Table 2 Signals involved in cellular senescence and other age-related mechanisms during OA

From: Cellular senescence and other age-related mechanisms in skeletal diseases

Cell types

Molecules or signals

Variation

Effect

References

Chondrocytes

SASP

Up

Promotes senescence phenotype

103

CircRREB1

Up

Promotes chondrocyte senescence by regulating fatty acid synthase-related lipid metabolism

106

PDZK1

Down

Promotes mitochondrial disorders and chondrocyte aging

107

SIRT6

Down

Upregulates senescence markers via the SIRT6-STAT5 signaling pathway

108

ADAM19

Up

Promotes the senescence phenotype

109

MYL3

Down

Promotes clathrin-mediated endocytosis and Notch signaling

110

miR-34a/miR-24/miR-150

Up

Affects the senescence of neighboring cells

113

HDAC3

Down

Contributes to Parkin acetylation and activates mitochondrial autophagy

114

MSCs

PUM1

Down

Activates TLR4-mediated NF-κB activation

116

ALKBH5

Down

Enhances m6A modification to enhance the stability of CYP1B1 mRNA and induce mitochondrial dysfunction

117

HP1α/LAP2

Down

Promotes aging-associated inflammation

115

Gremlin 1+

Down

Decreases in quantity and secretory function and contributes to the cartilage pathology of OA

124

SYCs

NAD

Up

Accelerates CD38 depletion

127

SASP

Up

Induces senescence phenotype

128

PI3K/ERK

Up

Accelerates cartilage deterioration

129

Subchondral pre-OCs

COX2/PGE2

Up

Enhances osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs

130

Subchondral OCs

TGF-β1

Up

Activates the Smad2/3 signaling

131

HIF-1α

Down

Increases oxygen levels

132

Lcp1

Up

Promotes angiogenesis

132

Netrin-1

Up

Promotes sensory nerve formation and low back pain

133

ECs

RANKL/MMP-9

Up

Induces the migration and maturation of OCs

134

Subchondral OCYs

RANKL

Up

Promotes the activation of OCs

135

Subchondral OBs

PGE2/IL-6/MMP-9/VEGF/RANKL

Up

Promotes the differentiation of OCs and the erosion of subchondral bone

133

ADs

SASP

Up

Accelerates the aging of other cells

75

Satellite cells

p16

Up

Inhibits the regeneration of musculoskeletal cells

137