Rapamycin |
mTOR |
Inhibited articular cartilage destruction in OA rats Bao et al. (2020). |
Trichostatin A |
HDAC |
Reduced cartilage matrix degradation in OA mice Cai et al. (2015). |
Scutellariae |
NF-κB; PI3K/AKT |
Inhibited articular cartilage damage in OA mice Wang et al. (2019). |
Vitexin |
NF-κB |
Delayed the progression of OA rats Xie et al. (2018). |
Alleviated IL-1β-mediated inflammatory response in chondrocytes derived from OA patients Yang et al. (2019). |
Ruxolitinib |
JAK1/2 |
Alleviated aging-related systemic inflammation in aged mice Xu et al. (2015). |
Prevented age-related bone loss Farr et al. (2017). |
Metformin |
AMPK; mTOR |
Attenuated pain and cartilage degeneration, and delayed cartilage senescence in OA mice Li et al (2020a); Li et al. (2020b); Feng et al. (2020). |
Simvastatin |
HMG-CoA; mTOR |
Inhibited human articular chondrocyte senescence in vitro
Yudoh and Karasawa (2010). |
Inhibited articular cartilage degeneration and delayed OA progression in mice Tanaka et al. (2019). |
Canakinumab |
IL-1β |
Decreased MMPs expression in human OA chondrocytes Cheleschi et al., 2015). |
Reduced the overall hip or knee arthroplasty rate in patients with a history of OA at baseline Schieker et al. (2020). |
Tocilizumab |
IL-6 receptor |
Reduced age-related inflammatory responses in premature aging mice Squarzoni et al. (2021). |
Attenuated central sensitization and pain in OA rats Lin et al. (2017). |
Failed in relieving pain in hand OA patient Richette et al. (2020). |
Etanercept |
TNF-α |
Decreased some SASP expression in human OA chondrocytes in vitro
Žigon-Branc et al. (2017). |
Reduced serum levels of MMP-3 in hand OA patients Kroon et al. (2020). |
Alleviated bone marrow lesions in hand OA patients, but failed in relieving synovitis and pain Kloppenburg et al. (2018). |
Adalimmumab |
TNF-α |
Inhibited the degradation of cartilage matrix in OA rats Ma et al. (2015). |
Reduced pain and joint swelling in knee OA patients Maksymowych et al. (2012); Wang (2018). |
Failed in alleviating pain and bone marrow lesions in hand OA patients Chevalier et al. (2015); Aitken et al. (2018). |