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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2025

LOXL2 alleviates post-traumatic knee osteoarthritis and pain.

Faiza Ali, Rajnikant Dilip Raut, Chumki Choudhury, Amit Kumar Chakraborty, Cheyleann Del Valle-Ponce De Leon, Pushkar Mehra, Manish V Bais

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Faiza AliTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Rajnikant Dilip RautTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Chumki ChoudhuryTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Amit Kumar ChakrabortyTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Cheyleann Del Valle-Ponce De LeonTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Pushkar MehraBoston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Manish V BaisTranslational Dental Medicine, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

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Mechanism of LSD1 Function and Its Therapeutic Application for Progressive Oral MalignancyR01DE031413 · NIDCR · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI Manish Bais · 2022 to 2026
$2.7M
NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE031413
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Abstract

Background: Cartilage has limited potential for self-regeneration, and damage results in structural, molecular, and functional aberrations, leading to osteoarthritis (OA). Traumatic knee injuries can also lead to cartilage degeneration and post-traumatic OA (PTOA). This study aimed to explore whether lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2) deletion aggravate PTOA and overexpression alleviate inflammation and pain at mechanical as well as molecular levels. Methods: Modified medial meniscectomy was performed on C57BL/6J mice knee followed by aggrecan promotes specific deletion of Results: LOXL2 was found to be downregulated in mouse knee PTOA. Conclusion: LOXL2 deletion enhances the severity of PTOA, similar to human OA, whereas overexpression mitigates these effects by reducing inflammation and pain, offering LOXL2 as a therapeutic option in OA. The translational potential of this article: LOXL2 modulates inflammation, pain, and degeneration, showing strong translational potential as a disease-modifying therapy for human PTOA.

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DMMInflammationKneeLOXL2OsteoarthritisPainPTOA

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