Article
IL-1beta and TNF-alpha alter the glycophenotype of primary human chondrocytes in vitro.
Carbohydrate research - 2 Jul 2010
Pabst Martin, Wu Shengqian Q, Grass Josephine, Kolb Alexander, Chiari Catharina, Viernstein Helmut, Unger Frank M, Altmann Friedrich, Toegel Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Despite the significance of glycoproteins for extracellular matrix assembly in cartilage tissue, little is known about the regulation of the chondrocyte glycophenotype under inflammatory conditions. The present study aimed to assess the effect of IL-1beta and TNF-alpha on specific features of the glycophenotype of primary human chondrocytes in vitro. Using LC-MS, we found that both cytokines increased overall...
Topics
- Chondrocytes
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Humans
- Interleukin-1beta
- Oligosaccharides
- Phenotype
- Polysaccharides
- Sialyltransferases
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
