Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (28): 4571-4576.doi: 10.12307/2023.585

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Novel programmed cell death of chondrocytes in osteoarthritis

Lu Xiaojun1, Xiong Bohan1, Yang Tengyun1, Wang Xu2, Zhang Yaozhang1, Zhong Ruiying1, Li Yanlin1   

  1. 1Department of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Received:2022-09-19 Accepted:2022-11-08 Online:2023-10-08 Published:2023-01-29
  • Contact: Li Yanlin, Chief physician, Professor, Department of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • About author:Lu Xiaojun, Master candidate, Department of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650032, Yunnan Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, Nos. 81760403 and 81960409 (both to LYL); Chen Shiyi Expert Workstation Project of Yunnan Province, No. 2018IC102 (to LYL); Project of Clinical Medical Center for Bone and Joint Diseases of Yunnan Province, No. ZX2019-03-04 (to LYL)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease. Its pathogenesis is complex and has not been elucidated. However, studies have shown that the occurrence and development of osteoarthritis is related to the programmed death of chondrocytes. 
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the research progress in new programmed cell death in osteoarthritis chondrocytes.  
METHODS: “Osteoarthritis, Pyroptosis, Necroptosis, Ferroptosis, ROS, L-ROS, iron-overload” were used as English and Chinese search terms. Relevant articles on programmed cell death were searched in CNKI, WanFang, VIP, and PubMed. The search time was from July 2012 to July 2022. All included articles were summarized, concluded, and analyzed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The relationship between pyroptosis and osteoarthritis has attracted much attention in recent years, and current research still focuses on NLRP3 inflammasome and lipopolysaccharides. The development of osteoarthritis has also been shown to be closely associated with receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 in studies concerning necroptosis, and receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 could be a potential target for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Ferroptosis is a recently discovered mode of cell death, which has been found to mediate chondrocyte death through iron overload and lipid peroxidation, but ferroptosis involves the expression and regulation of multiple genes via complex signaling pathways and mechanisms that are not yet fully elucidated. Pyroptosis, necroptosis, and ferroptosis have important roles in the occurrence and development of osteoarthritis, but their related pathways, genes, and miRNAs still need further study.

Key words: osteoarthritis, programmed cell death, pyroptosis, necroptosis, ferroptosis, iron overload, lipid peroxidation

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