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Kahle ER, Fallahi H, Bergstrom AR, Li A, Trouillot CE, Mulcahey MK, Lu XL, Han L, Marcolongo MS. Biomimetic Proteoglycans Strengthen the Pericellular Matrix of Normal and Osteoarthritic Human Cartilage. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2024; 10:5617-5623. [PMID: 39133208 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.4c00813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/13/2024]
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In osteoarthritis (OA), degradation of cartilage pericellular matrix (PCM), the proteoglycan-rich immediate cell microniche, is a leading event of disease initiation. This study demonstrated that biomimetic proteoglycans (BPGs) can diffuse into human cartilage from both normal and osteoarthritic donors and are preferentially localized within the PCM. Applying immunofluorescence (IF)-guided AFM nanomechanical mapping, we show that this localization of BPGs increases the PCM micromodulus of both normal and OA specimens. These results illustrate the capability of BPGs to integrate with degenerative tissues and support the translational potential of BPGs for treating human OA and other diseases associated with proteoglycan degradation.
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- Elizabeth R Kahle
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois 60153, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania 19085, United States
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Gao W, Hasan H, Anderson DE, Lee W. The Role of Mechanically-Activated Ion Channels Piezo1, Piezo2, and TRPV4 in Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction and Mechano-Therapeutics for Osteoarthritis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:885224. [PMID: 35602590 PMCID: PMC9114637 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.885224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Mechanical factors play critical roles in the pathogenesis of joint disorders like osteoarthritis (OA), a prevalent progressive degenerative joint disease that causes debilitating pain. Chondrocytes in the cartilage are responsible for extracellular matrix (ECM) turnover, and mechanical stimuli heavily influence cartilage maintenance, degeneration, and regeneration via mechanotransduction of chondrocytes. Thus, understanding the disease-associated mechanotransduction mechanisms can shed light on developing effective therapeutic strategies for OA through targeting mechanotransducers to halt progressive cartilage degeneration. Mechanosensitive Ca2+-permeating channels are robustly expressed in primary articular chondrocytes and trigger force-dependent cartilage remodeling and injury responses. This review discusses the current understanding of the roles of Piezo1, Piezo2, and TRPV4 mechanosensitive ion channels in cartilage health and disease with a highlight on the potential mechanotheraputic strategies to target these channels and prevent cartilage degeneration associated with OA.
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- Winni Gao
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
- Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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Kahle ER, Han B, Chandrasekaran P, Phillips ER, Mulcahey MK, Lu XL, Marcolongo MS, Han L. Molecular Engineering of Pericellular Microniche via Biomimetic Proteoglycans Modulates Cell Mechanobiology. ACS NANO 2022; 16:1220-1230. [PMID: 35015500 PMCID: PMC9271520 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Molecular engineering of biological tissues using synthetic mimics of native matrix molecules can modulate the mechanical properties of the cellular microenvironment through physical interactions with existing matrix molecules, and in turn, mediate the corresponding cell mechanobiology. In articular cartilage, the pericellular matrix (PCM) is the immediate microniche that regulates cell fate, signaling, and metabolism. The negatively charged osmo-environment, as endowed by PCM proteoglycans, is a key biophysical cue for cell mechanosensing. This study demonstrated that biomimetic proteoglycans (BPGs), which mimic the ultrastructure and polyanionic nature of native proteoglycans, can be used to molecularly engineer PCM micromechanics and cell mechanotransduction in cartilage. Upon infiltration into bovine cartilage explant, we showed that localization of BPGs in the PCM leads to increased PCM micromodulus and enhanced chondrocyte intracellular calcium signaling. Applying molecular force spectroscopy, we revealed that BPGs integrate with native PCM through augmenting the molecular adhesion of aggrecan, the major PCM proteoglycan, at the nanoscale. These interactions are enabled by the biomimetic "bottle-brush" ultrastructure of BPGs and facilitate the integration of BPGs within the PCM. Thus, this class of biomimetic molecules can be used for modulating molecular interactions of pericellular proteoglycans and harnessing cell mechanosensing. Because the PCM is a prevalent feature of various cell types, BPGs hold promising potential for improving regeneration and disease modification for not only cartilage-related healthcare but many other tissues and diseases.
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- Elizabeth R. Kahle
- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085, United States
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
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Gao T, Boys AJ, Zhao C, Chan K, Estroff LA, Bonassar LJ. Non-Destructive Spatial Mapping of Glycosaminoglycan Loss in Native and Degraded Articular Cartilage Using Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:744197. [PMID: 34778225 PMCID: PMC8581176 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.744197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Articular cartilage is a collagen-rich tissue that provides a smooth, lubricated surface for joints and is also responsible for load bearing during movements. The major components of cartilage are water, collagen, and proteoglycans. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of articular cartilage, in which an early-stage indicator is the loss of proteoglycans from the collagen matrix. In this study, confocal Raman microspectroscopy was applied to study the degradation of articular cartilage, specifically focused on spatially mapping the loss of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). Trypsin digestion was used as a model for cartilage degradation. Two different scanning geometries for confocal Raman mapping, cross-sectional and depth scans, were applied. The chondroitin sulfate coefficient maps derived from Raman spectra provide spatial distributions similar to histological staining for glycosaminoglycans. The depth scans, during which subsurface data were collected without sectioning the samples, can also generate spectra and GAG distributions consistent with Raman scans of the surface-to-bone cross sections. In native tissue, both scanning geometries demonstrated higher GAG content at the deeper zone beneath the articular surface and negligible GAG content after trypsin degradation. On partially digested samples, both scanning geometries detected an ∼100 μm layer of GAG depletion. Overall, this research provides a technique with high spatial resolution (25 μm pixel size) to measure cartilage degradation without tissue sections using confocal Raman microspectroscopy, laying a foundation for potential in vivo measurements and osteoarthritis diagnosis.
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- Tianyu Gao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States.,Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Tao T, Luo D, Gao C, Liu H, Lei Z, Liu W, Zhou C, Qi D, Deng Z, Sun X, Xiao J. Src Homology 2 Domain-Containing Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Promotes Inflammation and Accelerates Osteoarthritis by Activating β-Catenin. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:646386. [PMID: 33898435 PMCID: PMC8063055 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.646386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic articular disease characterized by cartilage degradation, subchondral bone remodeling and osteophyte formation. Src homology 2 domain-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP2) has not been fully investigated in the pathogenesis of OA. In this study, we found that SHP2 expression was significantly increased after interleukin-1β (IL-1β) treatment in primary mouse chondrocytes. Inhibition of SHP2 using siRNA reduced MMP3, MMP13 levels, but increased AGGRECAN, COL2A1, SOX9 expression in vitro. On the contrary, overexpression of SHP2 exerted the opposite results and promoted cartilage degradation. Mechanistically, SHP2 activated Wnt/β-catenin signaling possibly through directly binding to β-catenin. SHP2 also induced inflammation through activating Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathways. Our in vivo studies showed that SHP2 knockdown effectively delayed cartilage destruction and reduced osteophyte formation in the mouse model of OA induced by destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM). Altogether, our study identifies that SHP2 is a novel and potential therapeutic target of OA.
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- Tenghui Tao
- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Chery DR, Han B, Li Q, Zhou Y, Heo SJ, Kwok B, Chandrasekaran P, Wang C, Qin L, Lu XL, Kong D, Enomoto-Iwamoto M, Mauck RL, Han L. Early changes in cartilage pericellular matrix micromechanobiology portend the onset of post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Acta Biomater 2020; 111:267-278. [PMID: 32428685 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 05/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The pericellular matrix (PCM) of cartilage is a structurally distinctive microdomain surrounding each chondrocyte, and is pivotal to cell homeostasis and cell-matrix interactions in healthy tissue. This study queried if the PCM is the initiation point for disease or a casualty of more widespread matrix degeneration. To address this question, we queried the mechanical properties of the PCM and chondrocyte mechanoresponsivity with the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To do so, we integrated Kawamoto's film-assisted cryo-sectioning with immunofluorescence-guided AFM nanomechanical mapping, and quantified the microscale modulus of murine cartilage PCM and further-removed extracellular matrix. Using the destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) murine model of PTOA, we show that decreases in PCM micromechanics are apparent as early as 3 days after injury, and that this precedes changes in the bulk ECM properties and overt indications of cartilage damage. We also show that, as a consequence of altered PCM properties, calcium mobilization by chondrocytes in response to mechanical challenge (hypo-osmotic stress) is significantly disrupted. These aberrant changes in chondrocyte micromechanobiology as a consequence of DMM could be partially blocked by early inhibition of PCM remodeling. Collectively, these results suggest that changes in PCM micromechanobiology are leading indicators of the initiation of PTOA, and that disease originates in the cartilage PCM. This insight will direct the development of early detection methods, as well as small molecule-based therapies that can stop early aberrant remodeling in this critical cartilage microdomain to slow or reverse disease progression. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is one prevalent musculoskeletal disease that afflicts young adults, and there are no effective strategies for early detection or intervention. This study identifies that the reduction of cartilage pericellular matrix (PCM) micromodulus is one of the earliest events in the initiation of PTOA, which, in turn, impairs the mechanosensitive activities of chondrocytes, contributing to the vicious loop of cartilage degeneration. Rescuing the integrity of PCM has the potential to restore normal chondrocyte mechanosensitive homeostasis and to prevent further degradation of cartilage. Our findings enable the development of early OA detection methods targeting changes in the PCM, and treatment strategies that can stop early aberrant remodeling in this critical microdomain to slow or reverse disease progression.
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Xu JF, Zhang SJ, Zhao C, Qiu BS, Gu HF, Hong JF, Cao L, Chen Y, Xia B, Bi Q, Wang YP. Altered microRNA expression profile in synovial fluid from patients with knee osteoarthritis with treatment of hyaluronic acid. Mol Diagn Ther 2016; 19:299-308. [PMID: 26232909 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-015-0155-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the microRNA (miRNA) expression pattern in synovial fluid from patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) after treatment with intra-articular injection of hyaluronan (HA). METHODS Twelve OA patients were enrolled in accordance with the Kellgren-Lawrence classification of knee OA. All patients received intra-articular injection of HA once a week for 5 weeks and were evaluated with the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) index at baseline. TaqMan miRNA assay profiling was performed on synovial fluid RNAs extracted from OA patients pre-injection and after 5 weeks of treatment with HA. Validation was performed using independent samples, including ten healthy controls and ten matched OA patients. RESULTS Forty-three miRNAs (21 overexpressed miRNAs and 22 underexpressed miRNAs) were differentially expressed in OA patients before and after treatment with HA (P < 0.05, false discovery rate corrected). Further bioinformatics prediction by mirPath indicated that the differential miRNA signatures in synovial fluid extracted from the OA patients demonstrated primarily upregulation of the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathway, regulation of autophagy, mRNA surveillance pathway, and B cell receptor signaling pathway. In addition, TaqMan real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was performed for validation on miR-146a, miR-155, let-7a, miR-181a, miR-454, and let-7b, which were significantly changed in abundance, using an independent cohort of ten healthy controls and ten OA patients as compared with those with intra-articular injection of HA. CONCLUSION Our results demonstrated that dysregulation in miRNAs in synovial fluid from OA patients and their affected biologic cellular processes might play important role in OA pathogenesis and HA-mediated therapeutics.
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- Ji-Feng Xu
- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics and Joint Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, 310014, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiology, Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
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Rojas FP, Batista MA, Lindburg CA, Dean D, Grodzinsky AJ, Ortiz C, Han L. Molecular adhesion between cartilage extracellular matrix macromolecules. Biomacromolecules 2014; 15:772-80. [PMID: 24491174 PMCID: PMC3983133 DOI: 10.1021/bm401611b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In this study, we investigated the
molecular adhesion between the
major constituents of cartilage extracellular matrix, namely, the
highly negatively charged proteoglycan aggrecan and the type II/IX/XI
fibrillar collagen network, in simulated physiological conditions.
Colloidal force spectroscopy was applied to measure the maximum adhesion
force and total adhesion energy between aggrecan end-attached spherical
tips (end radius R ≈ 2.5 μm) and trypsin-treated
cartilage disks with undamaged collagen networks. Studies were carried
out in various aqueous solutions to reveal the physical factors that
govern aggrecan–collagen adhesion. Increasing both ionic strength
and [Ca2+] significantly increased adhesion, highlighting
the importance of electrostatic repulsion and Ca2+-mediated
ion bridging effects. In addition, we probed how partial enzymatic
degradation of the collagen network, which simulates osteoarthritic
conditions, affects the aggrecan–collagen interactions. Interestingly,
we found a significant increase in aggrecan–collagen adhesion
even when there were no detectable changes at the macro- or microscales.
It is hypothesized that the aggrecan–collagen adhesion, together
with aggrecan–aggrecan self-adhesion, works synergistically
to determine the local molecular deformability and energy dissipation
of the cartilage matrix, in turn, affecting its macroscopic tissue
properties.
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- Fredrick P Rojas
- Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, §Mechanical Engineering, ∥Biological Engineering, and ⊥Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Han L, Grodzinsky AJ, Ortiz C. Nanomechanics of the Cartilage Extracellular Matrix. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MATERIALS RESEARCH 2011; 41:133-168. [PMID: 22792042 PMCID: PMC3392687 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-062910-100431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cartilage is a hydrated biomacromolecular fiber composite located at the ends of long bones that enables proper joint lubrication, articulation, loading, and energy dissipation. Degradation of extracellular matrix molecular components and changes in their nanoscale structure greatly influence the macroscale behavior of the tissue and result in dysfunction with age, injury, and diseases such as osteoarthritis. Here, the application of the field of nanomechanics to cartilage is reviewed. Nanomechanics involves the measurement and prediction of nanoscale forces and displacements, intra- and intermolecular interactions, spatially varying mechanical properties, and other mechanical phenomena existing at small length scales. Experimental nanomechanics and theoretical nanomechanics have been applied to cartilage at varying levels of material complexity, e.g., nanoscale properties of intact tissue, the matrix associated with single cells, biomimetic molecular assemblies, and individual extracellular matrix biomolecules (such as aggrecan, collagen, and hyaluronan). These studies have contributed to establishing a fundamental mechanism-based understanding of native and engineered cartilage tissue function, quality, and pathology.
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- Lin Han
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Hayashi M, Kadomatsu K, Kojima T, Ishiguro N. Keratan sulfate and related murine glycosylation can suppress murine cartilage damage in vitro and in vivo. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 409:732-7. [PMID: 21624346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Accepted: 05/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
Keratan sulfate (KS) proteoglycan side chains are abundant in the human cartilage matrix, but these chains have been said to be absent in murine skeletal tissues. We previously showed that KS suppresses cartilage damage and ameliorates inflammation in mice arthritis model. Because mice deficient of N-acetylglucosamine 6-O-sulfotransferase-1 (GlcNAc6ST-1) (KS biosynthesis enzyme) are now available, we decided to do further examinations. We examined, in culture, the difference between GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) and wild-type (WT) mice for interleukin (IL)-1α-induced glycosaminoglycan (GAG) release from the articular cartilage. Arthritis was induced by intravenous administration of an anti-type II collagen antibody cocktail and subsequent intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide. We examined the differences in arthritis severities in the two genotypes. After intraperitoneal KS administration in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or PBS alone, we evaluated the potential of KS in ameliorating arthritis and protecting against cartilage damage in deficient mice. GAG release induced by IL-1α in the explants, and severity of arthritis were greater in GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) mice than their WT littermates. Intraperitoneal KS administration effectively suppressed arthritis induction in GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) mice. Thus, GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) mice cartilage is more fragile than WT mice cartilage, and exogenous KS can suppress arthritis induction in GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) mice. Vestigial KS chain or altered glycosylation in articular cartilage in GlcNAc6ST-1(-/-) mice may be protective against arthritis and associated cartilage damage as well as cartilage damage in culture. KS may offer therapeutic opportunities for chondroprotection and suppression of joint damage in inflammatory arthritis and may become a therapeutic agent for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Masatoshi Hayashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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van der Kraan PM, Goumans MJ, Blaney Davidson E, ten Dijke P. Age-dependent alteration of TGF-β signalling in osteoarthritis. Cell Tissue Res 2011; 347:257-65. [PMID: 21638205 PMCID: PMC3250613 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-011-1194-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of articular cartilage, with aging as the main risk factor. In OA, changes in chondrocytes lead to the autolytic destruction of cartilage. Transforming growth factor-β has recently been demonstrated to signal not only via activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5)-induced Smad2/3 phosphorylation, but also via ALK1-induced Smad1/5/8 phosphorylation in articular cartilage. In aging cartilage and experimental OA, the ratio ALK1/ALK5 has been found to be increased, and the expression of ALK1 is correlated with matrix metalloproteinase-13 expression. The age-dependent shift towards Smad1/5/8 signalling might trigger the differentiation of articular chondrocytes with an autolytic phenotype.
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- Peter M van der Kraan
- Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Nijmegen, Geert Grooteplein 28, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Hayashi M, Kadomatsu K, Ishiguro N. Keratan sulfate suppresses cartilage damage and ameliorates inflammation in an experimental mice arthritis model. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 401:463-8. [PMID: 20875399 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Proteoglycans bearing keratan sulfate (KS), such as aggrecan, are components of the human cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the role of KS in influencing cartilage degradation associated with arthritis remains to be completely understood. KS side chains of the length found in human cartilage are not found in murine skeletal tissues. Using a murine model of inflammatory polyarthritis and cartilage explants exposed to interleukin-1α (IL-1α), we examined whether administering KS could influence intraarticular inflammation and cartilage degradation. Acute arthritis was induced by intravenous administration of an anti-type II collagen antibody cocktail, followed by an intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide. This treatment was followed by an intraperitoneal KS administration in half of the total mice to evaluate the therapeutic potential of KS for ameliorating arthritis. To investigate the therapeutic potential ex vivo, we examined cartilage fragility by measuring IL-1α-induced aggrecan release from cartilage explants treated with or without KS. Intraperitoneal KS administration ameliorated arthritis in DBA/1J mice. The aggrecan release induced by IL-1α was less in cartilage explants containing media with KS than in those without KS. Our data indicate that exogenous KS ameliorated arthritis in vivo and suppressed cartilage degradation ex vivo. KS may have important therapeutic potential in the treatment of inflammatory arthritis. The mechanism responsible for this requires further investigation, but KS may become a novel therapeutic agent for treating inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Masatoshi Hayashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsuruma-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
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Lohrnander LS, Roos H, Dahlberg L, Lark MW. The role of molecular markers to monitor disease, intervention and cartilage breakdown in osteoarthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/17453679509157658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, 22185, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Orthopedics, Joint Diseases Laboratory, Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, Montreal
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- Department of Orthopedics, Immunology and Inflammation Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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Chou CL, Li HW, Lee SH, Tsai KL, Ling HY. Effect of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid in rheumatoid arthritis patients with knee osteoarthritis. J Chin Med Assoc 2008; 71:411-5. [PMID: 18772121 DOI: 10.1016/s1726-4901(08)70092-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) is a well-documented treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA). One of the multifactorial mechanisms is that exogenous HA can stimulate endogenous HA production. HA can regulate the growth and function of chondrocytes by binding to CD44 receptors on the chondrocytes. Synovitis is often found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is supposed to result from CD44 activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intra-articular injection of HA in patients with RA combined with knee OA. METHODS Twenty RA patients with OA knees were enrolled; 11 patients were placed into a stage II group and 9 into a stage III group, in accordance with the Kellgren-Lawrence classification of knee OA. All patients received intra-articular injection of HA (ARTZ) once a week for 5 weeks, and were evaluated with the WOMAC index (including the pain, stiffness and physical function subscales) at baseline, week 5 and week 9. The Friedman test and Wilcoxon signed rank test with Bonferroni correction method were used for statistical analysis. RESULTS The effect of intra-articular injection of HA was significant at week 5 (p < 0.0167) and persisted to week 9 (p < 0.0167). This therapy was equally efficacious with stage II and stage III patients, with no difference between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION Intra-articular injection of HA was beneficial in patients with RA combined with knee OA.
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- Chen-Liang Chou
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Chen YL, Chen HC, Chan HY, Chuang CK, Chang YH, Hu YC. Co-conjugating chondroitin-6-sulfate/dermatan sulfate to chitosan scaffold alters chondrocyte gene expression and signaling profiles. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 101:821-30. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Samiric T, Ilic MZ, Handley CJ. Sulfated polysaccharides inhibit the catabolism and loss of both large and small proteoglycans in explant cultures of tendon. FEBS J 2006; 273:3479-88. [PMID: 16817908 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2006.05348.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study investigated the effects of two highly sulfated polysaccharides, calcium pentosan polysulfate and heparin, on the loss of newly synthesized proteoglycans from the matrix of explant cultures of bovine tendon. The tensional region of deep flexor tendon was incubated with [35S]sulfate for 6 h and then placed in culture for up to 15 days. The amount of radiolabel associated with proteoglycans lost to the medium and retained in the matrix was determined for each day in culture. It was shown that both sulfated polysaccharides at concentrations of 1000 microg x mL(-1) inhibited the loss of 35S-labeled large and small proteoglycans from the matrix and concomitant with this was a retention of chemical levels of proteoglycans in the explant cultures. In other explant cultures that were maintained in culture in the presence of both agents for more than 5 days after incubation with [35S]sulfate, inhibition of the intracellular catabolic pathway was evident, indicating that these highly sulfated polysaccharides also interfered with the intracellular uptake of small proteoglycans by tendon cells.
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- Tom Samiric
- School of Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.
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Huang MH, Lin YS, Lee CL, Yang RC. Use of ultrasound to increase effectiveness of isokinetic exercise for knee osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 86:1545-51. [PMID: 16084806 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2004] [Revised: 11/18/2004] [Accepted: 02/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of ultrasound (US) in isokinetic muscle strengthening exercises on functional status of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Effectiveness of isokinetic muscle strengthening exercises for treatment of periarticular soft tissue disorders was compared with and without pulsed and continuous US. SETTING Outpatient exercise program in a Taiwan medical university hospital. PARTICIPANTS One hundred twenty subjects with bilateral knee OA (Altman grade II). INTERVENTION Subjects were randomized sequentially into 1 of 4 groups. Group I received isokinetic muscular strengthening exercises, group II received isokinetic exercise and continuous US, group III received isokinetic exercise and pulsed US treatment, and group IV was the control group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Therapeutic effects of isokinetic exercise were evaluated by changes in ambulation speed and the Lequesne index. In addition, changes in knee range of motion (ROM), visual analog scale for pain, and muscle peak torques during knee flexion and extension were compared. Compliance in each group was recorded. RESULTS Each treated group had increased muscle peak torques and significantly reduced pain and disability after treatment and at follow-up. However, only patients in groups II and III had significant improvement in ROM and ambulation speed after treatment. Fewer participants in group III discontinued treatment due to knee pain during exercise. Patients in group III also showed the greatest increase in walking speed and decrease in disability after treatment and at follow-up. Gains in muscular strength in 60 degrees /s angular velocity peak torques were also noted in groups II and III. However, group III showed the greatest muscular strength gains with 180 degrees /s angular velocity peak torques after treatment and follow-up. CONCLUSIONS US treatment could increase the effectiveness of isokinetic exercise for functional improvement of knee OA, and pulsed ultrasound has a greater effect than continuous US.
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- Mao-Hsiung Huang
- Department of Physical Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Huang MH, Yang RC, Lee CL, Chen TW, Wang MC. Preliminary results of integrated therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 53:812-20. [PMID: 16342083 DOI: 10.1002/art.21590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of integrated therapy on the functional status of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS A total of 140 subjects with bilateral knee OA (Altman grade II) were randomized sequentially into 4 groups (groups I-IV). Group I received isokinetic exercises; group II received isokinetic exercise and pulse ultrasound for periarticular soft tissue pain; group III received isokinetic exercise, pulse ultrasound, and intraarticular hyaluronan therapy; and group IV acted as the control group. The therapeutic effects of the interventions were evaluated by changes in Lequesne's index, knee range of motion, peak muscle torques of knee flexion and extension, and ambulation speed after 8 weeks of treatment and at followup 1 year later. In addition, changes in visual analog scale pain and rates of attrition in each group were also recorded. RESULTS Patients in groups I-III exhibited increased muscle peak torques and significantly reduced pain and disability after treatment and at followup. Groups II and III showed significant improvements in range of motion and ambulation speed after treatment. Group III also showed the greatest increase in walking speed and decrease in disability after treatment and at followup. Both group II and group III had significant gains in muscular strength after treatment and at followup; group III showed the greatest gains. CONCLUSION An integrated therapy deals with the extra- and intraarticular progressive pathologic changes, and kinesiologic management of OA is suggested for the management of knee OA.
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Szántó S, Bárdos T, Szabó Z, David CS, Buzás EI, Mikecz K, Glant TT. Induction of arthritis in HLA-DR4-humanized and HLA-DQ8-humanized mice by human cartilage proteoglycan aggrecan but only in the presence of an appropriate (non-MHC) genetic background. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 50:1984-95. [PMID: 15188376 DOI: 10.1002/art.20285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether the rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-predisposing class II molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) can present cartilage proteoglycan (PG) aggrecan, and if so, to determine the epitope repertoire of the human cartilage PG in HLA-transgenic mice and determine whether HLA-transgenic mice develop arthritis in response to immunization with human cartilage PG. METHODS Mice transgenic for HLA-DR2.Ab(0), DR3.Ab(0), DR4.Ab(0), and DQ8.Ab(0), lacking their own (mouse) class II antigens (Ab(0)), on the original (arthritis-resistant) and the arthritis-susceptible BALB/c backgrounds, were immunized with human cartilage PG. The T cell epitope repertoire presented by these class II MHC alleles was determined using a synthetic peptide library (143 peptides of the core protein of human cartilage PG), and arthritis development was monitored and compared in wild-type and HLA-transgenic/congenic BALB/c mice. RESULTS Mice of the 4 HLA-transgenic lines, either on the original mixed, arthritis-resistant background or DR4.Ab(0)- and DQ8.Ab(0)-transgenic/congenic mice on the arthritis-susceptible BALB/c genetic background, responded well to PG immunization (as assessed by T cell responses and antibody and cytokine production), and a number of T cell epitopes along the core protein of human cartilage PG were identified. DR4.Ab(0)- and DQ8.Ab(0)-transgenic mice immunized with human cartilage PG developed arthritis, but only when these class II MHC molecules were present on the arthritis-susceptible (BALB/c) genetic background. CONCLUSION A number of human cartilage PG epitopes can be presented by HLA alleles that predispose to the development of RA, but the epitopes of the cartilage PG presented by HLA-DR4 or HLA-DQ8 can induce arthritis only in the presence of an appropriate genetic (non-MHC) background.
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- Sándor Szántó
- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Christgau S, Cloos PA. Cartilage degradation products as markers for evaluation of patients with rheumatic disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cair.2004.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Légaré A, Garon M, Guardo R, Savard P, Poole AR, Buschmann MD. Detection and analysis of cartilage degeneration by spatially resolved streaming potentials. J Orthop Res 2002; 20:819-26. [PMID: 12168673 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(02)00002-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cartilage molecular changes in osteoarthritis are most commonly related to the degradation and loss of proteoglycan and collagen fibrils of the extracellular matrix, which directly influence tissue stiffness and compression-generated streaming potentials. In this study, we evaluated the potential of a new technique, spatially resolved mapping of streaming potentials, to non-destructively indicate cartilage health or degeneration. Matched pairs of bovine cartilage/bone explant disks were cultured for 11 days in a serum free medium with and without interleukin-lalpha (IL-1alpha). The electromechanical properties (static stiffness, dynamic stiffness and streaming potentials) of cartilage disks were measured during unconfined compression using a mechanical tester coupled with a linear array of eight 50 microm diameter platinum-iridium microelectrodes. After 11 days of culture, the proteoglycan content of IL-1alpha treated disks was significantly reduced and the denatured and cleaved collagen content was increased compared to control disks. These biochemical alterations were concomitant with the reductions in the amplitudes of the static stiffness, the dynamic stiffness and the streaming potential profile as well as changes in the shape of the streaming potential profile. We found that spatial mapping of streaming potentials presents several advantages for the development of a clinical instrument to evaluate the degeneration of articular cartilage.
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- A Légaré
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Que, Canada
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Eger W, Schumacher BL, Mollenhauer J, Kuettner KE, Cole AA. Human knee and ankle cartilage explants: catabolic differences. J Orthop Res 2002; 20:526-34. [PMID: 12038627 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(01)00125-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) is lower in some joints, i.e., the ankle, than in the knee. We have compared the cartilages from these two joints of the same limb in adult donors (matched pairs). Our data to date suggest that there are metabolic, biochemical and biomechanical differences between the cartilages of the two joints. The current study has focused on extending the metabolic studies comparing the response of chondrocytes to Interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) and osteogenic protein 1 (OP-1) by analyzing changes in sulfate incorporation into glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) as a measure of proteoglycan (PG) synthesis. Human adult chondrocytes from normal knees (tibiofemoral) and ankles (talocrural) joints cultured as explants both responded to IL-1beta after 72 h by decreasing PG synthesis; however, the IC50 for the knee chondrocytes was 6.2 pg/ml, while that for the ankle was 35 pg/ml. When the explants were incubated for 72 h with IL-1beta and allowed to rebound without IL-1beta, synthesis of PG was significantly elevated by ankle chondrocytes within five days; knee chondrocytes were unable to significantly increase synthesis even after eight days. However, in both knee and ankle, application of OP-I enhanced PG synthesis in the rebound phase. In response to IL-1, an upregulation of proteinase activity was detectable by an increase in the neoepitopes proteolytically-generated by both aggrecanase and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), in the deep zone of the knee cartilage. Stromelysin and collagenase were upregulated as well. The data emerging from these studies confirm that the ankle is less responsive to catabolic stimulation and more responsive to anabolic stimulation following IL-1 removal. These differences in metabolic activity between the cartilages of the two joints could in part help to explain their differences in susceptibility to OA.
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- Wolfgang Eger
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wichernhaus at Rummelsberg Hospital, Schwarzenbruck/Nürnberg, Germany
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Roberts S, Hollander AP, Caterson B, Menage J, Richardson JB. Matrix turnover in human cartilage repair tissue in autologous chondrocyte implantation. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2001; 44:2586-98. [PMID: 11710715 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2586::aid-art439>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is a form of tissue engineering that is being used increasingly to treat damaged articular cartilage. What happens at the graft site subsequent to the transplantation of chondrocytes beneath a periosteal flap has largely remained a matter of conjecture. We examined biopsy samples from the graft site using a panel of specific antibodies to investigate the cellular mechanisms involved and to determine whether remodeling of the matrix occurs. METHODS Ten full-depth core biopsy samples were obtained from patients who had undergone ACI 9-30 months previously (ages 28-53 years), in addition to 6 "control" biopsy samples. Cryosections were evaluated by standard histologic examination using polarized light and immunohistochemistry. Antibodies specific for type II collagen (CIIC1) were used, as well as antibodies against the C-propeptide of type II collagen (R160) and its denaturation product (Col2-3/4m), as indicators of anabolism or catabolism. In addition, antibodies to the matrix proteinase-generated neoepitopes of the aggrecan core protein were used to demonstrate either aggrecanase (BC-3 and BC-13) or matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) (BC-4 and BC-14) activity. RESULTS All biopsy samples stained for type II collagen, even in areas of fibrocartilaginous morphology. There was evidence of newly synthesized type II collagen in addition to denatured collagen. MMP and aggrecanase activity on the proteoglycan population was evident, with aggrecanase being more active in fibrocartilaginous areas. CONCLUSION The findings of this study indicate that ACI is capable of not only cartilage repair but, in some cases, regeneration. This may be achieved by the turnover and remodeling of an initial fibrocartilaginous matrix via enzymatic degradation and synthesis of newly formed type II collagen.
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- S Roberts
- Centre for Spinal Studies, Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, National Health Service Trust, Oswestry, Shropshire, UK.
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Pirok EW, Henry J, Schwartz NB. cis elements that control the expression of chick aggrecan. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:16894-903. [PMID: 11350977 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m009944200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Aggrecan is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan whose expression is both cell-specific and developmentally regulated. Cloning and sequencing of the 1.8-kilobase genomic 5'-flanking sequence of the chick aggrecan gene revealed the presence of potential tissue-specific control elements including a consensus sequence found in the cartilage-associated silencers, CSIIS1 and CSIIS2, that were first characterized in the type II collagen promoter sequences, as well as numerous other cis elements. Transient transfections of chick sternal chondrocytes and fibroblasts with reporter plasmids bearing progressively deleted portions of the chick aggrecan promoter and enhancer region demonstrated cell type-specific promoter activity and identified a 420-base pair region in the genomic 5-flanking region responsible for negative regulation of the aggrecan gene. In this report, three complementary methods, DNase I footprinting assays, transient transfections, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA), provided an integral approach to better understand the regulation of the aggrecan gene. DNase I footprinting revealed that six regions of this genomic sequence bind to nuclear proteins in a tissue-specific manner. Transient transfection of reporter constructs bearing ablations of these protected sequences showed that four of the six protected sequences, which contain the sequence TCCTCC or TCCCCT, had repressor activities in transfected chick chondrocytes. Cross-competition EMSA using nuclear protein extracted from chondrocytes or fibroblasts explored the contributions of the different sequence elements in formation of DNA-protein complexes specific to cell type. This is the first parallel examination of the EMSA patterns for six functionally defined cis elements with highly similar sequences, using protein from primary cultured cells.
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- E W Pirok
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Mercuri FA, Maciewicz RA, Tart J, Last K, Fosang AJ. Mutations in the interglobular domain of aggrecan alter matrix metalloproteinase and aggrecanase cleavage patterns. Evidence that matrix metalloproteinase cleavage interferes with aggrecanase activity. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:33038-45. [PMID: 11032846 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.275.42.33038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have expressed G1-G2 mutants with amino acid changes at the DIPEN(341) downward arrow(342)FFGVG and ITEGE(373) downward arrow(374)ARGSV cleavage sites, in order to investigate the relationship between matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and aggrecanase activities in the interglobular domain (IGD) of aggrecan. The mutation DIPEN(341) to DIGSA(341) partially blocked cleavage by MMP-13 and MMP-8 at the MMP site, while the mutation (342)FFGVG to (342)GTRVG completely blocked cleavage at this site by MMP-1, -2, -3, -7, -8, -9, -13, -14. Each of the MMP cleavage site mutants, including a four-amino acid deletion mutant lacking residues ENFF(343), were efficiently cleaved by aggrecanase, suggesting that the primary sequence at the MMP site had no effect on aggrecanase activity in the IGD. The mutation (374)ARGSV to (374)NVYSV completely blocked cleavage at the aggrecanase site by aggrecanase, MMP-8 and atrolysin C but had no effect on the ability of MMP-8 and MMP-13 to cleave at the Asn(341) downward arrowPhe bond. Susceptibility to atrolysin C cleavage at the MMP site was conferred in the DIGSA(341) mutant but absent in the wild-type, (342)GTRVG, (374)NVYSV, and deletion mutants. To further explore the relationship between MMP and aggrecanase activities, sequential digest experiments were done in which MMP degradation products were subsequently digested with aggrecanase and vice versa. Aggrecanase-derived G1 domains with ITEGE(373) C termini were viable substrates for MMPs; however, MMP-derived G2 fragments were resistant to cleavage by aggrecanase. A 10-mer peptide FVDIPENFFG, which is a substrate analogue for the MMP cleavage site, inhibited aggrecanase cleavage at the Glu(373) downward arrowAla bond. This study demonstrates that MMPs and aggrecanase have unique substrate recognition in the IGD of aggrecan and suggests that sequences at the C terminus of the DIPEN(341) G1 domain may be important for regulating aggrecanase cleavage.
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- F A Mercuri
- University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics, Orthopaedic Molecular Biology Research Unit and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, 3052, Australia
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Buschmann MD, Maurer AM, Berger E, Perumbuli P, Hunziker EB. Ruthenium hexaammine trichloride chemography for aggrecan mapping in cartilage is a sensitive indicator of matrix degradation. J Histochem Cytochem 2000; 48:81-8. [PMID: 10653588 DOI: 10.1177/002215540004800108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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We developed a new quantitative histochemical method for mapping aggrecan content in articular cartilage and applied it to models of cartilage degradation. Ruthenium hexaammine trichloride (RHT) forms co-precipitates with aggrecan, the main proteoglycan component of cartilage, and was previously found to be a good fixative in aiding the maintenance of chondrocyte morphology. We show that these RHT-aggrecan precipitates generate a positive chemographic signal on autoradiographic emulsions, in the absence of any radioactivity in the tissue section, via a process similar to the autometallographic process used previously for localization of trace metals ions in tissues. By exploiting the inherent depth-dependence of aggrecan concentration in adult articular cartilage, we demonstrated that the density of silver grains produced by RHT-derived chemography on autoradiographic emulsions correlated with locally measured aggrecan concentration as determined by the dimethylmethylene blue assay of microdissected tissue from these different depths of cartilage. To explore the benefits of this new method in monitoring tissue degradation, cartilage explants were degraded during culture using interleukin-1 (IL-1) or digested after culture using chondroitinase and keratinase. The RHT chemographic signal derived from these samples, compared to controls, showed sensitivity to loss of aggrecan and distinguished cell-mediated loss (IL-1) from degradation due to addition of exogenous enzymes. The RHT-derived chemographic grain density represents an interesting new quantitative tool for histological analysis of cartilage in physiology and in arthritis.
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- M D Buschmann
- Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Exploration of the mechanisms responsible for breakdown and repair of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis has promoted interest in the potential use of cartilage-derived molecules as markers of cartilage metabolism in this disease. Many of the macromolecules detectable in synovial fluid have been evaluated as possible surrogate markers of the severity or activity of disease processes. Measurements of the synovial fluid concentration of any marker without due consideration of the fate of the molecule in the joint cavity are likely to be misleading and insufficient to cement a relationship between marker concentration and the severity of articular pathology.
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- S L Myers
- Rheumatology Division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA
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Hickery MS, Bayliss MT. Interleukin-1 induced nitric oxide inhibits sulphation of glycosaminoglycan chains in human articular chondrocytes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1998; 1425:282-90. [PMID: 9795242 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-4165(98)00080-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Incubation of human articular cartilage explants with interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) inhibited the rate of [35S]sulphate incorporation into glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains concomitant with an increase in nitric oxide (NO) production. Measurement of the [35S]sulphate showed that IL-1alpha inhibited the synthesis of both keratan sulphate and chondroitin sulphate (CS) chains to a similar extent. This effect was reversed by the NO synthase inhibitor Nomega-iminoethyl-l-ornithine (l-NIO). Analysis of alkali borohydride cleaved GAG chains showed that IL-1alpha had no effect on their size. Similarly when GAG chains were coupled to xyloside the size of the GAG chains attached to the exogenous acceptor decreased but IL-1alpha had no further effect on hydrodynamic size. IL-1alpha did, however, inhibit [35S]sulphate incorporation into xyloside-linked CS chains. In both experiments l-NIO reversed the inhibitory effect on sulphation. Disaccharide analysis of the [35S]GAG chains showed that IL-1alpha preferentially inhibited sulphation of the 6-sulphated isomer and that l-NIO reversed this effect. Thus, IL-1alpha-induced NO mediates the inhibition of sulphate incorporation and alters the sulphation pattern of newly synthesised GAG chains.
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- M S Hickery
- Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, 6 Bute Gardens, Hammersmith, London W6 7DW, UK.
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Singer II, Scott S, Kawka DW, Bayne EK, Weidner JR, Williams HR, Mumford RA, Lark MW, McDonnell J, Christen AJ, Moore VL, Mudgett JS, Visco DM. Aggrecanase and metalloproteinase-specific aggrecan neo-epitopes are induced in the articular cartilage of mice with collagen II-induced arthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1997; 5:407-18. [PMID: 9536289 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-4584(97)80045-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze the roles of two classes of proteinases, 'aggrecanase', and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), in chondrodestruction during murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). METHODS Generation of the 'aggrecanase' neo-epitope (NITEGE373), and the MMP neo-epitope (VDIPEN341) within aggrecan was studied by immunoperoxidase microscopy using specific anti-peptide antibodies in normal and stromelysin-1 (SLN-1) deficient knockout mice with CIA. RESULTS High levels of NITEGE373 and VDIPEN341 neo-epitopes were observed in foci within CIA paw articular cartilage exhibiting depletion of glycosaminoglycans, in advance of significant cartilage erosion. The highest concentrations of NITEGE373 and VDIPEN341 labeling were observed and often co-distributed in the chondrocyte pericellular matrix, suggesting that stimulated chondrocytes can synthesize and/or activate both enzymes. Other regions of the cartilage frequently exhibited either NITEGE373 or VDIPEN341 labeling, but not both neo-epitopes simultaneously, suggesting that 'aggrecanase' and MMP cleavages of aggrecan may be generated independently. No detectable differences were observed in expression or distribution of either neo-epitope in SLN-1 knockout versus wild-type mice. In addition, in vitro digestion of joint sections with SLN-1 did not alter the expression of cartilage NITEGE373, while markedly increasing VDIPEN341 labeling. Peripheral nerves and brains of naive mice also exhibited intense anti-NITEGE373 labeling. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that NITEGE373 and VDIPEN341 aggrecan neo-epitopes are sensitive and specific markers of early joint pathology, and are consistent with the hypothesis that SLN-1 does not have 'aggrecanase' activity, and that 'aggrecanase' is distinct from the MMPs which cleave aggrecan at the MMP site.
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- I I Singer
- Department of Inflammation Research, Merck Research Labs., Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA
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Watanabe H, Nakata K, Kimata K, Nakanishi I, Yamada Y. Dwarfism and age-associated spinal degeneration of heterozygote cmd mice defective in aggrecan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1997; 94:6943-7. [PMID: 9192671 PMCID: PMC21264 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.13.6943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Mouse cartilage matrix deficiency (cmd) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by a genetic defect of aggrecan, a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan in cartilage. The homozygotes (-/-) are characterized by cleft palate and short limbs, tail, and snout. They die just after birth because of respiratory failure, and the heterozygotes (+/-) appear normal at birth. Here we report that the heterozygotes show dwarfism and develop spinal misalignment with age. Within 19 months of age, they exhibit spastic gait caused by misalignment of the cervical spine and die because of starvation. Histological examination revealed a high incidence of herniation and degeneration of vertebral discs. Electron microscopy showed a degeneration of disc chondrocytes in the heterozygotes. These findings may facilitate the identification of mutations in humans predisposed to spinal degeneration.
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- H Watanabe
- Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4370, USA
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Altman R, Brandt K, Hochberg M, Moskowitz R, Bellamy N, Bloch DA, Buckwalter J, Dougados M, Ehrlich G, Lequesne M, Lohmander S, Murphy WA, Rosario-Jansen T, Schwartz B, Trippel S. Design and conduct of clinical trials in patients with osteoarthritis: recommendations from a task force of the Osteoarthritis Research Society. Results from a workshop. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1996; 4:217-43. [PMID: 11048620 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-4584(05)80101-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 419] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- R Altman
- Miami Dept. Veterans Affairs Hosp., FL 33125, USA
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