Papers Osteoarthritis
Application of human induced pluripotent stem cells for tissue modeling and therapy: are we on track?
Nickel Maunu M, Meulenbelt I, Ramos YFM | 22-07-2026 | Stem cells are key for development of disease modeling and therapies. While promising, however, current application of cutting-edge hiPSC technologies is, among others, confounded by cellular heterogeneity leading to concerns about their suitability for [...]
Comparative Assessment of Cartilage Quality in Human Induced Chondrocytes (hiCHOs) and Primary Articular Chondrocytes (hACs) Following Fibronectin-Based Selection GalleryComparative Assessment of Cartilage Quality in Human Induced Chondrocytes (hiCHOs) and Primary Articular Chondrocytes (hACs) Following Fibronectin-Based Selection
Comparative Assessment of Cartilage Quality in Human Induced Chondrocytes (hiCHOs) and Primary Articular Chondrocytes (hACs) Following Fibronectin-Based Selection
Giorgia Mazzini, Margo Tuerlings,[...], and Ingrid Meulenbelt | 08-06-2026 | Cell-based cartilage repair is limited by loss of chondrogenic potential during in vitro expansion. Fibronectin (FN)-based selection may enrich progenitor-like cells with better matrix-forming ability, but its long-term effect on ECM production by hiPSC-derived chondroprogenitors [...]
Nuclear Factor I genes drive chondrogenic cell-fate commitment
Rick Mulders, Mathew Nickel-Maunu,[...], and Ingrid Meulenbelt | 22-04-2026 | Human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) offer a powerful platform to model chondrogenesis and enable regenerative strategies, yet regulation of cell-fate commitment remains elusive. Here, we systematically mapped cell-fate trajectories from 7 time points [...]
New publication shows blood biomarkers for senescence endotypes in osteoarthritis patients
When cells reach a permanent growth arrest (Senescence) and resist death, this can result in numerous diseases, such as osteoarthritis. Here we show the presence of two different types of senescence in the blood metabolome of osteoarthritis patients. These blood metabolome patterns could function [...]
The role of TNFRSF11B in development of osteoarthritic cartilage.
The role of TNFRSF11B in development of osteoarthritic cartilage. Rheumatology (Oxford) | 2022 Feb 2;61(2):856-864. | doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keab440 Rodríguez Ruiz A, Tuerlings M, Das A, Coutinho de Almeida R, Suchiman HED, Nelissen RGHH, Ramos YFM, Meulenbelt I. Abstract Objectives: OA is a complex genetic disease [...]
High-impact FN1 mutation decreases chondrogenic potential and affects cartilage deposition via decreased binding to collagen type II
High-impact FN1 mutation decreases chondrogenic potential and affects cartilage deposition via decreased binding to collagen type II I| November 5 - 2021 | Science Advances Marcella van Hoolwerff, Alejandro Rodríguez Ruiz, Marga Bouma, H. Eka D. Suchiman, Roman i. Koning, Carolina r. Jost, Aat a. Mulder, [...]