Cartilage biology, pathology, and repair

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 4197-4211

  Umlauf, Daniel ^a   Frank, Svetlana ^a   Pap, Thomas ^a   Bertrand, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Cartilage repair; Disease modifying drugs; Osteoarthritis

Indexed keywords

AGGRECANASE 1; AGGRECANASE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 10; COLLAGEN TYPE 11; COLLAGEN TYPE 12; COLLAGEN TYPE 14; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; COLLAGEN TYPE 6; COLLAGEN TYPE 9; COLLAGENASE 3; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FRIZZLED PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE; PLACEBO; STROMELYSIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY; WNT PROTEIN;

CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; SYNOVITIS;

CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; CYTOKINES; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; JOINTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REGENERATION;

EID: 78651345189     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-010-0498-0     Document Type: Review

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