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Bioadhesive Hydrogel With Polyphenol‐Armored Nanogene Rejuvenates Chondrocyte Senescence for Aged Osteoarthritis Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An adhesive hydrogel depot with polyphenol‐armored nanogenes is developed for treating aged osteoarthritis. This system maintains miR‐140 bioactivity, prolongs its intra‐articular retention, and enhances transfection into chondrocytes, leading to the downregulation of senescence‐associated pathways.
Liwei Yan, Runze Yang, Ting Zhou, Tianhao Xu, Yongqi Li, Yuelin Hu, Minghao Ge, Lei Zhang, Xiong Lu, Chaoming Xie, Weili Fu   +10 more
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In Situ Stress‐Dispersing Hydrogel Millispheres via Load Redistribution to Restore Nucleus Pulposus Metabolic Homeostasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Local stress concentration disrupts metabolic homeostasis and induces inflammation in the nucleus pulposus (NP), thereby accelerating intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). A biomimetic HA/ChS hydrogel millimeter sphere (ChS@HM) is developed to enable synergistic stress dispersion and sustained hydration lubrication.
Ang Li, Hui Yuan, Honglei Xiao, Xiaodong Liu, Wenguo Cui   +4 more
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Gel-like behavior in aggrecan assemblies [PDF]

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2008
Aggrecan, a large biological polyelectrolyte molecule with a bottlebrush shape, forms complexes with hyaluronic acid (HA) that provide compressive resistance in cartilage. In solutions of aggrecan alone, the concentration dependence of the osmotic pressure Π is marked by self-assembly of the molecules into aggregates.
Horkay, Ferenc, Basser, Peter J., Hecht, Anne-Marie, Geissler, Erik   +3 more
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Lesion Site‐Targeted Microspheres Modulate Nav1.7‐Related Signaling for Osteoarthritis Treatment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cartilage‐targeted carbamazepine‐loaded WYRGRL‐modified composite microspheres (CBZ/WCOM) anchor to exposed type II collagen in osteoarthritic lesions and release carbamazepine under acidic conditions. This bind‐then‐release platform modulates Nav1.7‐related sodium signaling, Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger‐associated Ca2+ dynamics, and heat shock protein 70 ...
Cheng Chen, Jiaying Li, Jinjin Ma, Xiaonan Yuan, Yao Xiao, Yang Zhang, Yuan Chen, Hao Jiang, Hui He, Jie Hu, Qianglong Chen, Jinniu Zhang, Bin Li, Yun Zhou, Fengxuan Han, Yong Wang   +15 more
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Serum Biomarkers of Inflammation and Turnover of Joint Cartilage Can Help Differentiate Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Patients from Osteoarthritis (OA) Patients

Diagnostics, 2020
The aim of this study was to find characteristic biomarkers in the serum of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) responsible for inflammation and destruction of joint cartilage, which could differentiate these two diseases. The
Michał Waszczykowski, Anna Fabiś-Strobin, Igor Bednarski, Aleksandra Lesiak, Joanna Narbutt, Jarosław Fabiś   +5 more
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The relationship between the aggrecan VNTR polymorphism and its content in lumbar intervertebral discs

Folia Morphologica, 2023
BACKGROUND: There is a specific polymorphism of the ACAN gene called the variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR), which is particularly interesting in the light of the development of intervertebral disc pathology and associated low back pain.
P. Pękala, D. Felkle, K. Dykas, A. Jarosz, P. Elnazir, T. Konopka, J. A. Walocha, J. Dulinska-Litewka   +7 more
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The Glycosaminoglycan Attachment Regions of Human Aggrecan [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2006
Aggrecan possesses both chondroitin sulfate (CS) and keratan sulfate (KS) chains attached to its core protein, which reside mainly in the central region of the molecule termed the glycosaminoglycan-attachment region. This region is further subdivided into the KS-rich domain and two adjacent CS-rich domains (CS1 and CS2).
Elida, Rodriguez, Samantha Kim, Roland, Anna, Plaas, Peter J, Roughley   +3 more
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CD31+ Cell Enrichment Enhances Therapeutic Effects of Stromal Vascular Fraction in Experimental Primary Osteoarthritis: A Preclinical Study in the Dunkin Hartley Guinea Pig Model

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Both SVF and CD31+ SVF improve spontaneous osteoarthritis, but CD31+ enrichment refines the therapeutic profile rather than broadly enhancing all effects. More distinct benefits are observed in extracellular matrix remodeling, osteochondral integrity, and subchondral/trabecular bone preservation, supporting CD31+‐enriched SVF as a biologically enhanced
Sijia Zhou, Tobias Winkler, Bin Chen, Marta Grzeski, Yilong Yang, Florian N. Fleckenstein, Dominik Geisel, Alexander Hildebrandt, Daniela Aschenbrenner, Marie Agatha Mohn, Benjamin Claass, January Weiner 3rd, Sven Geissler, Georg N. Duda, Søren P. Sheikh, Oliver Klein, Tazio Maleitzke   +16 more
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THBS1+ Macrophages Exacerbate Modic Changes via SDC4‐Dependent Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The illustration of THBS1+ macrophages exacerbate MCs via SDC4‐dependent activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. THBS1+ macrophage subpopulation was identified in MCs through single‐cell RNA sequencing. C. acnes and its metabolites activate THBS1 expression in macrophages via the TLR signaling pathway.
Xiangxi Kong, Qize Xue, Xiaoan Wei, Jie Li, Bao Huang, Weishao Chen, Zimin Cai, Tao Yang, Chengjun Yao, Jiayan Jin, Bohan Cai, Xuyang Zhang, Junhui Liu, Haihao Wu, Jian Chen, Zhi Shan, Fengdong Zhao   +16 more
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The Different Roles of Aggrecan Interaction Domains [PDF]

Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry, 2012
The aggregating proteoglycans of the lectican family are important components of extracellular matrices. Aggrecan is the most well studied of these and is central to cartilage biomechanical properties and skeletal development. Key to its biological function is the fixed charge of the many glycosaminoglycan chains, that provide the basis for the ...
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