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Hypertrophic differentiation is not only the terminal process of endochondral ossification in the growth plate but is also an important pathological change in osteoarthritic cartilage.
Chengjie Lian+13 more
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Natriuretic peptide receptors regulate cytoprotective effects in a human ex vivo 3D/bioreactor model [PDF]
© 2013 Peake et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Achan, P+8 more
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease worldwide, making it a major cause of pain and disability. Identified as a chronic and progressive disease, effective treatment at the early stages of OA has become critical to its management ...
Chenyang Zhuang+6 more
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To examine whether the transcription factor Sox9 has an essential role during the sequential steps of chondrocyte differentiation, we have used the Cre/loxP recombination system to generate mouse embryos in which either Sox9 is missing from ...
H. Akiyama+4 more
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Immunogenicity of chondrocyte sheets: a review
The chondrocyte sheet is a sheet-like cell structure obtained by separating in vitro expanded and fused autologous chondrocytes from the bottom of the culture dish by physical means.
Juncen Li+21 more
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The role of TGF-β2 in cartilage development and diseases
Transforming growth factor-beta2 (TGF-β2) is recognized as a versatile cytokine that plays a vital role in regulation of joint development, homeostasis, and diseases, but its role as a biological mechanism is understood far less than that of its ...
Mengmeng Duan+3 more
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ADAM15 modulates outside-in signalling in chondrocyte–matrix interactions [PDF]
ADAM15 belongs to a family of transmembrane multi-domain proteins implicated in proteolysis, cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions in various disease conditions.
Burkhardt, Harald+2 more
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Hybrid bioprinting of chondrogenically induced human mesenchymal stem cell spheroids [PDF]
To date, the treatment of articular cartilage lesions remains challenging. A promising strategy for the development of new regenerative therapies is hybrid bioprinting, combining the principles of developmental biology, biomaterial science, and 3D ...
Asadian, Mahtab+8 more
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common and prevalent chronic joint disorders in the elderly population across the globe, resulting in severe disability and impairment of quality of life.
Ganyu Wang+6 more
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Purpose of ReviewArticular chondrocytes are exclusively responsible for the turnover of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of hyaline cartilage. However, chondrocytes are phenotypically unstable and, if they de-differentiate into hypertrophic or fibroblastic
A. Hall
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