Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2024, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (30): 4902-4908.doi: 10.12307/2024.632

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Mechanical stress affects occurrence and development of osteoarthritis by regulating Hippo pathway

Yang Pan1, Dong Wantao2, Liu Jingyi1, Qiu Shiming1, Yuan Peng1   

  1. 1Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China; 2Department of Sports Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
  • Received:2023-07-07 Accepted:2023-09-18 Online:2024-10-28 Published:2023-12-28
  • Contact: Dong Wantao, MD, Chief physician, Department of Sports Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
  • About author:Yang Pan, Master candidate, Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, China
  • Supported by:
    Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project Task Book - Key Research & Development Plan, No. 21YF5FA017 (to DWT); Gansu Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project - Innovation Base and Talent Plan Project, No. 20JR10RA341 (to DWT); 2023 Gansu Province Graduate Student “Innovation Star” Project, No. 2023CXZX-745 (to YP)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis is a common chronic inflammation of joints caused by degenerative changes of articular cartilage. More and more studies have shown that mechanical stress is closely related to the development of osteoarthritis. The Hippo pathway is not only involved in the development of tissue cells, but also an effecting factor of mechanical stress, which is involved in the regulation of bone metabolism and cartilage metabolism. 
OBJECTIVE: Regulation of the Hippo pathway may become one of the new targets for intervention in osteoarthritis. Therefore, this paper reviewed the research on the effect of mechanical stress regulation of the Hippo pathway on osteoarthritis to provide ideas for the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and provide a new theoretical basis for the treatment of osteoarthritis.
METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, VIP, and WanFang databases were used for a literature search for articles published from inception to 2023 concerning the influence of mechanical stress on osteoarthritis and mechanical stress, Hippo pathway, and osteoarthritis. A total of 75 articles were finally reviewed.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) Different mechanical stresses may play different roles in cell proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation, osteoarthritis inflammation, and vascular homeostasis in osteoarthritis. (2) Hard extracellular matrix, low cell density, medium shear force, medium tensile force, and compression force can achieve cell proliferation, osteogenic differentiation, and vascular homeostasis, and inhibit inflammatory response by activating YAP/TAZ. (3) Soft extracellular matrix, high cell density, excessive shear force, excessive tensile force, and compressive force inhibit cell proliferation, enhance cartilage differentiation, disrupt vascular homeostasis, and promote inflammation through inactivation of YAP/TAZ, thus promoting the process of osteoarthritis.

Key words: osteoarthritis, Hippo pathway, mechanical stress, vascular homeostasis, inflammatory response

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