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In\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    , human primary osteoblasts were cultured under hypoxic and normoxic conditions, and the hypoxic or normoxic conditioned media (HCM and NCM) were used to culture human primary chondrocytes. Then, phenotypic changes in osteoblasts were assessed using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Western blotting, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Furthermore, the expression of type II collagen (COL2A1), aggrecan (ACAN), SRY-related high-mobility group-box gene 9 (SOX9), matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13), and matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3) in chondrocytes was measured using RT-PCR. Finally, the serum levels of Wnt-related proteins were determined using ELISA.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Hif-1\u03b1 was significantly increased in severely sclerotic subchondral bone compared to less damaged subchondral bone. \u03b2-Catenin and SOST were identified as upregulated and downregulated in hypoxic osteoblasts, respectively. The hypoxia-induced results were confirmed by ELISA. Stimulating human primary chondrocytes with HCM significantly induced MMP13 and MMP3 and inhibited COL2A1, ACAN, and SOX9 mRNA expression. The serum levels of DKK-1 were significantly increased in human OA.\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Together, these findings revealed that hypoxia in subchondral bone is a key factor in the crosstalk between chondrocytes and osteoblasts and facilitates the shift of chondrocytes toward an OA-like phenotype probably by activating the Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin signaling pathway in osteoblasts.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmolb.2023.1057154","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]],"date-time":"2023-04-21T01:00:56Z","timestamp":1682038856000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Hypoxia-induced Wnt\/\u03b2-catenin signaling activation in subchondral bone osteoblasts leads to an osteoarthritis-like phenotype of chondrocytes in articular cartilage"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Fang","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qizhao","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Feng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ke","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhongjun","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yun","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tengjiao","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,4,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"940","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joca.2018.04.003","article-title":"Subchondral bone circulation in osteoarthritis of the human knee","volume":"26","author":"Aaron","year":"2018","journal-title":"Osteoarthr. 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