Expression of minor cartilage collagens and small leucine rich proteoglycans may be relatively reduced in osteoarthritic cartilage

Abstract Background In osteoarthritis (OA), cartilage matrix is lost despite vigorous chondrocyte anabolism. In this study, we attempted to determine whether altered matrix synthesis is involved in this paradox in disease progression through gene expression analysis and ultrastructural analysis of c...

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Main Authors: Nobuho Tanaka, Toshiyuki Tashiro, Yozo Katsuragawa, Motoji Sawabe, Hiroshi Furukawa, Naoshi Fukui
格式: Article
語言:English
出版: BMC 2019-05-01
叢編:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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在線閱讀:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2596-y