Disorders

When the chondrocyte fails or misbehaves: osteoarthritis, achondroplasia, chondrosarcoma, and the molecular lesions behind each.

2026-10-11 · Cell Signal
Glycine induces MafG to regulate glutathione metabolism, inhibit chondrocyte fer

Glycine activates MafG to upregulate glutathione metabolism and suppress chondrocyte ferroptosis in OA; novel metabolic protection pathway.

2026-10-11 · Adv Mater
A Metabo-Reprogramming Niche Remodeling System Halts Osteoarthritis by Restoring

Metabolic reprogramming niche system halts OA progression by restoring chondrocyte energy metabolism and suppressing catabolic signaling.

2026-10-11 · Bioact Mater
Immunity-and-matrix-regulatory cells promote hyaline-like cartilage repair in os

Immunity-and-matrix-regulatory cells in engineered hydrogel promote hyaline-like cartilage regeneration, outperforming standard MSC approaches.

2026-10-11 · Science
Hypertension fuels osteoarthritis through neuroendocrine signaling

Hypertension accelerates OA progression through norepinephrine-driven neuroendocrine signaling that increases chondrocyte catabolic activity.

2026-10-11 · Osteoarthritis Cartilage
SESN2 drives osteoarthritis progression by inducing MFN2-dependent mitochondrial

SESN2 promotes OA by inducing MFN2-dependent mitochondrial dysfunction in chondrocytes; SESN2 inhibition is chondroprotective.

2026-10-11 · Bioact Mater
Dual-modal antioxidant and epigenetic synergy attenuates the self-perpetuating s

Dual-modal antioxidant plus epigenetic synergy breaks the self-perpetuating OA cycle by targeting ROS and histone modification simultaneously.

2026-10-11 · Ageing Res Rev
Mitochondrial-ER stress crosstalk in osteoarthritis: From ageing-associated chon

Review: mitochondrial-ER stress crosstalk is an ageing-associated driver of OA chondrocyte death; convergent target for disease modification.

2026-10-11 · Ann Med
Critical role of Sirtuin 6 (SIRT6) in osteoarthritis chondrocytes: the interacti

SIRT6 suppresses OA chondrocyte catabolism by deacetylating key transcription factors; SIRT6 loss accelerates cartilage breakdown.

2026-10-11 · Bioact Mater
Restoring cartilage-subchondral bone metabolism with biphasic magnesium microsph

Biphasic magnesium-based scaffold restores cartilage-subchondral bone metabolic balance; Mg2+ ion release promotes chondrocyte anabolism and suppresses bone resorption.

2026-10-11 · Phytomedicine
Fengshi Gutong capsule alleviates osteoarthritis progression by targeting IGF2BP

Fengshi Gutong capsule (traditional Chinese medicine) attenuates OA progression by targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR autophagy pathway in chondrocytes.

2026-10-11 · Pharm Biol
lncRNA MALAT1-mediated regulation of cholesterol-oxidative stress-iron metabolic

lncRNA MALAT1 regulates cholesterol-oxidative stress and iron homeostasis in chondrocytes; links lipid metabolism to ferroptosis in OA.

2026-10-11 · Joint Bone Spine
Role of the GAPDH-mediated glycolysis-senescence axis in osteoarthritis chondroc

GAPDH-mediated glycolysis-senescence axis in OA chondrocytes: elevated GAPDH promotes aerobic glycolysis and SASP, driving chondrocyte aging.

2026-10-10 · J Bone Joint Surg Am
Evolving Management Strategies for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: A Contemporary Treatment Algorithm

Contemporary treatment algorithm for osteochondral lesions of the talus covering bone marrow stimulation, autologous chondrocyte implantation, and scaffold-based repair; highlights persistent challenges.

found 2026-09-09 · PubMed
Research progress on the mechanism of chondrocyte ferroptosis in osteoarthritis

Reviews iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, ferroptosis, as a cell death route in OA chondrocytes.

found 2026-09-09 · Springer
Identification of a putative progenitor-like chondrocyte subpopulation in osteoarthritic human cartilage

Identifies a chondrocyte subpopulation with progenitor-like markers inside OA cartilage, a possible repair reservoir.

found 2026-09-09 · JCI
Fgfr3 enhancer deletion markedly improves all skeletal features in a mouse model of achondroplasia

CRISPR/Cas9 deletion of a cartilage-specific FGFR3 enhancer normalized long bone and vertebral growth and reduced foramen magnum stenosis in mice.

found 2026-09-09 · PMC
Targeting Mutant IDH1/2 in Chondrosarcomas: A Review

IDH1/2 mutations in ~70 percent of conventional central chondrosarcomas drive D-2-hydroxyglutarate accumulation and epigenetic dysregulation; ivosidenib and enasidenib under investigation.

found 2026-09-09 · Frontiers Physiology
EIF6-related p47phox-NOX2 oxidative stress signaling in OA effector chondrocytes

Integrated single-cell and experimental data link EIF6 and YWHAB to ROS production via p47phox-NOX2 under inflammatory conditions

found 2026-09-09 · Frontiers CDBD
PANoptosis in OA chondrocytes: apoptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis converge via innate immune sensors

Coordinated cell death explains why single-target inhibitors fail; natural products with pleiotropic action are proposed as strategy

found 2026-09-09 · Frontiers Immunology
Mitochondrial quality control in knee OA: PINK1 suppresses p38 MAPK/NF-kB and attenuates chondrocyte senescence

PINK1 overexpression reduces senescence markers; mitophagy pathway as therapeutic target in OA

found 2026-09-09 · PMC
OA molecular targets: cytokines, RANKL, MMPs, adipokines, phosphate dysregulation

Critical overview of signaling interfaces driving hypertrophic and senescent chondrocyte phenotypes in OA

2026-09-08 · Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi
Is osteoarthritis merely a local wear-and-tear or a systemic disease?

Review weighing local mechanical versus systemic metabolic and inflammatory drivers of OA; argues for a hybrid model.

2026-09-01 · Gen Physiol Biophys
KIAA1429 promotes chondrocyte senescence and ferroptosis in OA via m6A-mediated downregulation of USP3

m6A writer KIAA1429 silences USP3 to accelerate chondrocyte senescence and ferroptotic death in osteoarthritis.

2026-06-13 · PubMed
The Role of AXL Signaling and Mutant IDH1/2 in Conventional Chondrosarcoma

AXL receptor tyrosine kinase signaling intersects with IDH1/2 mutation in chondrosarcoma; potential combined target.

2026-04-10 · ScienceDirect
Age-associated regulation of chondrocyte hypertrophy in osteoarthritis: cartilage fate reprogramming

Aging lowers the threshold for the hypertrophy-like shift (collagen X, MMP13 up) via senescence, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and epigenetic drift.

2025-11-26 · Journal of Dental Research
Osteoarthritis and Chondrocytes: On the Road from Mechanisms to Treatment

Review tying chondrocyte mechanism work to where OA treatment is actually headed.

2025-09-19 · PubMed
An Integrated Clinical Genomic and Transcriptomic Subgrouping of Central Chondrosarcoma

Genomic and transcriptomic subgrouping of central chondrosarcoma; IDH mutation status is the primary molecular classifier.

2024-09-24 · PubMed
Advances in the mechanism and therapies of achondroplasia

FGFR3 gain-of-function mutation c.1138G>A (p.Gly380Arg) constitutively inhibits chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation; reviews targeted therapy landscape.

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