The effects of adipokines on cartilage and meniscus catabolism

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 523-533

  McNulty, Amy L ^a   Miller, Michael R ^a   O'Connor, Shannon K ^a   Guilak, Farshid ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipokines; IL 1; IL 6; Leptin; Matrix metalloproteinases; Visfatin

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; KNEE MENISCUS; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROTEOGLYCAN SYNTHESIS; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE METABOLISM;

ADIPOKINES; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEPTIN; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES; MENISCI, TIBIAL; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN; SOLUBILITY; SUS SCROFA; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

SUS;

EID: 80755169648     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2011.597902     Document Type: Article

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