Physiological tonicity improves human chondrogenic marker expression through nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 in vitro

Arthritis Research and Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Van Der Windt, Anna E ^a   Haak, Esther ^a   Das, Ruud H J ^a   Kops, Nicole ^a   Welting, Tim J M ^b   Caron, Marjolein M J ^b   Van Til, Niek P ^a   Verhaar, Jan A N ^a   Weinans, Harrie ^a   Jahr, Holger ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; CYTOKINE; NUCLEAR FACTOR OF ACTIVATED T CELL 5; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AGGRECAN; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL REGENERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CHONDROGENESIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY;

AGGRECANS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE II; HUMANS; HYPERTONIC SOLUTIONS; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77952441619     PISSN: 14786354     EISSN: 14786362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/ar3031     Document Type: Article

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