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Review of articular cartilage repair techniques and their application in the horse

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Articular cartilage lesions represent a significant career‐limiting problem in athletic horses. A healthy articular cartilage surface is vital for optimal joint function, and defects can result in irreversible degenerative changes. Successful treatment of cartilage lesions remains a long‐standing challenge for orthopaedic surgeons, prompting ...
Charlotte K. Barton, Brad B. Nelson, Laurie R. Goodrich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase in Inflammation and Rheumatic Diseases. [PDF]

, 2012
The c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) are members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family and are activated by environmental stress. JNK is also activated by proinflammatory cytokines, such as TNF and IL-1, and Toll-like receptor ligands ...
Firestein, Gary S, Guma, Monica
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Proteomic signatures of equine dental tooth tissues in ageing and disease

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Ageing and dental disease in horses lead to structural and functional deterioration of dental tissues, yet their molecular signatures remain poorly characterised. Understanding how these processes alter the protein composition of enamel, dentin, cementum and pulp is essential for improving equine oral health and identifying ...
Anders Jensen, Danae Emilie Zambouli, Iris Gringel, Zoe Nugent, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Lee Cooper, Andrew J. Peffers, Guido Rocchigiani, Mandy J. Peffers   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

CD8+ T‐cells, CD86+ macrophages and TNF‐α signalling pathways are correlated with fetlock osteoarthritis in racehorses

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background There is emerging evidence for the role of the immune system in osteoarthritis (OA) pathophysiology; however, little is known about how immune cells and the synovial transcriptome are altered in naturally occurring equine OA. Objectives To evaluate synovial fluid (SF) and synovial membrane (SM) immune cell populations and the SM ...
E. J. Secor, E. N. Chow, M. Thomas, L. Johnson, A. Siefert, B. Wagner, J. B. Engiles, H. L. Reesink   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lixisenatide attenuates advanced glycation end products (AGEs)-induced degradation of extracellular matrix in human primary chondrocytes

Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2019
Osteoarthritis (OA) poses a growing threat to the health of the global population. Accumulation of advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) has been shown to upregulate expression of degradative enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and a ...
Xin Li, Fangteng Jia, Zhengqing Zhu, Lanfeng Huang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of the differences between normal and osteoarthritis articular cartilage in human knee and ankle joints [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease yet its pathophysiology is still poorly understood. It is more prevalent in some lower limb joints than others; in particular the knee is more commonly affected than the ankle.
Beeson, Paul, Hendren, Linda, The University of Northampton   +2 more
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Inhibition of Fibroblast Activation Protein‐α Ameliorates Intervertebral Disc Degeneration via Reduced Vascular Invasion in Cartilage Endplate

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration showing that FAP‐α promoted angiogenesis, cytokine release and ECM degradation in the CEP degeneration of the intervertebral disc through upregulating the PI3K/Akt/HIF‐1α/VEGFA pathway. ABSTRACT Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a primary cause of low back pain, with the development of new blood vessels being a key ...
Hao‐Wei Xu, Sheng‐Jie Chang, Shuo Wang, Xiao‐Wei Liu, Shan‐Jin Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans (CSPGs) in synaptic plasticity and neurotransmission in mammalian spinal cord. [PDF]

, 2009
Chronic unilateral hemisection (HX) of the adult rat spinal cord diminishes conduction through intact fibers in the ventrolateral funiculus (VLF) contralateral to HX.
Arsen S. Hunanyan, Guillermo Garcia-Alias, James W. Fawcett, Joel M. Levine, Lorne M. Mendell, Victor L. Arvanian   +5 more
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Co-culture of Adult Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Nucleus Pulposus Cells in Bilaminar Pellets for Intervertebral Disc Regeneration [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Our goal is to optimize stem cell-based tissue engineering strategies in the context of the intervertebral disc environment. We explored the benefits of co-culturing nucleus pulposus cells (NPC) and adult mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) using a ...
Allon, AA, Lotz, JC, Schneider, RA
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Harnessing Metabolic Priming to Engineer Human Nucleus Pulposus Macromass Overcoming Scalability‐Phenotype Tradeoff

Cell Proliferation, EarlyView.
Human platelet lysate acts as a metabolic primer for hNPCs, enhancing fatty acid oxidation to drive proliferation while preserving phenotype. This enables construction of high‐quality, large‐size macromasses without necrotic defects, demonstrating exceptional efficacy in repairing degenerated discs in situ and providing a novel paradigm for ...
Yingbo Wang, Ou Hu, Jian Wu, Sha Huang, Peng Lin, Pulin Yan, Yangyang Li, Huaijian Jin, Yutong Wu, Jun Zhu, Jungang Pu, Bo Hu, Jian He, Yibo Gan, Peng Liu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source