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Huang,Zheng; He,Guangxu; Huang,Yanke. |
Abstract Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative arthritis or degenerative joint disease, is an epidemic disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite extensive recent work on the cellular biology of osteoarthritis, the precise mechanisms involved are still poorly understood and there is no effective treatment for this disease. The role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) in promoting chondrogenesis and inducing the expression of cartilage-specific extracellular matrix molecules to form cartilage is well-established. Historically, TGF-β has been considered to prevent osteoarthritis, but recent work suggests that TGF-β overexpression accelerates the progression of osteoarthritis in vivo. Clinically, it is therefore important to limit... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chondrogenesis; Deferoxamine; Osteoarthritis; TGF-β. |
Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572017000400698 |
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Hatakeyama,Yuji; Hatakeyama,Junko; Oka,Kyoko; Tsuruga,Eichi; Inai,Tetsuichiro; Anan,Hisashi; Sawa,Yoshihiko. |
Amelogenin is one of the enamel matrix proteins secreted by ameloblasts during enamel formation in tooth development. Recent studies showed that the amelogenin is expressed in chondrocyte. Lysosome-associated membrane proteins (LAMPs) have been identified as binding partner proteins to amelogenin and it has been suggested they act as signaling receptors of amelogenin. The purpose of this study is to clarify the localization of amelogenin and LAMPs in growth plate cartilage and cartilaginous nodules in micromass culture. Mouse knee joints including tibia growth plate at 4 weeks old and micromass cultures of limb bud mesenchymal cells after 2 weeks were fixed in paraformaldehyde, routinely processed, sections were cut and immunostained with amelogenin,... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Amelogenin; Lysosome-associated membrane proteins (LAMPs); Chondrogenesis; Cartilage. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022014000200040 |
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Reis,A.M.S.; Oliveira,K.P.; Paula,I.H.F.; Silva,A.P.; Tarragô,J.F.; Ocarino,N.M.; Serakides,R.. |
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of concentrations of caffeine on the viability, synthesis activity and gene expression in cultures of chondrocytes. Extracted articular cartilage from the femurs and tibias of 15 Wistar rats at three days old to isolate chondrocytes. Chondrocytes were cultured in chondrogenic medium (control) or supplemented with caffeine (0.5, 1.0, 2.0mM). Cell viability, alkaline phosphatase activity and collagen synthesis were assessed using colorimetric assays at 7, 14, 21 days. The chondrocyte cultures of all groups grown under coverslips were stained with hematoxylin-eosin to determine the percentage of cells/field and with PAS, safranin O, alcian blue to determine the percentage of matrix chondrogenic/field... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Rats; Caffeine; Chondrocytes; Chondrogenesis. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000200509 |
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Wang,Z.H.; Li,X.L.; He,X.J.; Wu,B.J.; Xu,M.; Chang,H.M.; Zhang,X.H.; Xing,Z.; Jing,X.H.; Kong,D.M.; Kou,X.H.; Yang,Y.Y.. |
SRY-related high-mobility-group box 9 (Sox9) gene is a cartilage-specific transcription factor that plays essential roles in chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage formation. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of genetic delivery of Sox9 to enhance chondrogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs). After they were isolated from human umbilical cord blood within 24 h after delivery of neonates, hUC-MSCs were untreated or transfected with a human Sox9-expressing plasmid or an empty vector. The cells were assessed for morphology and chondrogenic differentiation. The isolated cells with a fibroblast-like morphology in monolayer culture were positive for the MSC markers CD44, CD105,... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Genetic modification; Tissue engineering; Stem cells; Sox9; Chondrogenesis. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000400279 |
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