Melatonin: Effects on Cartilage Homeostasis and Therapeutic Prospects in Cartilage-related Diseases [PDF]
Aging and disease, 2021 Cartilage is a relatively simple connective tissue that plays a variety of roles in the human body, including joint support and protection, load bearing of the intervertebral discs, joint lubrication, formation of the external structure of the ears and nose and support of the trachea.
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Stem Cells in Cartilage Diseases and Repair 2018 [PDF]
Stem Cells International, 2018 Jianying Zhang +4 more
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Cartilage of I-Cell Disease [PDF]
Pediatric Research, 1981 Biochemical analysis and morphologic observation of the iliac crest cartilage from 8-year-old girl with I-cell disease were performed. Instead of hypertrophic change of chondrocytes in the zone of cartilage-bone junction, there were small atrophic cells having many inclusion bodies accumulated with lamellar materials.
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Exercise improves subchondral bone microenvironment through regulating bone-cartilage crosstalk
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Articular cartilage degeneration has been proved to cause a variety of joint diseases, among which osteoarthritis is the most typical. Osteoarthritis is characterized by articular cartilage degeneration and persistent pain, which affects the quality of ...
Shihua Zhang +9 more
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Osteochondral explant for cartilage research: a promising tool linking bench to bedside [PDF]
European Cells & Materials, 2022 Diarthrodial joint diseases, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, mainly include osteoarthritis and cartilage injuries. No consensus on joint disease models has been achieved so far owing to the complex aetiologies, pathophysiological ...
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BioTechniques, 2014 Micromass cultures of primary embryonic limb mesenchyme are a valuable model system for studying cartilage formation in vitro. However, high efficiency introduction of plasmid DNA into this hard-to-transfect cell type typically results in considerable ...
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Strategies for Articular Cartilage Repair and Regeneration
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Articular cartilage is an avascular tissue, with limited ability to repair and self-renew. Defects in articular cartilage can induce debilitating degenerative joint diseases such as osteoarthritis.
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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.
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Use of Exogenous Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Patellar Chondropathy– A Six-Month Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de OrtopediaObjective To evaluate the clinical and radiological benefits of intra-articular exogenous hyaluronic acid for the treatment of chondral patellar injury. Method Randomized clinical trial with 70 patients divided into 2 groups: those submitted to physical
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Sex-dependent variation in cartilage adaptation: from degeneration to regeneration
Biology of Sex Differences, 2023 Highlights Evidence indicates males and females respond differently to cartilage degeneration and regeneration. Few review articles available provide comprehensive information referencing clinical and laboratory research.
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