title: Mouse models of osteoarthritis: modelling risk factors and assessing outcomes.
abstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disease that results in pain and low quality of life for patients, as well as enormous medical and socioeconomic burdens. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the initiation and progression of OA are still poorly understood. As such, mouse models of the disease are having increasingly important roles in OA research owing to the advancements of microsurgical techniques and the use of genetically modified mice, as well as the development of novel assessment tools. In this Review, we discuss available mouse models of OA and applicable assessment tools in studies of experimental OA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, 1151 Richmond Street, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Beier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D051379:Mice; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain; D013977:Tibia / Q000502:physiology; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats