The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between chondrogenic
differentiation and Wnt signal expression in the degenerative process of the human …

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is increasingly seen as a disease of global joint dysfunction,
affecting not only cartilage but also the other joint tissues. Extracellular matrix (ECM) is a …

Background Deteriorating meniscal function is thought to play a role in knee osteoarthritis.
Meniscal proteoglycans maintain mechanical stiffness of the tissue through electrostatic …

Formalin‐fixed and paraffin‐embedded (FFPE) biospecimens are a valuable and widely‐
available resource for diagnostic and research applications. With biobanks of tissue …

Objective. Meniscal degeneration may precede or indicate early-stage osteoarthritis (OA);
however, the pathogenetic involvement of the NF-κB pathway and its upstream IκB kinase …