ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2021
Serpins in cartilage and osteoarthritis: what do we know?
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- Transcriptomic analysis reveals distinct molecular signatures and regulatory networks of osteoarthritic chondrocytes versus mesenchymal stem cells during chondrogenesis.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2025Article
- Interpretable machine learning integrates multi-source biomarkers for osteoarthritis diagnosis and mechanistic insights: A temporomandibular joint model.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2025Article
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- Prognostic model to predict the incidence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2024Article
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Abstract
Serpins (serine proteinase inhibitors) are an ancient superfamily of structurally similar proteins, the majority of which use an elegant suicide inhibition mechanism to target serine proteinases. Despite likely evolving from a single common ancestor, the 36 human serpins have established roles regulating diverse biological processes, such as blood coagulation, embryonic development and extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover. Genetic mutations in serpin genes underpin a host of monogenic disorders - collectively termed the 'serpinopathies' - but serpin dysregulation has also been shown to drive pathological mechanisms in many common diseases. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disorder, characterised by the progressive destruction of articular cartilage. This breakdown of the cartilage is driven by the metalloproteinases, and it has long been established that an imbalance of metalloproteinases to their inhibitors is of critical importance. More recently, a role for serine proteinases in cartilage destruction is emerging; including the activation of latent matrix metalloproteinases and cell-surface receptors, or direct proteolysis of the ECM. Serpins likely regulate these processes, as well as having roles beyond serine proteinase inhibition. Indeed, serpins are routinely observed to be highly modulated in osteoarthritic tissues and fluids by 'omic analysis, but despite this, they are largely ignored. Confusing nomenclature and an underappreciation for the role of serine proteinases in osteoarthritis (OA) being the likely causes. In this narrative review, serpin structure, biochemistry and nomenclature are introduced, and for the first time, their putative importance in maintaining joint tissues - as well as their dysregulation in OA - are explored.
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