Joints
 
																	
																		 
																	
																		
																	 
																	
																		 
																	
																		
																	 
																	
																			
																					
	"Joints" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Also known as articulations, these are points of connection between the ends of certain separate bones, or where the borders of other bones are juxtaposed.
    
			 
			
				
				
					
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							D007596
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							 A02.835.583 
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 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |  | 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  | 2006 | 0 | 4 | 4 |  | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |  | 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |  | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |  | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |  | 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |  | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |  | 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |  | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  | 2020 | 4 | 0 | 4 |  | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |  
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Joints" by people in Profiles. 
						
					
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Wang C, Fang L, Shi M, Niu X, Li T, Li X, Cho K, He Y, Liu S, Lu A, Xing X, Lukowski J, Goo YA, Speakman JR, Chen D, O'Keefe RJ, Patti GJ, Zuscik MJ, Zhang B, Shen J. NFIA regulates articular chondrocyte fatty acid metabolism and joint homeostasis. Sci Transl Med. 2025 Jul 30; 17(809):eadm9488. 
															
								 
							
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Hendesi H, Villani DA, Prawitt J, Gill AL, Abdo Z, Santangelo KS, Pezzanite L, Gill SR, Zuscik MJ. Gut and Joint Microbiomes: Implications in Osteoarthritis. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2025 05; 51(2):295-324. 
															
								 
							
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Thomsen-Freitas PB, Stoneback JW, Tracy JB, Awad ME, Melton DH, Gaffney BMM, Christiansen CL. Altered cumulative joint moments and increased joint moment symmetry during sit-to-stand transitions for transfemoral bone-anchored limb users: A case series. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2025 Apr; 124:106476. 
															
								 
							
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Mah J, Robertson C, Mah N, Roybal J, Thornhill D, Funk S, Manco-Johnson MJ, Carollo J, Gaffney BMM, Warren BB. Joint reaction and simulated muscle forces during squatting and walking in persons with hemophilia. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2024 Dec; 120:106361. 
															
								 
							
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Chang MH, Fuhlbrigge RC, Nigrovic PA. Joint-specific memory, resident memory T cells and the rolling window of opportunity in arthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2024 May; 20(5):258-271. 
															
								 
							
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Banda NK, Tomlinson S, Scheinman RI, Ho N, Ramirez JR, Mehta G, Wang G, Vu VP, Simberg D, Kulik L, Holers VM. C2 IgM Natural Antibody Enhances Inflammation and Its Use in the Recombinant Single Chain Antibody-Fused Complement Inhibitor C2-Crry to Target Therapeutics to Joints Attenuates Arthritis in Mice. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:575154. 
															
								 
							
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Kuijlaars IAR, van der Net J, Feldman BM, Aspdahl M, Bladen M, de Boer W, Cuesta-Barriuso R, Matlary RED, Funk SM, Hilliard P, John JA, Kempton CL, de Kleijn P, Manco-Johnson M, Petrini P, Poonnoose P, St-Louis J, Thomas S, Timmer MA, Trakymiene SS, van Vlimmeren L, Fischer K. Evaluating international Haemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) results combined with expert opinion: Options for a shorter HJHS. Haemophilia. 2020 Nov; 26(6):1072-1080. 
															
								 
							
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Minetti AE, Moorhead AP, Pavei G. Frictional internal work of damped limbs oscillation in human locomotion. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 07 29; 287(1931):20201410. 
															
								 
							
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Johnson TK, Belcher DJ, Sousa CA, Carzoli JP, Visavadiya NP, Khamoui AV, Whitehurst M, Zourdos MC. Low-volume acute multi-joint resistance exercise elicits a circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor response but not a cathepsin B response in well-trained men. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2020 Dec; 45(12):1332-1338. 
															
								 
							
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Davenport BJ, Bullock C, McCarthy MK, Hawman DW, Murphy KM, Kedl RM, Diamond MS, Morrison TE. Chikungunya Virus Evades Antiviral CD8+ T Cell Responses To Establish Persistent Infection in Joint-Associated Tissues. J Virol. 2020 04 16; 94(9). 
															
								 
							
				 	
			 	
			
			
		 
	 
 
       
																				
                                                                            
																		
																	 
																 
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