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ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2026

A novel murine model of early calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease based on the TNFRSF11B mutation mimics features of the human disease.

Chun Wang, Claudia M Gohr, Elizabeth Mitton-Fitzgerald, Arin K Oestreich, Yongjia Li, Jianqiu Xiao, Khushpreet Kaur, Farshid Guilak, Deborah J Veis, Ann K Rosenthal and 1 more

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Article in Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chun WangDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Claudia M GohrDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Elizabeth Mitton-FitzgeraldDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Arin K OestreichDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Yongjia LiDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jianqiu XiaoDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Khushpreet KaurDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Farshid GuilakDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Center of Regenerative Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
Deborah J VeisDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Ann K RosenthalDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, and Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Electronic address: arosenthal@mcw.edu.
Gabriel MbalavieleDivision of Bone and Mineral Diseases, John T Milliken Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

Funding

Washington University Rheumatic DiseasesResearch Resource-based CenterP30AR073752 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Alfred Hyoungju Kim · 2018 to 2026
$7.6M
Resource Based Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine (Overall Application)P30AR074992 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MATTHEW J SILVA · 2019 to 2026
$6.8M
Differential Inflammasome Regulation in the pathogenesis of S. aureus osteomyelitisR01AI161022 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI CASSAT, JAMES E, MBALAVIELE, GABRIEL · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Molecular pathways of calcium pyrophosphate deposition diseaseR01AG077732 · NIA · MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · PI Gabriel Mbalaviele, Ann K Rosenthal · 2022 to 2026
$2.4M
The Role of Maternal Obesity in OsteoarthritisK01AR079045 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Arin Kettle Oestreich · 2022 to 2026
$662k
Cabinet microCT System for Musculoskeletal Specimen ImagingS10OD028573 · OD · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI SILVA, MATTHEW J · 2020 to 2020
$407k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI161022NIAMS NIH HHS K01 AR079045NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR073752NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR074992NIA NIH HHS R01 AG077732NIH HHS S10 OD028573
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Abstract

objectivesCalcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is a common form of arthritis affecting older individuals. This disease is characterised by high levels of pyrophosphate in articular cartilage, resulting in calcium pyrophosphate crystal formation in humans and inflammatory and degenerative arthritis. A loss-of-function mutation in the TNFRSF11B locus (also known as CCAL1), which encodes osteoprotegerin (OPG) causes familial CPPD. OPG acts as a decoy receptor for RANKL, thereby inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and activity. CPPD currently lacks any animal models. The goal of this study was to develop a murine model of early CPPD by incorporating the TNFRSF11B gene mutation in mice and determining its effects on bones, joints and CPPD biomarkers.

methodsWe used CRISPR/Cas9 editing to generate mice carrying the TNFRSF11B mutation (Opg

resultsMale and female mice carrying Opg

conclusionsMice carrying Opg

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ChondrocalcinosisDisease Models, AnimalOsteoprotegerinAnimalsBiomarkersBone RemodelingFemaleHumansMaleMiceMutationBiomarkersOsteoprotegerinTnfrsf11b protein, mouse

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PMID41826214
PMCPMC13555531

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