Recent advances in targeted drug delivery for treatment of osteoarthritis

S Mehta, T He, AG Bajpayee - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Recent years have witnessed significant increase in both fundamental and clinical studies
evaluating DDS for osteoarthritis. Steroid encapsulating polymeric microparticles for longer …

Emerging therapeutic targets for osteoarthritis

E Hadzic, F Beier - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Osteoarthritis is a heterogeneous joint disorder that lacks a clinically meaningful
disease modifying drug. Animal models have been beneficial in understanding basic joint …

[HTML][HTML] Exosome-loaded extracellular matrix-mimic hydrogel with anti-inflammatory property Facilitates/promotes growth plate injury repair

P Guan, C Liu, D Xie, S Mao, Y Ji, Y Lin, Z Chen… - Bioactive Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Growth plate cartilage has limited self-repair ability, leading to poor bone bridge formation
post-injury and ultimately limb growth defects in children. The current corrective surgeries …

Biomaterial strategies for improved intra‐articular drug delivery

LM Mancipe Castro, AJ García… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint degenerative disease that has become one of the leading
causes of disability in the world. It is estimated that OA affects 50 million adults in the United …

Targeting CD44 receptor pathways in degenerative joint diseases: Involvement of Proteoglycan-4 (PRG4)

MM Qadri - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), osteoarthritis (OA), and gout are the most prevalent degenerative
joint diseases (DJDs). The pathogenesis underlying joint disease in DJDs remains unclear …

Osteoarthritis gene therapy in 2022

CH Evans, SC Ghivizzani… - Current opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Extensive preclinical data support the use of intra-articular gene therapy for treating OA.
Translation is beginning to accelerate and six gene therapeutics are in clinical trials …

Proteoglycan-4 regulates fibroblast to myofibroblast transition and expression of fibrotic genes in the synovium

M Qadri, GD Jay, LX Zhang, H Richendrfer… - Arthritis research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Synovial tissue fibrosis is common in advanced OA with features including the
presence of stress fiber-positive myofibroblasts and deposition of cross-linked collagen type …

Intra-articular injection of lornoxicam and microRNA-140 co-loaded cationic liposomes enhanced the therapeutic treatment of experimental osteoarthritis

K He, X Huang, R Shan, X Yang, R Song, F Xie… - Aaps Pharmscitech, 2021 - Springer
Osteoarthritis is a chronic joint disease characterized by chronic inflammation, progressive
destruction of articular cartilage, and subchondral bone sclerosis. When compared to …

Experimental therapeutics for the treatment of osteoarthritis

G Schulze-Tanzil - Journal of experimental pharmacology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Osteoarthritis (OA) therapy remains a large challenge since no causative treatment options
are so far available. Despite some main pathways contributing to OA are identified its …

Osteoarthritis: From upcoming treatments to treatments yet to come

V Delplace, MA Boutet, C Le Visage, Y Maugars… - Joint Bone Spine, 2021 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, and its prevalence is
constantly increasing. While there is currently no treatment that can alter the course of the …