2024
Ion channels in osteoarthritis: emerging roles and potential targets
Zhou R, Fu W, Vasylyev D, Waxman S, Liu C. Ion channels in osteoarthritis: emerging roles and potential targets. Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2024, 20: 545-564. PMID: 39122910, DOI: 10.1038/s41584-024-01146-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIon channelsVoltage-dependent calcium channelsAcid-sensing ion channelsTransient receptor potential channelsVoltage-gated sodium channelsIon channel modulatorsFunction of ion channelsPotential clinical applicationsCalcium channelsPreclinical studiesClinical impactSymptomatic reliefPotassium channelsChloride channelsDisease-modifying treatmentsClinical trialsSodium channelsBone hyperplasiaChannel modulationIon channel biologySynovial inflammationClinical applicationPiezo channelsModel of OAPotential target
2020
Acid‐sensing ion channel 1a mediates acid‐induced pyroptosis through calpain‐2/calcineurin pathway in rat articular chondrocytes
Zu S, Feng Y, Zhu C, Wu X, Zhou R, Li G, Dai B, Wang Z, Xie Y, Li Y, Ge J, Chen F. Acid‐sensing ion channel 1a mediates acid‐induced pyroptosis through calpain‐2/calcineurin pathway in rat articular chondrocytes. Cell Biology International 2020, 44: 2140-2152. PMID: 32678496, DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11422.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-sensing ion channel 1aAcid-sensing ion channelsRat articular chondrocytesIon channel 1aChondrocyte pyroptosisTime-dependent mannerCalpain-2Activation of ASICsChannel 1aExtracellular acidosisInhibition of ASIC1aProtein expressionInterleukin-1β levelsArticular chondrocytesSystemic autoimmune diseasePrimary rat articular chondrocytesApoptosis-associated speck-like proteinNLRP3 inflammasome proteinsCalcineurin pathwaySpeck-like proteinCation channel familyRheumatoid arthritisAutoimmune diseasesDegenerative articular cartilageInflammasome proteins
2015
Novel Insights into Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Implications for Degenerative Diseases.
Zhou R, Wu X, Wang Z, Xie Y, Ge J, Chen F. Novel Insights into Acid-Sensing Ion Channels: Implications for Degenerative Diseases. Aging And Disease 2015, 7: 491-501. PMID: 27493834, PMCID: PMC4963192, DOI: 10.14336/ad.2015.1213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcid-sensing ion channelsDegenerative diseasesActivation of ASICsEffective treatment optionIon channelsLigand-gated ion channelsIntervertebral disc degenerationMultiple sclerosisTreatment optionsParkinson's diseaseTherapeutic targetDegenerative disordersDisc degenerationProgressive deteriorationDiseaseAberrant activationHuntington's diseaseOlder adultsCritical roleCell apoptosisPathological conditionsOrgan degenerationDegenerationPotential utilityActivationInterleukin-6 enhances acid-induced apoptosis via upregulating acid-sensing ion channel 1a expression and function in rat articular chondrocytes
Zhou R, Wu X, Wang Z, Ge J, Chen F. Interleukin-6 enhances acid-induced apoptosis via upregulating acid-sensing ion channel 1a expression and function in rat articular chondrocytes. International Immunopharmacology 2015, 29: 748-760. PMID: 26359543, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.08.044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcid Sensing Ion ChannelsAcidsAnimalsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedApoptosisApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsArthritis, ExperimentalCartilage, ArticularChondrocytesDose-Response Relationship, DrugEnzyme ActivationInterleukin-6L-Lactate DehydrogenaseMalePeptidesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySpider VenomsUp-RegulationConceptsInflammatory cytokine interleukin-6Acid-sensing ion channelsArticular chondrocyte apoptosisRat articular chondrocytesChondrocyte apoptosisRheumatoid arthritisAcid-induced cell injuryArticular chondrocytesAdjuvant arthritis ratsPrimary rat articular chondrocytesChronic inflammatory diseaseCytokine interleukin-6IL-6 receptorJAK2/STAT3Dose-dependent mannerArthritis ratsInflammatory diseasesInterleukin-6Specific antagonistCell injuryNF-κBAcid-induced apoptosisLDH releaseArthritic cartilageDownregulated expression