Effects of stimulated aggrecanolysis on nanoscale morphological and mechanical properties of wild-type and aggrecanase-resistant mutant mice cartilages.

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A key event in arthritis pathogenesis is the degradation of aggrecan, the major component in articular cartilage. In this work, we investigate the effects of stimulated aggrecanolysis on the morphological and nanomechanical properties of cartilage harvested from wild-type mice and aggrecanase-resistant mutant mice named "Jaffa". The cartilages were native or were subjected to stimulated aggrecanolysis by...

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