Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40379648›Full record

ReviewBone research2025

Advances in spatial transcriptomics and its application in the musculoskeletal system.

Haoyu Wang, Peng Cheng, Juan Wang, Hongzhi Lv, Jie Han, Zhiyong Hou, Ren Xu, Wei Chen

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Bone research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

32 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Review
  11. Review
  12. Review
  13. Advances in Spatial Transcriptomics in Bone.Current osteoporosis reports · 2026
    Review
  14. Article
  15. Cellular basis of accelerated whole-tooth regeneration.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
    Article
  16. Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Review
  20. Review
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

8 authors.

Haoyu Wang *Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Peng Cheng *Department of Orthopedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Juan WangDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Hongzhi LvDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Jie HanState Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, Cancer Research Center, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
Zhiyong HouDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5838-4025
Ren XuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University-ICMRS Collaborating Center for Skeletal Stem Cells, State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China. xuren526@xmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-4553
Wei ChenDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hebei Medical University Third Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. surgeonchenwei@126.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While bulk RNA sequencing and single-cell RNA sequencing have shed light on cellular heterogeneity and potential molecular mechanisms in the musculoskeletal system in both physiological and various pathological states, the spatial localization of cells and molecules and intercellular interactions within the tissue context require further elucidation. Spatial transcriptomics has revolutionized biological research by simultaneously capturing gene expression profiles and in situ spatial information of tissues, gradually finding applications in musculoskeletal research. This review provides a summary of recent advances in spatial transcriptomics and its application to the musculoskeletal system. The classification and characteristics of data acquisition techniques in spatial transcriptomics are briefly outlined, with an emphasis on widely-adopted representative technologies and the latest technological breakthroughs, accompanied by a concise workflow for incorporating spatial transcriptomics into musculoskeletal system research. The role of spatial transcriptomics in revealing physiological mechanisms of the musculoskeletal system, particularly during developmental processes, is thoroughly summarized. Furthermore, recent discoveries and achievements of this emerging omics tool in addressing inflammatory, traumatic, degenerative, and tumorous diseases of the musculoskeletal system are compiled. Finally, challenges and potential future directions for spatial transcriptomics, both as a field and in its applications in the musculoskeletal system, are discussed.

Indexed as

Gene Expression ProfilingMusculoskeletal SystemTranscriptomeAnimalsHumansMusculoskeletal Diseases

Identifiers

PMID40379648
PMCPMC12084619

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.