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ReviewBiologics : targets & therapy2025

siRNAs, tRNAs, and rRNAs in Osteoarthritis: Biological Functions and Therapeutic Opportunities.

Mina Wang, Yidan Dai, Xiaobo Ge, Libin Zheng, Miaoxin Zhai, Wenshan Li, Guannan Liu, Xiaoyu Cheng, Jiangyan Wei, Xin Yang and 5 more

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Review in Biologics : targets & therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Mina Wang *Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4029-5806
Yidan Dai *Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaobo Ge *Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7802-0437
Libin ZhengDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Miaoxin ZhaiYinghai Hospital in Daxing District, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Wenshan LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Guannan LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaoyu ChengDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Jiangyan WeiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Xin YangDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Lu LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7496-5564
Huilin LiuDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Jingqing SunDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Bin LiDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Fang YuanDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent chronic disease, characterized by progressive joint degeneration and primarily affects older adults. OA leads to reduced functional abilities, a lower quality of life, and an increased mortality rate. Currently, effective treatment options for OA are lacking. Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) are functional RNAs transcribed from DNA but not translated into proteins. Among ncRNAs, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) have become significant in the field, which is intricately linked to the progression of OA and perform significant regulatory functions in transcription, post-transcription, and post-translation, making them potential biological targets for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of OA. This review summarizes the general functions of siRNAs, tRNAs, and rRNAs and their application in OA. The primary focus has been on regulating cartilage degradation. Other participations include regulating synovium, protecting anterior cruciate ligament cells, and diagnosis. No clinical trials were found as challenges such as effective delivery systems, immune responses, long-term effects, and interactions between therapies need to be demonstrated first.

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non-coding RNAsosteoarthritisribosomal RNAssmall interfering RNAstransfer RNAs

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PMID40927816
PMCPMC12415098

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