Journal
GROWTH FACTORS
Volume 36, Issue 5-6, Pages 187-195Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/08977194.2018.1548444
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Osteoarthritis; TGF-beta; NGF; Hedgehog; Wnt
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- National Institutes of Health [R01 AR054465, R01 AR070222]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common diseases, affecting more than 10% of populations and thus creating immense socioeconomic burden. The pathological changes of OA involve the entire joint, which is composed of multiple types of tissues and cells, exemplified by cartilage degradation, subchondral bone thickening, osteophyte formation, synovium inflammation and hypertrophy, and ligament degeneration. As joint homeostasis requires a complex network of growth factors to regulate anabolic and catabolic events, the dysregulation of growth factor signalling would have negative impacts on structure and function of multiple joint tissues and eventually lead to the onset and progression of OA. In this review, we will discuss TGF-beta, NGF, Hedgehog and Wnt, the four growth factors which have received extensive attention in the field of OA and clinical/translational interrogation about their application in OA therapies.
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