Lubricin is expressed in chondrocytes derived from osteoarthritic cartilage encapsulated in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate scaffold
Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by degenerative changes within joints that involved quantitative and/or qualitative alterations of cartilage and synovial fluid lubricin, a mucinous glycoprotein secreted by synovial fibroblasts and chondrocytes. Modern therapeutic methods, including tissue-engin...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
PAGEPress Publications
2011-09-01
|
Series: | European Journal of Histochemistry |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/1893 |