Targeting strategies for bone diseases: signaling pathways and clinical studies

H Xu, W Wang, X Liu, W Huang, C Zhu, Y Xu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Since the proposal of Paul Ehrlich's magic bullet concept over 100 years ago, tremendous
advances have occurred in targeted therapy. From the initial selective antibody, antitoxin to …

miRNAs as therapeutic targets in inflammatory disease

Q Lu, R Wu, M Zhao, A Garcia-Gomez… - Trends in pharmacological …, 2019 - cell.com
In the past decade, we have witnessed considerable developments in understanding the
roles and functions of miRNAs. In parallel, the identification of alterations in miRNA …

CircERCC2 ameliorated intervertebral disc degeneration by regulating mitophagy and apoptosis through miR-182-5p/SIRT1 axis

L Xie, W Huang, Z Fang, F Ding, F Zou, X Ma… - Cell Death & …, 2019 - nature.com
The molecular mechanism of intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) remains unclear. This
study aimed to investigate the role of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in the pathogenesis of IVDD …

Osteoclast-mediated bone resorption is controlled by a compensatory network of secreted and membrane-tethered metalloproteinases

L Zhu, Y Tang, XY Li, ET Keller, J Yang… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Osteoclasts actively remodel both the mineral and proteinaceous components of bone
during normal growth and development as well as pathologic states ranging from …

The role of microRNAs in bone development

AP Hensley, A McAlinden - Bone, 2021 - Elsevier
Epigenetic regulation is critical for proper bone development. Evidence from a large body of
published literature informs us that microRNAs (miRNAs) are important epigenetic factors …

Cytokine-mediated immunomodulation of osteoclastogenesis

P Zhou, T Zheng, B Zhao - Bone, 2022 - Elsevier
Cytokines are an important set of proteins regulating bone homeostasis. In inflammation
induced bone resorption, cytokines, such as RANKL, TNF-α, M-CSF, are indispensable for …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating miR-338 cluster activities on osteoblast differentiation: potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets for postmenopausal osteoporosis

C Lin, S Yu, R Jin, Y Xiao, M Pan, F Pei, X Zhu… - Theranostics, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are the most abundant RNA species found in serum, and recently,
several miRNAs have been found to be associated with osteoporosis. However, the …

Exploring the feasibility of circulating miRNAs as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in osteoarthritis: Challenges and opportunities

K Felekkis, M Pieri, C Papaneophytou - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint disease characterized by progressive
cartilage degradation and joint inflammation. As the most common aging-related joint …

Mmu-miR-185 depletion promotes osteogenic differentiation and suppresses bone loss in osteoporosis through the Bgn-mediated BMP/Smad pathway

Q Cui, J Xing, M Yu, Y Wang, J Xu, Y Gu, X Nan… - Cell death & …, 2019 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRs) play an essential role in the regulation of bone formation and
homeostasis. miR-185 has been reported to negatively regulate osteogenesis in vitro …

Aberrant activation of immune and non-immune cells contributes to joint inflammation and bone degradation in rheumatoid arthritis

KS Nandakumar, Q Fang, I Wingbro Ågren… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Abnormal activation of multiple immune and non-immune cells and proinflammatory factors
mediate the development of joint inflammation in genetically susceptible individuals …