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Fan Y, Bian X, Meng X, Li L, Fu L, Zhang Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, Gao D, Guo X, Lammi MJ, Peng G, Sun S. Unveiling inflammatory and prehypertrophic cell populations as key contributors to knee cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis using multi-omics data integration. Ann Rheum Dis 2024; 83:926-944. [PMID: 38325908 PMCID: PMC11187367 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics analysis of human knee articular cartilage tissue to present a comprehensive transcriptome landscape and osteoarthritis (OA)-critical cell populations. METHODS Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatially resolved transcriptomic technology have been applied to characterise the cellular heterogeneity of human knee articular cartilage which were collected from 8 OA donors, and 3 non-OA control donors, and a total of 19 samples. The novel chondrocyte population and marker genes of interest were validated by immunohistochemistry staining, quantitative real-time PCR, etc. The OA-critical cell populations were validated through integrative analyses of publicly available bulk RNA sequencing data and large-scale genome-wide association studies. RESULTS We identified 33 cell population-specific marker genes that define 11 chondrocyte populations, including 9 known populations and 2 new populations, that is, pre-inflammatory chondrocyte population (preInfC) and inflammatory chondrocyte population (InfC). The novel findings that make this an important addition to the literature include: (1) the novel InfC activates the mediator MIF-CD74; (2) the prehypertrophic chondrocyte (preHTC) and hypertrophic chondrocyte (HTC) are potentially OA-critical cell populations; (3) most OA-associated differentially expressed genes reside in the articular surface and superficial zone; (4) the prefibrocartilage chondrocyte (preFC) population is a major contributor to the stratification of patients with OA, resulting in both an inflammatory-related subtype and a non-inflammatory-related subtype. CONCLUSIONS Our results highlight InfC, preHTC, preFC and HTC as potential cell populations to target for therapy. Also, we conclude that profiling of those cell populations in patients might be used to stratify patient populations for defining cohorts for clinical trials and precision medicine.
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- Yue Fan
- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- School of Automation Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Department of Orthopaedics, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The Central Hospital of Xianyang, Xianyang, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden
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- Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Center for Cell Lineage and Development, CAS Key Laboratory of Regenerative Biology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, GIBH-HKU Guangdong-Hong Kong Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre, China-New Zealand Joint Laboratory on Biomedicine and Health, Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Center for Single-Cell Omics and Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Shaanxi Province; Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases, Ministry of Education; Key Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Control and Health Promotion of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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Qi B, Wang Z, Cao Y, Zhao H. Study on the treatment of osteoarthritis by acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine based on pathophysiological mechanism: A review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37483. [PMID: 38579081 PMCID: PMC10994424 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major contributor to disability and social costs in the elderly. As the population ages and becomes increasingly obese, the incidence of the disease is higher than in previous decades. In recent years, important progress has been made in the causes and pathogenesis of OA pain. Modern medical treatment modalities mainly include the specific situation of the patient and focus on the core treatment, including self-management and education, exercise, and related weight loss. As an important part of complementary and alternative medicine, TCM has remarkable curative effect, clinical safety, and diversity of treatment methods in the treatment of OA. Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment of OA has attracted worldwide attention. Therefore, this article will study the pathophysiological mechanism of OA based on modern medicine, and explore the treatment of OA by acupuncture combined with Chinese Medicine.
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- Biao Qi
- Shenzhen Baoan District Shiyan People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Pingshan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China
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- Shenzhen Pingshan District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, China
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- Community Health Service Center of Nanhui New Town, Shanghai, China
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Izda V, Dunn CM, Prinz E, Schlupp L, Nguyen E, Sturdy C, Jeffries MA. A Pilot Analysis of Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Patterns in Mouse Cartilage Reveals Overlapping Epigenetic Signatures of Aging and Osteoarthritis. ACR Open Rheumatol 2022; 4:1004-1012. [PMID: 36253145 PMCID: PMC9746664 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cartilage epigenetic changes are strongly associated with human osteoarthritis (OA). However, the influence of individual environmental OA risk factors on these epigenetic patterns has not been determined; herein we characterize cartilage DNA methylation patterns associated with aging and OA in a mouse model. METHODS Murine knee cartilage DNA was extracted from healthy young (16-week, n = 6), old (82-week, n = 6), and young 4-week post-destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) OA (n = 6) C57BL6/J mice. Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns were determined via Illumina BeadChip. Gene set enrichment analysis was performed by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis. The top seven most differentially methylated positions (DMPs) were confirmed by pyrosequencing in an independent animal set. Results were compared to previously published human OA methylation data. RESULTS Aging was associated with 20,940 DMPs, whereas OA was associated with 761 DMPs. Merging these two conditions revealed 279 shared DMPs. All demonstrated similar directionality and magnitude of change (Δβ 1.0% ± 0.2%, mean methylation change ± SEM). Shared DMPs were enriched in OA-associated pathways, including RhoA signaling (P = 1.57 × 10-4 ), protein kinase A signaling (P = 3.38 × 10-4 ), and NFAT signaling (P = 6.14 × 10-4 ). Upstream regulators, including TET3 (P = 6.15 × 10-4 ), immunoglobulin (P = 6.14 × 10-4 ), and TLR7 (P = 7.53 × 10-4 ), were also enriched. Pyrosequencing confirmed six of the seven top DMPs in an independent cohort. CONCLUSION Aging and early OA following DMM surgery induce similar DNA methylation changes within a murine OA model, suggesting that aging may induce pro-OA epigenetic "poising" within articular cartilage. Future research should focus on confirming and expanding these findings to other environmental OA risk factors, including obesity, as well as determining late OA changes in mice.
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- Vladislav Izda
- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma City, and Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, New York
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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- Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Arthritis & Clinical Immunology Program and University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City
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Yang L, Sun J, Zhang Y, Guo X, Zhao G. Comprehensive comparative analysis of histopathology and gene expression in subchondral bone between kashin-beck disease and primary osteoarthritis. Front Genet 2022; 13:942326. [PMID: 35923709 PMCID: PMC9339956 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.942326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic, degenerative osteoarthropathy that exhibits some similar characteristics to osteoarthritis (OA) but with different etiologies and pathogeneses. In addition to cartilage damage, microstructural changes of bone were observed in KBD. This study aimed to comparatively demonstrate the general histopathological changes, transcriptomics, and differentially expressed miRNAs of subchondral bone between KBD and OA. Tibial plateau subchondral bone samples were collected from eighteen patients with KBD and eighteen patients with OA. Histopathological changes were examined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, safranin O-fast green staining, and picrosirius red staining. RNA sequencing and miRNA array analysis were performed to screen the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs), respectively. The subchondral bone samples of the tibial plateau of KBD and OA both showed increased thickness and sclerosis. A total of 179 DEGs and 124 DEMs were identified in subchondral bone between KBD and OA, which were involved in several vital GO terms and KEGG signaling pathways. Our results suggest that the pathological mechanisms of subchondral bone are different between KBD and OA, although they exhibit similar histopathological features. Integrated analysis revealed several genes such as ADAMTS14, SLC13A5, and CEACAM1, that may be crucial DEGs in subchondral bone between KBD and OA, suggesting that these genes could serve as potential differential diagnostic biomarkers for subchondral bone lesions in KBD and OA. These findings provide valuable information for further clarifying pathological changes in subchondral bone in KBD and OA.
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- Lei Yang
- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Hong Hui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Guanghui Zhao,
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Li J, Yang X, Chu Q, Xie L, Ding Y, Xu X, Timko MP, Fan L. Multi-omics molecular biomarkers and database of osteoarthritis. Database (Oxford) 2022; 2022:6631109. [PMID: 35788653 PMCID: PMC9254640 DOI: 10.1093/database/baac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the adult population and is a leading cause of disability. OA-related genetic loci may play an important role in clinical diagnosis and disease progression. With the rapid development of diverse technologies and omics methods, many OA-related public data sets have been accumulated. Here, we retrieved a diverse set of omics experimental results from 159 publications, including genome-wide association study, differentially expressed genes and differential methylation regions, and 2405 classified OA-related gene markers. Meanwhile, based on recent single-cell RNA-seq data from different joints, 5459 cell-type gene markers of joints were collected. The information has been integrated into an online database named OAomics and molecular biomarkers (OAOB). The database (http://ibi.zju.edu.cn/oaobdb/) provides a web server for OA marker genes, omics features and so on. To our knowledge, this is the first database of molecular biomarkers for OA.
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- Jianhua Li
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, and Department of Public Health Sciences, UVA School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310016, China.,Institute of Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Lei XG, Combs GF, Sunde RA, Caton JS, Arthington JD, Vatamaniuk MZ. Dietary Selenium Across Species. Annu Rev Nutr 2022; 42:337-375. [PMID: 35679623 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-nutr-062320-121834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This review traces the discoveries that led to the recognition of selenium (Se) as an essential nutrient and discusses Se-responsive diseases in animals and humans in the context of current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of their pathogeneses. The article includes a comprehensive analysis of dietary sources, nutritional utilization, metabolic functions, and dietary requirements of Se across various species. We also compare the function and regulation of selenogenomes and selenoproteomes among rodents, food animals, and humans. The review addresses the metabolic impacts of high dietary Se intakes in different species and recent revelations of Se-metabolites, means of increasing Se status, and the recycling of Se in food systems and ecosystems. Finally, research needs are identified for supporting basic science and practical applications of dietary Se in food, nutrition, and health across species. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Nutrition, Volume 42 is August 2022. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.
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- Xin Gen Lei
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA;
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- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA;
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Young DA, Barter MJ, Soul J. Osteoarthritis year in review: genetics, genomics, epigenetics. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2022; 30:216-225. [PMID: 34774787 PMCID: PMC8811265 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2021.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this review, we have highlighted the advances over the past year in genetics, genomics and epigenetics in the field of osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A literature search of PubMed was performed using the criteria: "osteoarthritis" and one of the following terms "genetic(s), genomic(s), epigenetic(s), polymorphism, noncoding ribonucleic acid (RNA), microRNA, long noncoding RNA, lncRNA, circular RNA, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), single cell sequencing, transcriptomics, or deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation between April 01, 2020 and April 30, 2021. RESULTS In total we identified 765 unique publications, which eventually reduced to 380 of relevance to the field as judged by two assessors. Many of these studies included multiple search terms. We summarised advances relating to genetics, functional genetics, genomics and epigenetics, focusing on our personal key papers during the year. CONCLUSIONS This year few studies have identified new genetic variants contributing to OA susceptibility, but a focus has been on refining risk loci or their functional validation. The use of new technologies together with investigating the cross-talk between multiple tissue types, greater sample sizes and/or better patient classification (OA subtypes) will continue to increase our knowledge of disease mechanisms and progress towards understanding and treating OA.
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- D A Young
- Skeletal Research Group, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK.
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- Skeletal Research Group, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Skeletal Research Group, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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