Conditional knockdown of hyaluronidase 2 in articular cartilage stimulates osteoarthritic progression in a mice model

Abstract The catabolism of hyaluronan in articular cartilage remains unclear. The aims of this study were to investigate the effects of hyaluronidase 2 (Hyal2) knockdown in articular cartilage on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) using genetic manipulated mice. Destabilization of the medial men...

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Main Authors: Yoshitoshi Higuchi, Yoshihiro Nishida, Eiji Kozawa, Lisheng Zhuo, Eisuke Arai, Shunsuke Hamada, Daigo Morita, Kunihiro Ikuta, Koji Kimata, Takahiro Ushida, Naoki Ishiguro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07376-5