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Joint immobilization prevents murine osteoarthritis and reveals the highly mechanosensitive nature of protease expression in vivo
3 Feb 2012
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OBJECTIVE: Mechanical joint loading is critical for the development of osteoarthritis (OA). Although once regarded as a disease of cartilage attrition, OA is now known to be controlled by the expression and activity of key proteases, such as ADAMTS-5, that drive matrix degradation. This study was undertaken to investigate the link between protease expression and mechanical joint loading in vivo. METHODS: We...
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