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ReviewBiomedicines2024

Unraveling the Role of Endothelial Dysfunction in Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: A Pathway to New Therapies.

Wenkai Shao, Ping Wang, Xiao Lv, Bo Wang, Song Gong, Yong Feng

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
8.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. [Effect of interleukin-33 on glucocorticoid-induced osteonecrosis of the femoral head in mice].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenkai ShaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8597-6234
Ping WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Xiao LvDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Bo WangDepartment of Rehabilitation, Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Song GongDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Yong FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, China.
Union Hospital · CNWuhan No.1 Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270935; 81974337; 82102627the Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2021CFB095the Project of Scientific Research Plan of Wuhan Municipal Health Commission WX21Q19the Wuhan knowledge Innovation Project 2022020801020468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a disabling disease characterized by the disruption of the blood supply to the femoral head, leading to the apoptosis and necrosis of bone cells and subsequent joint collapse. Total hip arthroplasty is not optimal since most patients are young. Multiple risk factors contribute to osteonecrosis, including glucocorticoid (GC) usage, excessive alcohol intake, hypercholesterolemia, and smoking. Continuous stimulation by many variables causes a chronic inflammatory milieu, with clinical repercussions including endothelial dysfunction, leading to thrombosis, coagulopathy, and poor angiogenesis. Immune cells are the primary regulators of inflammation. Innate and adaptive immune cells interact with endothelial cells to hinder the regeneration and repair of bone lesions. An in-depth examination of the pathological drivers of ONFH reveals that endothelial dysfunction may be a major cause of osteonecrosis. Understanding the involvement of endothelial dysfunction in the chronic inflammation of osteonecrosis could aid in the development of possible therapies. This review summarizes the role of endothelial cells in osteonecrosis and further explains the pathophysiological mechanism of endothelial dysfunction in this disease from the perspective of inflammation to provide new ideas for the treatment of osteonecrosis.

Indexed as

angiogenesiscoagulopathyendothelial dysfunctioninflammationosteonecrosis of the femoral head

Identifiers

PMID38540277
PMCPMC10967783
OpenAlexW4392862413

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