Early diagnosis to enable early treatment of pre-osteoarthritis

CR Chu, AA Williams, CH Coyle, ME Bowers - Arthritis research & therapy, 2012 - Springer
Osteoarthritis is a prevalent and disabling disease affecting an increasingly large swathe of
the world population. While clinical osteoarthritis is a late-stage condition for which disease …

Extracellular matrix modulates angiogenesis in physiological and pathological conditions

A Neve, FP Cantatore, N Maruotti… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis is a multistep process driven by a wide range of positive and negative
regulatory factors. Extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a crucial role in the regulation of this …

Characterisation of the cannabinoid receptor system in synovial tissue and fluid in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

D Richardson, RG Pearson, N Kurian, ML Latif… - Arthritis research & …, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Cannabis-based medicines have a number of therapeutic indications, including
anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. The endocannabinoid receptor system, including …

Platelet-released growth factors enhance the secretion of hyaluronic acid and induce hepatocyte growth factor production by synovial fibroblasts from arthritic patients

E Anitua, M Sánchez, AT Nurden, MM Zalduendo… - …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Autologous platelet-secreted growth factors (GFs) may have therapeutic effects
in osteoarthritis (OA) capsular joints via multiple mechanisms. Our aim was to examine the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of cartilage destruction: mechanics, inflammatory mediators, and aging collide

RF Loeser - Arthritis and rheumatism, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Destruction and loss of articular cartilage is a central feature in most forms of arthritis
including the most common form, osteoarthritis (OA). The pathobiologic differences among …

Effects of synovial macrophages in osteoarthritis

K Zhao, J Ruan, L Nie, X Ye, J Li - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative disease in mammals. However, its
pathogenesis remains unclear. Studies indicate that OA is not only an aging process that but …

Update on the biology of the chondrocyte and new approaches to treating cartilage diseases

MB Goldring - Best practice & research Clinical rheumatology, 2006 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease that involves degeneration of articular cartilage, limited
intraarticular inflammation manifested by synovitis and changes in the subchondral bone …

[HTML][HTML] Angiogenesis in the synovium and at the osteochondral junction in osteoarthritis

DA Walsh, CS Bonnet, EL Turner, D Wilson… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We hypothesised that osteochondral and synovial angiogenesis in
osteoarthritis (OA) are independent processes. We investigated whether indices of …

[HTML][HTML] Degenerative osteoarthritis a reversible chronic disease

V Di Nicola - Regenerative therapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic musculoskeletal disorder. It can affect any
joint and is the most frequent single cause of disability in older adults. OA is a progressive …

Therapeutics in osteoarthritis based on an understanding of its molecular pathogenesis

JR Kim, JJ Yoo, HA Kim - International journal of molecular sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease in older people and is characterized
by the progressive destruction of articular cartilage, synovial inflammation, changes in …