Publications by authors named "Hye-Kyoung Oh"

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an incurable joint disease affecting 240 million elderly population, and major unmet medical needs exist for better therapeutic options for OA. During skeletal development, Nkx3.2 has been shown to promote chondrocyte differentiation and survival, but to suppress cartilage hypertrophy and blood vessel invasion.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Hye-Kyoung Oh"

  • - Hye-Kyoung Oh's research primarily focuses on finding therapeutic strategies for osteoarthritis (OA), a pervasive and incurable joint disease, particularly affecting the elderly population.
  • - A significant study titled "Suppression of Osteoarthritis progression by post-natal Induction of Nkx3.2" highlights the potential of Nkx3.2 in promoting chondrocyte differentiation and survival while inhibiting detrimental processes such as cartilage hypertrophy and blood vessel invasion.
  • - Oh's work addresses critical unmet medical needs in OA treatment, suggesting that post-natal induction of Nkx3.2 could offer a promising avenue for therapeutic intervention in mitigating OA progression.