Signaling pathways in rheumatoid arthritis: implications for targeted therapy

Q Ding, W Hu, R Wang, Q Yang, M Zhu, M Li… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an incurable systemic autoimmune disease. Disease
progression leads to joint deformity and associated loss of function, which significantly …

Microenvironment-responsive nanocarriers for targeted bone disease therapy

M Li, B Yu, S Wang, F Zhou, J Cui, J Su - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanomedicines with controlled drug release have received increasing attention as an
advanced therapeutic strategy for bone diseases. To traverse biological barriers towards …

Translating musculoskeletal bioengineering into tissue regeneration therapies

A Khodabukus, T Guyer, AC Moore… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Musculoskeletal injuries and disorders are the leading cause of physical disability
worldwide and a considerable socioeconomic burden. The lack of effective therapies has …

Engineering approaches for RNA-based and cell-based osteoarthritis therapies

CR DeJulius, BL Walton, JM Colazo, R d'Arcy… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, debilitating disease that substantially impairs the quality of
life of affected individuals. The underlying mechanisms of OA are diverse and are becoming …

A broad look into the future of rheumatoid arthritis

J Mucke, M Krusche… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite all improvements in rheumatoid arthritis, we are still not able to prevent or cure the
disease. Diagnostic delays due to lack of access to a specialist and costly therapies are still …

Immunoengineering the next generation of arthritis therapies

M Klimak, RJ Nims, L Pferdehirt, KH Collins… - Acta biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunoengineering continues to revolutionize healthcare, generating new approaches for
treating previously intractable diseases, particularly in regard to cancer immunotherapy. In …

Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine

CYX Chua, M Jimenez, M Mozneb, G Traverso… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The medical risks of spaceflight are amplified as humans venture into longer-duration and
greater-distance deep space voyages. During space missions, astronauts face the extremes …

Mechanogenetics: harnessing mechanobiology for cellular engineering

RJ Nims, L Pferdehirt, F Guilak - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
'Mechanogenetics,'a new field at the convergence of mechanobiology and synthetic biology,
presents an innovative strategy to treat, repair, or restore diseased cells and tissues by …

New treatment for osteoarthritis: Gene therapy

X Li, L Shen, Z Deng, Z Huang - Precision Clinical Medicine, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Osteoarthritis is a complex degenerative disease that affects the entire joint tissue. Currently,
non-surgical treatments for osteoarthritis focus on relieving pain. While end-stage …

Enhancing stem cell therapy for cartilage repair in osteoarthritis—a hydrogel focused approach

Y Liu, M Wang, Y Luo, Q Liang, Y Yu, F Chen, J Yao - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stem cells hold tremendous promise for the treatment of cartilage repair in osteoarthritis. In
addition to their multipotency, stem cells possess immunomodulatory effects that can …