Jacob D, Cangiano V, Tesfahunegn YA, Islind AS, Tortorella F, Tsirilaki M, Jónsson H, Gargiulo P, Aubonnet R. CT- and MRI-Based 3D Reconstruction of Knee Joint to Assess Cartilage and Bone. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:279. [PMID: 35204370 PMCID: PMC8870751 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
For the observation of human joint cartilage, X-ray, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the main diagnostic tools to evaluate pathologies or traumas. The current work introduces a set of novel measurements and 3D features based on MRI and CT data of the knee joint, used to reconstruct bone and cartilages and to assess cartilage condition from a new perspective. Forty-seven subjects presenting a degenerative disease, a traumatic injury or no symptoms or trauma were recruited in this study and scanned using CT and MRI. Using medical imaging software, the bone and cartilage of the knee joint were segmented and 3D reconstructed. Several features such as cartilage density, volume and surface were extracted. Moreover, an investigation was carried out on the distribution of cartilage thickness and curvature analysis to identify new markers of cartilage condition. All the extracted features were used with advanced statistics tools and machine learning to test the ability of our model to predict cartilage conditions. This work is a first step towards the development of a new gold standard of cartilage assessment based on 3D measurements.
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- Federica Kiyomi Ciliberti
- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
- Department of Electrical, Information Engineering and Applied Mathematics, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy;
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Engineering “Silvio Cavalcanti”, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi” (DEI), University of Bologna, 47521 Cesena, Italy
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
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- Department of Electrical, Information Engineering and Applied Mathematics, University of Salerno, 84084 Salerno, Italy;
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- Department of Radiology, Landspitali, University Hospital of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland;
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Landspitali, University Hospital of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland;
- Medical Faculty, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
- Department of Science, Landspitali, University Hospital of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavik University, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland; (F.K.C.); (L.G.); (A.E.G.); (M.R.); (D.J.); (V.C.); (R.A.)
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Babel H, Omoumi P, Cosendey K, Stanovici J, Cadas H, Jolles BM, Favre J. An Expert-Supervised Registration Method for Multiparameter Description of the Knee Joint Using Serial Imaging. J Clin Med 2022; 11:548. [PMID: 35160002 PMCID: PMC8837137 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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As knee osteoarthritis is a disease of the entire joint, our pathophysiological understanding could be improved by the characterization of the relationships among the knee components. Diverse quantitative parameters can be characterized using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). However, a lack of methods for the coordinated measurement of multiple parameters hinders global analyses. This study aimed to design an expert-supervised registration method to facilitate multiparameter description using complementary image sets obtained by serial imaging. The method is based on three-dimensional tissue models positioned in the image sets of interest using manually placed attraction points. Two datasets, with 10 knees CT-scanned twice and 10 knees imaged by CT and MRI were used to assess the method when registering the distal femur and proximal tibia. The median interoperator registration errors, quantified using the mean absolute distance and Dice index, were ≤0.45 mm and ≥0.96 unit, respectively. These values differed by less than 0.1 mm and 0.005 units compared to the errors obtained with gold standard methods. In conclusion, an expert-supervised registration method was introduced. Its capacity to register the distal femur and proximal tibia supports further developments for multiparameter description of healthy and osteoarthritic knee joints, among other applications.
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- Hugo Babel
- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (H.B.); (K.C.); (B.M.J.)
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- Service of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
- Department of Radiology, Cliniques Universitaires St Luc-UC Louvain, BE-1200 Brussels, Belgium
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- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (H.B.); (K.C.); (B.M.J.)
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- Service of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Unité Facultaire d’Anatomie et de Morphologie, University of Lausanne (UNIL), CH-1005 Lausanne, Switzerland;
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- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (H.B.); (K.C.); (B.M.J.)
- Institute of Microengineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne (CHUV-UNIL), CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland; (H.B.); (K.C.); (B.M.J.)
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Digital Learning Is an Educational Format towards Sustainable Education. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14031140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The year 2020, due to the pandemic, was a milestone in the history of digital technology in the education sector, allowing a sustainable education although the world was facing a pandemic crisis without precedents. Therefore, in a few days occur a transformation from traditional classroom teaching to online teaching and consequently forced to use digital learning. Nevertheless, more researches are needed to know how was this experience and if there is the intention to maintain the online format. The main goal of this article is to study how digital learning can be an educational format focused on sustainable education. This paper presents a systematic literature review on digital learning through PRISMA methodology, based on a literature search and field research aimed to analyze the significant predictors related to the digital learning experience on the likelihood of choosing to “keep” the online format in the next academic year. An online survey was conducted with 173 university students. The results obtained showed that the significant predictors were factor 1-”Characteristics of online classes; factor 2-”Support from the School and Professors; factor 3-”Online classes vs. face-to-face classes” and gender. The probability of choosing to keep online classes increases exponentially with the characteristics of online classes, with Support from school and teachers; Online classes vs. Face-to-face classes, and keeping factors 1, 2, and 3 constant the probability if a man chooses the online format compared to a woman is higher. This online format thus acquires central importance in the contemporary sustainability debate. The kind of life, education, and society we will have in the future will depend on the quality, depth, and extent of the learning processes we can create and exercise individually and socially. Education, and educators in particular, who concentrate on the tasks of designing and implementing social teaching and learning models, have a unique responsibility in this process. Although the reduced sample size the present work can provide strategic information for university staff, contributing to designing and implementation a sustainable education.
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Ilic D, Liovic M. Industry updates from the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine in November 2021. Regen Med 2022; 17:107-117. [PMID: 35042387 DOI: 10.2217/rme-2022-0004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Latest developments in the field of stem cell research and regenerative medicine compiled from publicly available information and press releases from non-academic institutions in November 2021.
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- Dusko Ilic
- Department of Women & Children's Health, Stem Cell Laboratories, Guy's Assisted Conception Unit, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Medical Center for Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, 1000, Slovenia
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Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Cartilage Regeneration Applications. Stem Cells Int 2022; 2022:2454168. [PMID: 35035489 PMCID: PMC8758292 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2454168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Chondropathies are increasing worldwide, but effective treatments are currently lacking. Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSCs) transplantation represents a promising approach to counteract the degenerative and inflammatory environment characterizing those pathologies, such as osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Umbilical cord- (UC-) MSCs gained increasing interest due to their multilineage differentiation potential, immunomodulatory, and anti-inflammatory properties as well as higher proliferation rates, abundant supply along with no risks for the donor compared to adult MSCs. In addition, UC-MSCs are physiologically adapted to survive in an ischemic and nutrient-poor environment as well as to produce an extracellular matrix (ECM) similar to that of the cartilage. All these characteristics make UC-MSCs a pivotal source for a stem cell-based treatment of chondropathies. In this review, the regenerative potential of UC-MSCs for the treatment of cartilage diseases will be discussed focusing on in vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies.
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Del Amo C, Perez-Valle A, Atilano L, Andia I. Unraveling the Signaling Secretome of Platelet-Rich Plasma: Towards a Better Understanding of Its Therapeutic Potential in Knee Osteoarthritis. J Clin Med 2022; 11:473. [PMID: 35159924 PMCID: PMC8836812 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11030473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2021] [Revised: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Platelets and their secretory products play an important role in determining the balance between tissue repair and tissue damage. To obtain novel insights into the molecular composition of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and contextualize them in knee osteoarthritis (OA), two different plasma formulations, namely PRP and platelet-poor plasma (PPP), were prepared from six healthy donors following a biobank-automated protocol. Inter-donor differences were analyzed, and pools were created before performing multiplexing protein arrays. In addition, PRP and PPP were prepared from six patients following our in-house protocols. Supernatants from PRP and PPP were harvested one hour after calcium chloride activation. Multiplexing protein arrays were performed in parallel for all plasma formulations. Results were normalized to fold change in relation to PPP and examined using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis Software. Bioinformatic predictions showed that PRPs constitute a signaling system with interrelated networks of inflammatory and angiogenic proteins, including but not limited to interleukin-6 and -8 (IL-6, IL-8), insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), transforming growth factor beta, (TGF-b), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling, underlying biological actions. Predictions of canonical systems activated with PRP molecules include various inflammatory pathways, including high-mobility group box protein (HMGB1) and interleukin 17 (IL-17) signaling, neuroinflammation, and nuclear factor-kappa b (NF-κB) pathways. Eventually, according to these predictions and OA evolving knowledge, selected PRP formulations should be tailored to modulate different inflammatory phenotypes, i.e., meta-inflammation, inflame-aging or posttraumatic inflammatory osteoarthritis. However, further research to discriminate the peculiarities of autologous versus allogeneic formulations and their effects on the various OA inflammatory phenotypes is needed to foster PRPs.
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- Cristina Del Amo
- Regenerative Therapies, Bioprinting Laboratory, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (C.D.A.); (A.P.-V.); (L.A.)
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- Regenerative Therapies, Bioprinting Laboratory, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (C.D.A.); (A.P.-V.); (L.A.)
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- Regenerative Therapies, Bioprinting Laboratory, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (C.D.A.); (A.P.-V.); (L.A.)
- Radiology Service, Interventional Ultrasound Unit, Cruces University Hospital, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
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- Regenerative Therapies, Bioprinting Laboratory, Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (C.D.A.); (A.P.-V.); (L.A.)
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Egerton T, Lawford BJ, Campbell PK, Plinsinga ML, Spiers L, Mackenzie DA, Graham B, Mills K, Eyles J, Knox G, Metcalf B, Maclachlan LR, Besomi M, Dickson C, Abraham C, Vicenzino B, Hodges PW, Hunter DJ, Bennell KL. Expert-Moderated Peer-to-Peer Online Support Group for People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Mixed Methods Randomized Controlled Pilot and Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e32627. [PMID: 35037880 PMCID: PMC8804962 DOI: 10.2196/32627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major problem globally. First-line management comprises education and self-management strategies. Online support groups may be a low-cost method of facilitating self-management. OBJECTIVE The aim of this randomized controlled pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of the study design and implementation of an evidence-informed, expert-moderated, peer-to-peer online support group (My Knee Community) for people with knee OA. The impacts on psychological determinants of self-management, selected self-management behaviors, and health outcomes were secondary investigations. METHODS This mixed methods study evaluated study feasibility (participant recruitment, retention, and costs), experimental intervention feasibility (acceptability and fidelity to the proposed design, including perceived benefit, satisfaction, and member engagement), psychological determinants (eg, self-efficacy and social support), behavioral measures, health outcomes, and harms. Of a total of 186, 63 (33.9%) participants (41/63, 65% experimental and 22/63, 35% control) with self-reported knee OA were recruited from 186 volunteers. Experimental group participants were provided membership to My Knee Community, which already had existing nonstudy members, and were recommended a web-based education resource (My Joint Pain). The control group received the My Joint Pain website recommendation only. Participants were not blinded to their group allocation or the study interventions. Participant-reported data were collected remotely using web-based questionnaires. A total of 10 experimental group participants also participated in semistructured interviews. The transcribed interview data and all forum posts by the study participants were thematically analyzed. RESULTS Study feasibility was supported by acceptable levels of retention; however, there were low levels of engagement with the support group by participants: 15% (6/41) of participants did not log in at all; the median number of times visited was 4 times per participant; only 29% (12/41) of participants posted, and there were relatively low levels of activity overall on the forum. This affected the results for satisfaction (overall mean 5.9/10, SD 2.7) and perceived benefit (17/31, 55%: yes). There were no differences among groups for quantitative outcomes. The themes discussed in the interviews were connections and support, information and advice, and barriers and facilitators. Qualitative data suggest that there is potential for people to derive benefit from connecting with others with knee OA by receiving support and assisting with unmet informational needs. CONCLUSIONS Although a large-scale study is feasible, the intervention implementation was considered unsatisfactory because of low levels of activity and engagement by members. We recommend that expectations about the support group need to be made clear from the outset. Additionally, the platform design needs to be more engaging and rewarding, and membership should only be offered to people willing to share their personal stories and who are interested in learning from the experiences of others. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12619001230145; http://anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=377958.
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- Thorlene Egerton
- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Physiotherapy Department, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiotherapy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Kenneth G. Jamieson Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Integrative Medicine and Supportive Care, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Health, Exercise & Sports Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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Freedom in Osteoarthritis of the Knee. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12020839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The first peak of the external knee abduction moment (KAM) is often used as a surrogate measure of the medial compartment loading and has been correlated with pain and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). As a result, reducing the KAM is often the target of conservative interventions. OA should be considered as a “Whole Person” disease, including ecological psychosocial aspects. Scientists have developed gait alteration strategies to reduce the KAM. They attempted to force into a new position any particular part without reference to the pattern of the whole. We propose an alternative approach: in the vicinity of a special configuration of the knee, some or all of the components of the knee become overloaded. This study has shown that when six lines $1′,$2′,$3′,$4′,$5′,$6′ are so situated that forces acting along them equilibrate when applied to one degree of freedom, 1° F knee, a certain determinant vanishes. We wish to define the six lines as the knee complex in involution by virtue of some constraint upon the knee.
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Cooper I, Brukner P, Devlin BL, Reddy AJ, Fulton M, Kemp JL, Culvenor AG. An anti-inflammatory diet intervention for knee osteoarthritis: a feasibility study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:47. [PMID: 35027029 PMCID: PMC8757404 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knee osteoarthritis has an inflammatory component that is linked to pain and joint pathology, yet common non-surgical and non-pharmacological interventions (e.g., exercise, calorie restricting diets) do not typically target inflammation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth delivered anti-inflammatory diet intervention for knee osteoarthritis. METHODS This 9-week single-arm feasibility study recruited participants aged 40-85 years with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (inclusion criteria: average pain ≥4/10 or maximal pain ≥5/10 during past week). All participants received a telehealth-delivered anti-inflammatory dietary education intervention involving 1:1 consultations at baseline, 3- and 6-week follow-up. The diet emphasised nutrient-dense wholefoods and minimally processed anti-inflammatory foods and discouraged processed foods considered to be pro-inflammatory. The primary outcome of feasibility was assessed via: i) eligibility, recruitment and retention rates; ii) self-reported dietary adherence; iii) adverse events; and iv) treatment satisfaction. Post-intervention interviews evaluated the acceptability of the dietary intervention delivered via telehealth. Secondary outcomes included changes in self-reported body mass, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), health-related quality of life (EuroQoL-5D), analgesic use and global rating of change. Worthwhile effects were determined by the minimal detectable change (MDC) for all five KOOS-subscales (pain, symptoms, activities of daily living, sport/recreation, quality of life) being contained within the 95% confidence interval. RESULTS Forty-eight of seventy-three (66%) individuals screened were eligible and 28 enrolled over 2 months (82% female, mean age 66 ± 8 years, body mass index 30.7 ± 4.8 kg.m-2). Six participants withdrew prior to final follow-up (21% drop-out). Of those with final follow-up data, attendance at scheduled telehealth consultations was 99%. Self-reported adherence to diet during the 9-week intervention period: everyday = 27%, most of time = 68% and some of time = 5%. Two minor adverse events were reported. Change scores contained the MDC within the 95% confidence interval for all five KOOS subscales. Suggestions to improve study design and limit drop-out included an initial face-to-face consultation and more comprehensive habitual dietary intake data collection. CONCLUSION This study supports the feasibility of a full-scale randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of a primarily telehealth-delivered anti-inflammatory dietary education intervention in adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12620000229976 prospectively on 25/2/2020.
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- Indiana Cooper
- Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086 Australia
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- Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Dietetics, Nutrition and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086 Australia
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- La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086 Australia
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Dabi Y, Suisse S, Jornea L, Bouteiller D, Touboul C, Puchar A, Daraï E, Bendifallah S. Clues for Improving the Pathophysiology Knowledge for Endometriosis Using Plasma Micro-RNA Expression. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:175. [PMID: 35054341 PMCID: PMC8774370 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12010175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The pathophysiology of endometriosis remains poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate functions and pathways associated with the various miRNAs differentially expressed in patients with endometriosis. Plasma samples of the 200 patients from the prospective "ENDO-miRNA" study were analyzed and all known human miRNAs were sequenced. For each miRNA, sensitivity, specificity, and ROC AUC values were calculated for the diagnosis of endometriosis. miRNAs with an AUC ≥ 0.6 were selected for further analysis. A comprehensive review of recent articles from the PubMed, Clinical Trials.gov, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases was performed to identify functions and pathways associated with the selected miRNAs. In total, 2633 miRNAs were found in the patients with endometriosis. Among the 57 miRNAs with an AUC ≥ 0.6: 20 had never been reported before; one (miR-124-3p) had previously been observed in endometriosis; and the remaining 36 had been reported in benign and malignant disorders. miR-124-3p is involved in ectopic endometrial cell proliferation and invasion and plays a role in the following pathways: mTOR, STAT3, PI3K/Akt, NF-κB, ERK, PLGF-ROS, FGF2-FGFR, MAPK, GSK3B/β-catenin. Most of the remaining 36 miRNAs are involved in carcinogenesis through cell proliferation, apoptosis, and invasion. The three main pathways involved are Wnt/β-catenin, PI3K/Akt, and NF-KB. Our results provide evidence of the relation between the miRNA profiles of patients with endometriosis and various signaling pathways implicated in its pathophysiology.
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- Yohann Dabi
- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (Y.D.); (C.T.); (A.P.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, INSERM UMR_S_938, 75020 Paris, France
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- Paris Brain Institute—Institut du Cerveau—ICM, Inserm U1127, CNRS UMR 7225, AP-HP—Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France;
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- Gentoyping and Sequencing Core Facility, iGenSeq, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, ICM, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83 Boulevard de l’Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (Y.D.); (C.T.); (A.P.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
- Cancer Biology and Therapeutics, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Sorbonne University, INSERM UMR_S_938, 75020 Paris, France
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (Y.D.); (C.T.); (A.P.); (E.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (Y.D.); (C.T.); (A.P.); (E.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Tenon, Sorbonne University, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; (Y.D.); (C.T.); (A.P.); (E.D.)
- Clinical Research Group (GRC) Paris 6, Centre Expert Endométriose (C3E), Sorbonne University (GRC6 C3E SU), 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France
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Accart N, Dawson J, Obrecht M, Lambert C, Flueckiger M, Kreider J, Hatakeyama S, Richards PJ, Beckmann N. Degenerative joint disease induced by repeated intra-articular injections of monosodium urate crystals in rats as investigated by translational imaging. Sci Rep 2022; 12:157. [PMID: 34997110 PMCID: PMC8742129 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04125-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The objective of this work was to assess the consequences of repeated intra-articular injection of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals with inflammasome priming by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in order to simulate recurrent bouts of gout in rats. Translational imaging was applied to simultaneously detect and quantify injury in different areas of the knee joint. MSU/LPS induced joint swelling, synovial membrane thickening, fibrosis of the infrapatellar fat pad, tidemark breaching, and cartilage invasion by inflammatory cells. A higher sensitivity to mechanical stimulus was detected in paws of limbs receiving MSU/LPS compared to saline-injected limbs. In MSU/LPS-challenged joints, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed increased synovial fluid volume in the posterior region of the joint, alterations in the infrapatellar fat pad reflecting a progressive decrease of fat volume and fibrosis formation, and a significant increase in the relaxation time T2 in femoral cartilage, consistent with a reduction of proteoglycan content. MRI also showed cyst formation in the tibia, femur remodeling, and T2 reductions in extensor muscles consistent with fibrosis development. Repeated intra-articular MSU/LPS injections in the rat knee joint induced pathology in multiple tissues and may be a useful means to investigate the relationship between urate crystal deposition and the development of degenerative joint disease.
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- Nathalie Accart
- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Autoimmunity, Transplantation & Inflammation Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Lichtstr. 35, WSJ-386.6.08.18, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Musculoskeletal Diseases Department, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Fabrikstr. 28.3.04, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Faisal MAA, Chowdhury MEH, Khandakar A, Hossain MS, Alhatou M, Mahmud S, Ara I, Sheikh SI, Ahmed MU. An investigation to study the effects of Tai Chi on human gait dynamics using classical machine learning. Comput Biol Med 2022; 142:105184. [PMID: 35016098 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2021.105184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
Tai Chi has been proven effective in preventing falls in older adults, improving the joint function of knee osteoarthritis patients, and improving the balance of stroke survivors. However, the effect of Tai Chi on human gait dynamics is still less understood. Studies conducted in this domain only relied on statistical and clinical measurements on the time-series gait data. In recent years machine learning has proven its ability in recognizing complex patterns from time-series data. In this research work, we have evaluated the performance of several machine learning algorithms in classifying the walking gait of Tai Chi masters (people expert on Tai Chi) from the normal subjects. The study is designed in a longitudinal manner where the Tai Chi naive subjects received 6 months of Tai Chi training and the data was recorded during the initial and follow-up sessions. A total of 57 subjects participated in the experiment among which 27 were Tai Chi masters. We have introduced a gender, BMI-based scaling of the features to mitigate their effects from the gait parameters. A hybrid feature ranking technique has also been proposed for selecting the best features for classification. The research reports 88.17% accuracy and 93.10% ROC AUC values from subject-wise 5-fold cross-validation for the Tai Chi masters' vs normal subjects' walking gait classification for the "Single-task" walking scenarios. We have also got fairly good accuracy for the "Dual-task" walking scenarios (82.62% accuracy and 84.11% ROC AUC values). The results indicate that Tai Chi clearly has an effect on the walking gait dynamics. The findings and methodology of this study could provide preliminary guidance for applying machine learning-based approaches to similar gait kinematics analyses.
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- Md Ahasan Atick Faisal
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Electrical, Electronics and Systems Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, 43600, Malaysia
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- Neuromuscular Division, Hamad General Hospital and Department of Neurology, Alkhor Hospital, Doha, 3050, Qatar
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
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Bay-Jensen AC, Mobasheri A, Thudium CS, Kraus VB, Karsdal MA. Blood and urine biomarkers in osteoarthritis - an update on cartilage associated type II collagen and aggrecan markers. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2022; 34:54-60. [PMID: 34652292 PMCID: PMC8635261 DOI: 10.1097/bor.0000000000000845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful disease for which drug development has proven difficult. One major reason for this is the heterogeneity of the disease and the current lack of operationalized means to distinguish various disease endotypes (molecular subtypes). Biomarkers measured in blood or urine, reflecting joint tissue turnover, have been developed and tested during the last decades. In this narrative review, we provide highlights on biomarkers derived from the two most studied and abundant cartilage proteins - type II collagen and aggrecan. RECENT FINDINGS Multiple biomarkers assessing type II collagen degradation and formation, and aggrecan turnover have been developed. Several markers, such as uCTX-II, have been validated for their association with disease severity and prognosis, as well as pharmacodynamically used to describe the mode of action and efficacy of drugs in development. There is a great need for biomarkers for subdividing patients (i.e., endotyping) and recent scientific advances have not yet come closer to achieving this goal. SUMMARY There is strong support for using biomarkers for understanding OA, reflecting degradation and formation of the joint tissues, focused on type II collagen and aggrecan. There is still a lack of in vitro diagnostics, in all contexts of use.
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- Research Unit of Medical Imaging, Physics and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Regenerative Medicine, State Research Institute Centre for Innovative Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Public Health Aspects of Musculoskeletal Health and Aging, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute and Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Wistrom E, Chase R, Smith PR, Campbell ZT. A compendium of validated pain genes. WIREs Mech Dis 2022; 14:e1570. [PMID: 35760453 PMCID: PMC9787016 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The development of novel pain therapeutics hinges on the identification and rigorous validation of potential targets. Model organisms provide a means to test the involvement of specific genes and regulatory elements in pain. Here we provide a list of genes linked to pain-associated behaviors. We capitalize on results spanning over three decades to identify a set of 242 genes. They support a remarkable diversity of functions spanning action potential propagation, immune response, GPCR signaling, enzymatic catalysis, nucleic acid regulation, and intercellular signaling. Making use of existing tissue and single-cell high-throughput RNA sequencing datasets, we examine their patterns of expression. For each gene class, we discuss archetypal members, with an emphasis on opportunities for additional experimentation. Finally, we discuss how powerful and increasingly ubiquitous forward genetic screening approaches could be used to improve our ability to identify pain genes. This article is categorized under: Neurological Diseases > Genetics/Genomics/Epigenetics Neurological Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology.
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- Eric Wistrom
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexasUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexasUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexasUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexasUSA,Center for Advanced Pain StudiesUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexasUSA
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Altaie A, Baboolal TG, Wall O, Pandit H, Jones E, McGonagle D. Device-Based Enrichment of Knee Joint Synovial Cells to Drive MSC Chondrogenesis Without Prior Culture Expansion In Vitro: A Step Closer to 1-Stage Orthopaedic Procedures. Am J Sports Med 2022; 50:152-161. [PMID: 34779670 PMCID: PMC8739599 DOI: 10.1177/03635465211055164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Synovial fluid (SF) mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are derived from the synovial membrane and have cartilage repair potential. Their current use in clinical practice is largely exploratory. As their numbers tend to be small, therapeutic procedures using MSCs typically require culture expansion. Previous reports indicate that the stem cell-mobilizing device (STEM device) intraoperatively increases SF-MSCs. PURPOSE This study evaluated the chondrogenic potential of non-culture expanded synovium-mobilized MSCs and SF-microfragments obtained after enrichment using the STEM device and ascertained if device-mediated synovial membrane manipulation facilitated ongoing MSC release. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Two samples of aspiration fluid were collected intraoperatively before and after STEM device utilization from patients (n = 16) undergoing diagnostic or therapeutic knee arthroscopy. Human knee synovium (n = 5) was collected during total knee replacement, and a suspended culture was performed to assess the effect of the STEM device on ongoing MSC release. Colony forming unit-fibroblastic assays were used to determine the number of MSCs. Additionally, cytometric characterization of stromal and immune cells and chondrogenesis differentiation assay were performed without culture expansion. Filtered platelet concentrates were prepared using the HemaTrate system. RESULTS After STEM device use, a significant increase was evident in SF-MSCs (P = .03) and synovial fluid-resident synovial tissue microfragments (P = .03). In vitro-suspended synovium released significantly more MSCs following STEM device use than nonstimulated synovium (P = .01). The STEM device-released total cellular fraction produced greater in vitro chondrogenesis with significantly more glycosaminoglycans (GAGs; P < .0001) when compared with non-STEM device synovial fluid material. Nonexpanded SF-MSCs and SF-microfragments combined with autologous filtered platelet concentrate produced significantly more GAGs than the complete chondrogenic media (P < .0001). The STEM device-mobilized cells contained more M2 macrophage cells and fewer M1 cells. CONCLUSION Non-culture expanded SF-MSCs and SF-microfragments had the potential to undergo chondrogenesis without culture expansion, which can be augmented using the STEM device with increased MSC release from manipulated synovium for several days. Although preliminary, these findings offer proof of concept toward manipulation of the knee joint environment to facilitate endogenous repair responses. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Although numbers were small, this study highlights 3 factors relevant to 1-stage joint repair using the STEM device: increased SF-MSCs and SF-microfragments and prolonged synovial release of MSCs. Joint repair strategies involving endogenous MSCs for cartilage repair without the need for culture expansion in a 1-stage procedure may be possible.
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- Ala Altaie
- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
- Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, National Institute for Health Research, Leeds, UK
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Moderately elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) or C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with no clinical signs or symptoms of infection is not a contraindication for total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study. CURRENT ORTHOPAEDIC PRACTICE 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/bco.0000000000001070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mooiweer Y, van den Akker-Scheek I, Stevens M. Amount and type of physical activity and sports from one year forward after hip or knee arthroplasty-A systematic review. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261784. [PMID: 34962967 PMCID: PMC8714096 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION After rehabilitation following total hip or knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA), patients are advised to participate in physical activity (PA) and sports. However, profound insight into whether people adopt a physically active lifestyle is lacking. Aim is to gain insight into the performed amount and type of PA (including sports) and time spent sedentarily by persons after THA/TKA. METHODS A systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD42020178556). Pubmed, Cinahl, EMBASE and PsycInfo were systematically searched for articles reporting on amount of PA, and on the kind of activities performed between January 1995-January 2021. Quality of the articles was assessed with the adapted tool from Borghouts et al. RESULTS The search retrieved 5029 articles, leading to inclusion of 125 articles reporting data of 123 groups; 53 articles reported on subjects post-THA, 16 on post-hip-resurfacing arthroplasty, 40 on post-TKA, 15 on post-unicompartimental knee arthroplasty and 12 on a mix of arthroplasty types. With respect to quality assessment, 14 articles (11%) met three or fewer criteria, 29 (24%) met four, 32 (26%) met five, 42 (34%) met six, and 6 (5%) met seven out of the eight criteria. PA levels were comparable for THA and TKA, showing a low to moderately active population. Time spent was mostly of low intensity. Roughly 50% of -subjects met health-enhancing PA guidelines. They spent the largest part of their day sedentarily. Sports participation was relatively high (rates above 70%). Most participation was in low-impact sports at a recreational level. Roughly speaking, participants were engaged in sports 3 hours/week, consisting of about three 1-hour sessions. CONCLUSION Activity levels seem to be low; less than half of them seemed to perform the advised amount of PA following health-enhancing guidelines Sports participation levels were high. However, many articles were unclear about the definition of sports participation, which could have led to overestimation.
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- Yvet Mooiweer
- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Pye J, Spriet M, Dow P, Katzman S, Murphy BG. Osteochondral necrosis of the femoral condyles in Thoroughbred foals: eight cases (2008–2018). J Am Vet Med Assoc 2021; 260:341-349. [DOI: 10.2460/javma.21.03.0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
To describe clinical, imaging, gross, and histopathological abnormalities associated with osteochondral necrosis of the femoral condyles in foals and identify features suggestive of a common pathogenesis.
ANIMALS
8 Thoroughbred foals euthanized with a presumptive diagnosis of necrosis of the femoral condyles.
PROCEDURES
Postmortem CT was performed on all distal femoral epiphyseal samples. The articular epiphyseal cartilage complex (AECC) of affected distal femurs was examined grossly and histologically, focusing on lesions of interest identified on CT images.
RESULTS
7 foals were between 9 and 23 days old at the time of euthanasia; 1 foal was 85 days old. Concurrent illness (neonatal maladjustment syndrome, neonatal isoerythrolysis, or infection such as enteritis and omphalitis) was diagnosed in 7 foals. The characteristic antemortem radiographic and postmortem CT finding was a crescent-shaped osteochondral flap displaced from the affected medial femoral condyle. Synovial fluid cytology from affected joints was either within normal limits or consistent with mild inflammation. Histologically, all lesions were characterized by osteochondral necrosis and detachment of the AECC. In 6 foals, polymorphonuclear cells were found within growth cartilage canals, representing septic cartilage canals.
CLINICAL RELEVANCE
Osteochondral necrosis was interpreted to be secondary to bacterial colonization of the distal femoral AECC, evidenced by septic cartilage canals identified in 6 of 8 foals. This uncommon condition was previously thought to arise from an ischemic event, but the disease process was not well understood. An improved understanding of the pathogenesis of osteochondral necrosis is the first step in formulating more successful preventative and treatment strategies.
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- Jannah Pye
- 1Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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- 1Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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- 2Scone Equine Hospital, Scone, NSW, Australia
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- 1Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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- 3Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
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Zhang Y, Liu H. Safety of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis and Its Effect on Postoperative Pain and Quality of Life of Patients. CONTRAST MEDIA & MOLECULAR IMAGING 2021; 2021:6951578. [PMID: 35024014 PMCID: PMC8716239 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6951578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Objective To explore the safety of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and its impact on patients' postoperative pain and quality of life. Methods A total of 60 KOA patients admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were selected as the research objects. The knee joint scores (HSS) before and after TKA were compared, and the patients' quality of life was evaluated using the Osteoarthritis Index of Western Ontario and McMaster University (WOMAC). At the same time, the number of patients with complications was recorded, and the efficacy of TKA was comprehensively analyzed. Results The postoperative HSS score was significantly higher than the preoperative score (P < 0.05), the postoperative pain score increased with time, and the pain gradually decreased. The postoperative WOMAC score was significantly lower than the preoperative score (P < 0.001), and the score at 6 months after surgery was significantly lower than that at 3 months after surgery (P < 0.001). There were no complications such as severe prosthesis fracture, secondary sepsis, and patellar tendon rupture, and the total incidence of complications was 11.7%. The effective rate of treatment at 6 months after operation was 98.3%, which was significantly higher than that at 3 months after operation (P < 0.05). Conclusion Total knee arthroplasty can improve the knee joint function of patients with knee osteoarthritis, with low postoperative pain, low complication rate, and good quality of life for patients. It is worthy of promotion and application.
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- Yunfeng Zhang
- Department of Joint Surgery, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Ningbo No. 6 Hospital, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang, China
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Jiang TT, Ji CF, Cheng XP, Gu SF, Wang R, Li Y, Zuo J, Han J. α-Mangostin Alleviated HIF-1α-Mediated Angiogenesis in Rats With Adjuvant-Induced Arthritis by Suppressing Aerobic Glycolysis. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:785586. [PMID: 34987400 PMCID: PMC8721667 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.785586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
A previously validated anti-rheumatic compound α-mangostin (MAN) shows significant metabolism regulatory effects. The current study aimed to clarify whether this property contributed to its inhibition on synovial angiogenesis. Male wistar rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) were orally treated by MAN for 32 days. Afterwards, biochemical parameters and cytokines in plasma were determined by corresponding kits, and glycometabolism-related metabolites were further accurately quantified by LC-MS method. Anti-angiogenic effects of MAN were preliminarily assessed by joints based-immunohistochemical examination and matrigel plug assay. Obtained results were then validated by experiments in vitro. AIA-caused increase in circulating transforming growth factor beta, interleukin 6, hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in blood and local HIF-1α/VEGF expression in joints was abrogated by MAN treatment, and pannus formation within matrigel plugs implanted in AIA rats was inhibited too. Scratch and transwell assays revealed the inhibitory effects of MAN on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) migration. Furthermore, MAN inhibited tubule formation capability of HUVECs and growth potential of rat arterial ring-derived endothelial cells in vitro. Meanwhile, MAN eased oxidative stress, and altered glucose metabolism in vivo. Glycolysis-related metabolites including glucose 6-phosphate, fructose 6-phosphate, 3-phosphoglyceric acid and phosphoenolpyruvic acid in AIA rats were decreased by MAN, while the impaired pyruvate-synthesizing capability of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) was recovered. Consistently, MAN restored lipopolysaccharide-elicited changes on levels of glucose and LDH in HUVECs culture system, and exerted similar effects with LDH inhibitor stiripentol on glycometabolism and VEGF production as well as tubule formation capability of HUVECs. These evidences show that MAN treatment inhibited aerobic glycolysis in AIA rats, which consequently eased inflammation-related hypoxia, and hampered pathological neovascularization.
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- Tian-Tian Jiang
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Research Center of Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College (Yijishan Hospital), Wuhu, China
- Xin’an Medicine Research Center, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
- Key Laboratory of Non-Coding RNA Transformation Research of Anhui Higher Education Institution, Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, China
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- Anhui Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Screening and Re-Evaluation of Active Compounds of Herbal Medicines in Southern Anhui, Wuhu, China
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Ghorasaini M, Mohammed Y, Adamski J, Bettcher L, Bowden JA, Cabruja M, Contrepois K, Ellenberger M, Gajera B, Haid M, Hornburg D, Hunter C, Jones CM, Klein T, Mayboroda O, Mirzaian M, Moaddel R, Ferrucci L, Lovett J, Nazir K, Pearson M, Ubhi BK, Raftery D, Riols F, Sayers R, Sijbrands EJG, Snyder MP, Su B, Velagapudi V, Williams KJ, de Rijke YB, Giera M. Cross-Laboratory Standardization of Preclinical Lipidomics Using Differential Mobility Spectrometry and Multiple Reaction Monitoring. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16369-16378. [PMID: 34859676 PMCID: PMC8674878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Modern biomarker and translational research as well as personalized health care studies rely heavily on powerful omics' technologies, including metabolomics and lipidomics. However, to translate metabolomics and lipidomics discoveries into a high-throughput clinical setting, standardization is of utmost importance. Here, we compared and benchmarked a quantitative lipidomics platform. The employed Lipidyzer platform is based on lipid class separation by means of differential mobility spectrometry with subsequent multiple reaction monitoring. Quantitation is achieved by the use of 54 deuterated internal standards and an automated informatics approach. We investigated the platform performance across nine laboratories using NIST SRM 1950-Metabolites in Frozen Human Plasma, and three NIST Candidate Reference Materials 8231-Frozen Human Plasma Suite for Metabolomics (high triglyceride, diabetic, and African-American plasma). In addition, we comparatively analyzed 59 plasma samples from individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia from a clinical cohort study. We provide evidence that the more practical methyl-tert-butyl ether extraction outperforms the classic Bligh and Dyer approach and compare our results with two previously published ring trials. In summary, we present standardized lipidomics protocols, allowing for the highly reproducible analysis of several hundred human plasma lipids, and present detailed molecular information for potentially disease relevant and ethnicity-related materials.
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- Mohan Ghorasaini
- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands
- Genome
BC Proteomics Centre, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia V8Z 7X8, Canada
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- Institute
of Experimental Genetics, German Research Center for Environmental
Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
- Department
of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 8 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
- Institute
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University
of Ljubljana, Vrazov
Trg 2, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
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- Northwest
Metabolomics Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Department
of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 1333 Center Drive, Gainesville, Florida 32610, United States
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- Department
of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford
University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford
University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department
of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford
University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Metabolomics
Unit, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, Biomedicum 2U, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Metabolomics
and Proteomics Core, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Department
of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford
University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Material Measurement Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- Department
of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of
Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United
States
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- National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of
Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United
States
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- National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of
Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21224, United
States
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- Metabolomics
Unit, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, Biomedicum 2U, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Northwest
Metabolomics Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Metabolomics
and Proteomics Core, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1, Neuherberg 85764, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University
Medical Center, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Genetics, School of Medicine, Stanford
University, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Biological
Chemistry, University
of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Metabolomics
Unit, Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM), HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Tukholmankatu 8, Biomedicum 2U, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Department of Biological
Chemistry, University
of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Department
of Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, 3000CA, The Netherlands
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- Center
for Proteomics and Metabolomics, Leiden
University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden 2333ZA, The Netherlands
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Ebada HM, Nasra MM, Nassra RA, Solaiman AA, Abdallah OY. Cationic nanocarrier of rhein based on hydrophobic ion pairing approach as intra-articular targeted regenerative therapy for osteoarthritis. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2021; 211:112285. [PMID: 34942464 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2021.112285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Cartilage deterioration is the hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA). Rapid clearance of intra-articularly injected drugs and inherent cartilage barrier properties represent enormous challenges facing the effective local OA therapy. Rhein (RH), a dihydroxy-anthraquinone acid molecule, possess a potential chondroprotective effect. However, RH suffers from poor oral bioavailability besides its gastrointestinal side effects. Herein, for the first time, we exploited cationic carriers to target anionic cartilage matrix to create a RH-reservoir within the cartilage matrix, improving RH therapeutic efficacy with reduced side effects. Firstly, we improved RH lipophilic characteristics employing hydrophobic ion pairing (HIP) to be efficiently loaded within lipid nanoparticles with slow-release properties. RH-HIP integrated solid lipid nanoparticles (RH-SLNs) rapidly penetrated through cartilage tissue and lasted for 3 weeks into healthy and arthritic rat joints. Furthermore, RH-SLNs significantly inhibited inflammatory response, oxidative stress and cartilage deterioration in MIA-arthritic rats. In conclusion, intra-articular cationic RH-SLNs represented a meaningful step towards OA therapy.
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- Heba Mk Ebada
- Central Lab, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Biochemistery, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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