Osteoarthritis: pathogenic signaling pathways and therapeutic targets

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative joint disorder that leads to disability and affects more than 500 million population worldwide. OA was believed to be caused by the wearing and tearing of articular cartilage, but it is now more commonly referred to as a chronic whole-joint disorder that is initiated with biochemical and cellular alterations in the synovial joint tissues, which leads to the histological and structural changes of the joint and ends up with the whole tissue dysfunction. Currently, there is no cure for OA, partly due to a lack of comprehensive understanding of the pathological mechanism of the initiation and progression of the disease. Therefore, a better understanding of pathological…

• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 82261160395, 82230081, 2017B030301018, 81991513, 82250710175
• SF
  Shenzhen Fundamental Research Program

  Award: JCYJ20220818100617036
• NK
  National Key Research and Development Program of China

  Award: 2019YFA0906004