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Wei Y, Qian H, Zhang X, Wang J, Yan H, Xiao N, Zeng S, Chen B, Yang Q, Lu H, Xie J, Xie Z, Qin D, Li Z. Progress in multi-omics studies of osteoarthritis. Biomark Res 2025; 13:26. [PMID: 39934890 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-025-00732-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2025] [Indexed: 02/13/2025] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA), a ubiquitous degenerative joint disorder, is marked by pain and disability, profoundly impacting patients' quality of life. As the population ages, the global prevalence of OA is escalating. Omics technologies have become instrumental in investigating complex diseases like OA, offering comprehensive insights into its pathogenesis and progression by uncovering disease-specific alterations across genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics levels. In this review, we systematically analyzed and summarized the application and recent achievements of omics technologies in OA research by scouring relevant literature in databases such as PubMed. These studies have shed light on new potential therapeutic targets and biomarkers, charting fresh avenues for OA diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, in our discussion, we highlighted the immense potential of spatial omics technologies in unraveling the molecular mechanisms of OA and in the development of novel therapeutic strategies, proposing future research directions and challenges. Collectively, this study encapsulates the pivotal advances in current OA research and prospects for future investigation, providing invaluable references for a deeper understanding and treatment of OA. This review aims to synthesize the recent progress of omics technologies in the realm of OA, aspiring to furnish theoretical foundations and research orientations for more profound studies of OA in the future.
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- Yuanyuan Wei
- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
- Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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- First Clinical Medical College, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
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Clarke E, Varela L, Jenkins RE, Lozano-Andrés E, Cywińska A, Przewozny M, van Weeren PR, van de Lest CH, Peffers M, Wauben MH. Proteome and phospholipidome interrelationship of synovial fluid-derived extracellular vesicles in equine osteoarthritis: An exploratory 'multi-omics' study to identify composite biomarkers. Biochem Biophys Rep 2024; 37:101635. [PMID: 38298208 PMCID: PMC10828605 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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Osteoarthritis causes progressive joint deterioration, severe morbidity, and reduced mobility in both humans and horses. Currently, osteoarthritis is diagnosed at late stages through clinical examination and radiographic imaging, hence it is challenging to address and provide timely therapeutic interventions to slow disease progression or ameliorate symptoms. Extracellular vesicles are cell-derived vesicles that play a key role in cell-to-cell communication and are potential sources for specific composite biomarker panel discovery. We here used a multi-omics strategy combining proteomics and phospholipidomics in an integral approach to identify composite biomarkers associated to purified extracellular vesicles from synovial fluid of healthy, mildly and severely osteoarthritic equine joints. Although the number of extracellular vesicles was unaffected by osteoarthritis, proteome profiling of extracellular vesicles by mass spectrometry identified 40 differentially expressed proteins (non-adjusted p < 0.05) in osteoarthritic joints associated with 7 significant canonical pathways in osteoarthritis. Moreover, pathway analysis unveiled changes in disease and molecular functions during osteoarthritis development. Phospholipidome profiling by mass spectrometry showed a relative increase in sphingomyelin and a decrease in phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylinositol, and phosphatidylserine in extracellular vesicles derived from osteoarthritic joints compared to healthy joints. Unsupervised data integration revealed positive correlations between the proteome and the phospholipidome. Comprehensive analysis showed that some phospholipids and their related proteins increased as the severity of osteoarthritis progressed, while others decreased or remained stable. Altogether our data show interrelationships between synovial fluid extracellular vesicle-associated phospholipids and proteins responding to osteoarthritis pathology and which could be explored as potential composite diagnostic biomarkers of disease.
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- Emily Clarke
- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Division Equine Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Division Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Centre for Drug Safety Science Bioanalytical Facility, Liverpool Shared Research Facilities, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Division Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 87-100 Torun, Poland
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- Division Equine Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Division Equine Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Division Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Division Cell Biology, Metabolism & Cancer, Department of Biomolecular Health Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Pye CR, Green DC, Anderson JR, Phelan MM, Fitzgerald MM, Comerford EJ, Peffers MJ. Determining predictive metabolomic biomarkers of meniscal injury in dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture. J Small Anim Pract 2024; 65:90-103. [PMID: 38013167 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.13688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study used hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the first time to examine differences in the metabolomic profile of stifle joint synovial fluid from dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture with and without meniscal injuries, in order to identify biomarkers of meniscal injury. Identifying a biomarker of meniscal injury could then ultimately be used to design a minimally invasive diagnostic test for meniscal injuries in dogs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Stifle joint synovial fluid was collected from dogs undergoing stifle joint surgery or arthrocentesis for lameness investigations. We used multi-variate statistical analysis using principal component analysis and univariate statistical analysis using one-way analysis of variance and analysis of co-variance to identify differences in the metabolomic profile between dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture and meniscal injury, cranial cruciate ligament rupture without meniscal injury, and neither cranial cruciate ligament rupture nor meniscal injury, taking into consideration clinical variables. RESULTS A total of 154 samples of canine synovial fluid were included in the study. Sixty-four metabolites were annotated to the hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy spectra. Six spectral regions were found to be significantly altered (false discovery rate adjusted P-value <0.05) between groups with cranial cruciate ligament rupture with and without meniscal injury, including three attributed to nuclear magnetic resonance mobile lipids [mobile lipid -CH3 (P=0.016), mobile lipid -n(CH3 )3 (P=0.017), mobile unsaturated lipid (P=0.031)]. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE We identified an increase in nuclear magnetic resonance mobile lipids in the synovial fluid of dogs with meniscal injury which are of interest as potential biomarkers of meniscal injury.
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- C R Pye
- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Stabile M, Girelli CR, Lacitignola L, Samarelli R, Crovace A, Fanizzi FP, Staffieri F. 1H-NMR metabolomic profile of healthy and osteoarthritic canine synovial fluid before and after UC-II supplementation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19716. [PMID: 36385297 PMCID: PMC9669020 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23977-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The aim of the study was to compare the metabolomic synovial fluid (SF) profile of dogs affected by spontaneous osteoarthritis (OA) and supplemented with undenatured type II collagen (UC-II), with that of healthy control dogs. Client-owned dogs were enrolled in the study and randomized in two different groups, based on the presence/absence of OA (OA group and OA-free group). All dogs were clinically evaluated and underwent SF sampling for 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy (1H-NMR) analysis at time of presentation. All dogs included in OA group were supplemented with UC-II orally administered for 30 days. After this period, they were reassessed (OA-T30). The differences in the 1H-NMR metabolic SFs profiles between groups (OA-free, OA-T0 and OA-T30) were studied. The multivariate statistical analysis performed on SFs under different conditions (OA-T0 vs OA-T30 SFs; OA-T0 vs OA-free SFs and OA-T30 vs OA-free SFs) gave models with excellent goodness of fit and predictive parameters, revealed by a marked separation between groups. β-Hydroxybutyrate was identified as a characteristic compound of osteoarthritic joints, showing the important role of fat metabolism during OA. The absence of β-hydroxybutyrate after UC-II supplementation suggests the supplement's effectiveness in rebalancing the metabolism inside the joint. The unexpectedly high level of lactate in the OA-free group suggests that lactate could not be considered a good marker for OA. These results prove that 1H-NMR-based metabolomic analysis is a valid tool to study and monitor OA and that UC-II improves clinical symptoms and the SF metabolic profile in OA dogs.
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- Marzia Stabile
- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy
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- grid.9906.60000 0001 2289 7785Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy
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- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Section of Avian Pathology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy
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- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy
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- grid.9906.60000 0001 2289 7785Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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- grid.7644.10000 0001 0120 3326Section of Veterinary Clinics and Animal Production, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, 70123 Bari, Italy
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Clarke EJ, Lima C, Anderson JR, Castanheira C, Beckett A, James V, Hyett J, Goodacre R, Peffers MJ. Optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy can differentiate equine osteoarthritic plasma extracellular vesicles from healthy controls. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:3661-3670. [PMID: 36066093 PMCID: PMC9521322 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay00779g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Equine osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease of the articular joint, characterised by cartilage degradation resulting in pain and reduced mobility and thus is a prominent equine welfare concern. Diagnosis is usually at a late stage through clinical examination and radiographic imaging, whilst treatment is symptomatic not curative. Extracellular vesicles are nanoparticles that are involved in intercellular communication. The objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of Raman and Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopies to detect osteoarthritis using plasma-derived extracellular vesicles, specifically differentiating extracellular vesicles in diseased and healthy controls within the parameters of the techniques used. Plasma samples were derived from thoroughbred racehorses. A total of 14 samples were selected (control; n = 6 and diseased; n = 8). Extracellular vesicles were isolated using differential ultracentrifugation and characterised using nanoparticle tracking analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and human tetraspanin chips. Samples were then analysed using combined Raman and Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopies. Infrared spectra were collected between 950-1800 cm-1. Raman spectra had bands between the wavelengths of 900-1800 cm-1 analysed. Spectral data for both Raman and Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy were used to generate clustering via principal components analysis and classification models were generated using partial least squared discriminant analysis in order to characterize the techniques' ability to distinguish diseased samples. Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy could differentiate osteoarthritic extracellular vesicles from healthy with good classification (93.4% correct classification rate) whereas Raman displayed poor classification (correct classification rate = -64.3%). Inspection of the infrared spectra indicated that plasma-derived extracellular vesicles from osteoarthritic horses contained increased signal for proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. For the first time we demonstrated the ability to use optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy combined with Raman spectroscopy to interrogate extracellular vesicles and osteoarthritis-related samples. Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy was superior to Raman in this study, and could distinguish osteoarthritis samples, suggestive of its potential use diagnostically to identify osteoarthritis in equine patients. This study demonstrates the potential of Raman and Optical Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy to be used as a future diagnostic tool in clinical practice, with the capacity to detect changes in extracellular vesicles from clinically derived samples.
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- Emily J Clarke
- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 W Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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- Centre for Metabolomics Research, Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 W Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 W Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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- Biomedical Electron Microscopy Unit, University of Liverpool, UK
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 W Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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- Centre for Metabolomics Research, Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Biosciences Building, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Biology and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, William Henry Duncan Building, 6 W Derby St, Liverpool L7 8TX, UK.
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A flexible and highly sensitive organic electrochemical transistor-based biosensor for continuous and wireless nitric oxide detection. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2208060119. [PMID: 35972962 PMCID: PMC9407321 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2208060119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
As nitric oxide (NO) plays significant roles in a variety of physiological processes, the capability for real-time and accurate detection of NO in live organisms is in great demand. Traditional assessments of NO rely on indirect colorimetric techniques or electrochemical sensors that often comprise rigid constituent materials and can hardly satisfy sensitivity and spatial resolution simultaneously. Here, we report a flexible and highly sensitive biosensor based on organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) capable of continuous and wireless detection of NO in biological systems. By modifying the geometry of the active channel and the gate electrodes of OECTs, devices achieve optimum signal amplification of NO. The sensor exhibits a low response limit, a wide linear range, high sensitivity, and excellent selectivity, with a miniaturized active sensing region compared with a conventional electrochemical sensor. The device demonstrates continuous detection of the nanomolar range of NO in cultured cells for hours without significant signal drift. Real-time and wireless measurement of NO is accomplished for 8 d in the articular cavity of New Zealand White rabbits with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture injuries. The observed high level of NO is associated with the onset of osteoarthritis (OA) at the later stage. The proposed device platform could provide critical information for the early diagnosis of chronic diseases and timely medical intervention to optimize therapeutic efficacy.
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Clarke EJ, Gillen A, Turlo A, Peffers MJ. An Evaluation of Current Preventative Measures Used in Equine Practice to Maintain Distal Forelimb Functionality: A Mini Review. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:758970. [PMID: 34796229 PMCID: PMC8593328 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.758970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Horses are used in a variety of equestrian disciplines predisposing them to musculoskeletal injury or disease including osteoarthritis and tendinopathy. As a result, a number of preventative measures are used within equine medicine and husbandry, ranging from therapeutic shoeing to the use of nutraceuticals. Despite their popularity and routine use evidence base and clinical outcomes are variable, bringing into question the efficacy of these prophylactic measures. In recent years a small number of studies have been performed examining the effect of specific strategies in order to quantify the preventative and protective claims such modalities have on joint and forelimb health. Few have robustly demonstrated a capacity to protect the limb by reducing inflammation, or promoting regenerative pathways. This review focusses on performance horses specifically, and the resounding theme that emerges in current research is the need for longitudinal studies to inform scientific conclusions surrounding single and multi-modal use. Furthermore, there is a requirement to prioritise evidence-based medicine to inform optimal clinical practice.
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- Emily J Clarke
- Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Philip Leverhulme Equine Hospital, Institute of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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