Article
Increased proteoglycan synthesis in cartilage in experimental canine osteoarthritis does not reflect a permanent change in chondrocyte phenotype.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Apr 1995
Venn G, Billingham M E, Hardingham T E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether chondrocytes in early experimental osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage continue to show increased synthesis and turnover of proteoglycans (PGs) during explant culture. A comparison was also made between the responsiveness of experimental OA and control cartilage to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) after 1 day and 3 days in culture. METHODS: OA...
Topics
- Aggrecans
- Animals
- Biglycan
- Cartilage, Articular
- Culture Techniques
- Decorin
- Dogs
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Female
- Lectins, C-Type
- Osteoarthritis
