Coculture of bovine cartilage with synovium and fibrous joint capsule increases aggrecanase and matrix metalloproteinase activity

Background A hallmark of osteoarthritis is increased proteolytic cleavage of aggrecan. Cross talk between cartilage and the synovium + joint capsule (SJC) can drive cartilage degradation by activating proteases in both tissues. We investigated aggrecan proteolysis patterns in cartil...

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Main Authors: Swärd, Per, Hansson, Maria, Lohmander, L. S, Struglics, André, Lohmander, L. Stefan, Grodzinsky, Alan J., Wang, Yang, Grodzinsky, Alan J
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110583
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-3456