Theranostics publishes innovative research articles reflecting the fields of in vitro diagnostics and prognostics, in vivo molecular imaging, molecular therapeutics, image-guided therapy, biosensors, system biology and translational medicine, personalized medicine and a broad spectrum of biomedical research that can be applied to future theranostic applications.

Review
The emerging role of Piezo1 in the musculoskeletal system and disease
Lei Lei, Zhenkang Wen, Mingde Cao, Haozhi Zhang, Samuel Ka-Kin Ling, Bruma Sai-Chuen Fu, Ling Qin, Jiankun Xu, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3963-3983. doi:10.7150/thno.96959
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Osteoblast-specific down-regulation of NLRP3 inflammasome by aptamer-functionalized liposome nanoparticles improves bone quality in postmenopausal osteoporosis rats
Lijun Xu, Jie Zhu, Lingjun Rong, Huinan Yang, Bin Wang, Shuai Lu, Lingxiao Zhang, Fuyi Li, Shihua Yang, Zhifang Wang, Chong Li, Xiao Hu, Ruoyun Liu, Lili Zheng, Hongjian Liu, Haohao Zhang, Yanling Liu, Di Zhao, Shuiying Zhao, Lun Zhang, Yingbo Jia, Shiyu Liang, Zhikang Guo, Xixiu Xie, Ruitian Liu, Lixia Zhang
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3945-3962. doi:10.7150/thno.95423
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The orchestration of cell-cycle reentry and ribosome biogenesis network is critical for cardiac repair
Yanli Wang, Junchu Tu, Weiliang Wu, Yan Xu, Yujie Li, Xiangbin Pan, Bin Liu, Tonggan Lu, Qingfang Han, Huiling Zhang, Lijuan Jiao, Yu Zhang, Xi-Yong Yu, Zhenya Shen, Yangxin Li
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3927-3944. doi:10.7150/thno.96460
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Caspase-mediated AURKA cleavage at Asp¹³² is essential for paclitaxel to elicit cell apoptosis
Xiaoting Chen, Shujuan Du, Yulin Zhang, Ke Peng, Lina Liu, Ting Wang, Hao Zhang, Shen Cai, Caixia Zhu, Youhai Li, Wen Tuo, Yuyan Wang, Fang Wei, Qiliang Cai
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3909-3926. doi:10.7150/thno.97842
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A smart hypochlorous acid fluorescent probe enabling Ibuprofen-release for osteoarthritis theranostics
Zhenni Lu, Peng Wei, Hongying Peng, Libo Jiang, Peiyi Wu, Tao Yi
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3900-3908. doi:10.7150/thno.96958
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Review
Osteoporotic osseointegration: therapeutic hallmarks and engineering strategies
Jiayao Chen, Zhuowen Hao, Hanke Li, Jianping Wang, Tianhong Chen, Ying Wang, Guang Shi, Junwu Wang, Zepu Wang, Zheyuan Zhang, Jingfeng Li
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3859-3899. doi:10.7150/thno.96516
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Transfer of cardiomyocyte-derived extracellular vesicles to neighboring cardiac cells requires tunneling nanotubes during heart development
Ting Chen, Ditte Gry Ellman, Shu Fang, Sara Thornby Bak, Mikkel Ørnfeldt Nørgård, Per Svenningsen, Ditte Caroline Andersen
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3843-3858. doi:10.7150/thno.91604
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Adeno-associated-virus-mediated delivery of CRISPR-CasRx induces efficient RNA knockdown in the mouse testis
Kai Li, Mengzhen Li, Yanyun Luo, Dingfeng Zou, Yahui Li, Xinyu Mang, Zexuan Zhang, Pengyu Li, Yan Lu, Shiying Miao, Wei Song
Theranostics 2024; 14(10): 3827-3842. doi:10.7150/thno.95633
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