Molecular Targets of Natural Products for Chondroprotection in Destructive Joint Diseases

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis that occurs in an aged population. It affects any joints in the body and degenerates the articular cartilage and the subchondral bone. Despite the pathophysiology of OA being different, cartilage resorption is still a symbol of osteoarthritis. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are important proteolytic enzymes that degrade extra-cellular matrix proteins (ECM) in the body. MMPs contribute to the turnover of cartilage and its break down; their levels have increased in the joint tissues of OA patients. Application of chondroprotective drugs neutralize the activities of MMPs. Natural products derived from herbs and plants developed as traditional medicine have been paid attention to, due to their potential biological effects. The therapeutic value of natural products in OA has increased in reputation due to their clinical impact and insignificant side effects. Several MMPs inhibitor have been used as therapeutic drugs, for a long time. Recently, different types of compounds were reviewed for their biological activities. In this review, we summarize numerous natural products for the development of MMPs inhibitors in arthritic diseases and describe the major signaling targets that were involved for the treatments of these destructive joint diseases.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Int J Mol Sci

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Int J Mol Sci

Journal ID (publisher-id): ijms

Title: International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Publisher: MDPI

ISSN (Electronic): 1422-0067

Publication date (Electronic): 13 July 2020

Publication date Collection: July 2020

Volume: 21

Issue: 14

Electronic Location Identifier: 4931

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[1 ]Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan; tjaya_2002@ 123456yahoo.co.in

[2 ]Department of Zoology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641046, Tamil Nadu, India; bhavan@ 123456buc.edu.in

[3 ]Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan

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[* ]Correspondence: sheujr@ 123456tmu.edu.tw ; Tel.: +886-2-27361661-3199; Fax: +886-27390450

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Periyakali Saravana Bhavan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2056-4607

Joen-Rong Sheu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8265-3678

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Publisher ID: ijms-21-04931

DOI: 10.3390/ijms21144931

PMC ID: 7404046

PubMed ID: 32668590

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Molecular Targets of Natural Products for Chondroprotection in Destructive Joint Diseases

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