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Association of biochemical markers with bone marrow lesion changes on imaging—data from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Osteoarthritis Biomarkers Consortium

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Yu, Shirley P., Deveza, Leticia A., Kraus, Virginia B., Karsdal, Morten, Bay-Jensen, Anne-Christine, Collins, Jamie E., Guermazi, Ali, Roemer, Frank W. +3 more·2024·Arthritis Research & Therapy

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Background: To assess the prognostic value of short-term change in biochemical markers as it relates to bone marrow lesions (BMLs) on MRI in knee osteoarthritis (OA) over 24 months and, furthermore, to assess the relationship between biochemical markers involved with tissue turnover and inflammation and BMLs on MRI. Methods: Data from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health OA Biomarkers Consortium within the Osteoarthritis Initiative (n = 600) was analyzed. BMLs were measured according to the MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score (MOAKS) system (0–3), in 15 knee subregions. Serum and urinary biochemical markers assessed were as follows: serum C-terminal crosslinked telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I), serum crosslinked N-telopeptide of type I collagen (NTX-I), urinary CTX-Iα and CTX-Iβ, urinary NTX-I, urinary C-terminal cross-linked telopeptide of type II collagen (CTX-II), serum matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-degraded type I, II, and III collagen (C1M, C2M, C3M), serum high sensitivity propeptide of type IIb collagen (hsPRO-C2), and matrix metalloproteinase-generated neoepitope of C-reactive protein (CRPM). The association between change in biochemical markers over 12 months and BMLs over 24 months was examined using regression models adjusted for covariates. The relationship between C1M, C2M, C3M, hsPRO-C2, and CRPM and BMLs at baseline and over 24 months was examined. Results: Increases in serum CTX-I and urinary CTX-Iβ over 12 months were associated with increased odds of changes in the number of subregions affected by any BML at 24 months. Increase in hsPRO-C2 was associated with decreased odds of worsening in the number of subregions affected by any BML over 24 months. C1M and C3M were associated with BMLs affected at baseline. Conclusions: Short-term changes in serum CTX-I, hsPRO-C2, and urinary CTX-Iβ hold the potential to be prognostic of BML progression on MRI. The association of C1M and C3M with baseline BMLs on MRI warrants further investigation.

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  • Rapid biomarker assays targeting inflammatory markers such as IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 and indicators of cartilage degradation are being developed.

    “Targeting inflammatory markers like IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 as well as indicators of cartilage degradation, rapid biomarker assays—such as lateral flow tests using antibody-coated nanoparticles (yielding results in 10–20 min with nanogram-range sensitivity), microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms (employing colorimetric, fluorescent, or electrochemical readouts), and multiplexed biosensors with”

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    The Discussion (page unavailable) describes biomarkers of tissue inflammation and cartilage turnover, including C1M, C3M and C2M. It does not describe rapid assays being developed to detect IL-1β, TNF-α or IL-6, or the lateral-flow, microfluidic or multiplexed technologies in the citing sentence. Searches for those assay terms and cytokines found no supporting passage. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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Yu, S. P., Deveza, L. A., Kraus, V. B., Karsdal, M., Bay-Jensen, A.-C., Collins, J. E., Guermazi, A., Roemer, F. W., Ladel, C., Bhagavath, V., & Hunter, D. J.
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  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Duke University (US)
  • Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) (DK)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Boston University (US)
  • Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt (DE)
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Yu, Shirley P.
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2024-01-18
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  • 1478-6362
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  • University of Sydney (Postgraduate Scholarship (Merck PhD Scholarship in Medicine))
  • Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
  • National Institutes of Health (NIAMS K01AR075879)
  • Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung
  • Nordic Bioscience
  • National Health and Medical Research Council (Investigator Fellowship)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone and Joint Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
Keywords
knee osteoarthritis, bone marrow lesions, biochemical markers, prognostic factors, collagen turnover, C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen, matrix metalloproteinases, MOAKS, disease progression
MeSH terms
Bone Diseases, Bone Marrow, C-Reactive Protein, Collagen, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Biomarkers, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Collagen Type I

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