The role of synovitis in osteoarthritis pathogenesis

CR Scanzello, SR Goldring - Bone, 2012 - Elsevier
Research into the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) has focused on cartilage and peri-
articular bone, but there is increasing recognition that OA affects all of the joint tissues …

Hyaluronan as an immune regulator in human diseases

D Jiang, J Liang, PW Noble - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Accumulation and turnover of extracellular matrix components are the hallmarks of tissue
injury. Fragmented hyaluronan stimulates the expression of inflammatory genes by a variety …

Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell treatment in patients with osteoarthritis results in overall improvement in pain and symptoms and reduces synovial …

J Chahal, A Gómez-Aristizábal… - Stem cells …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Patients with late-stage Kellgren-Lawrence knee osteoarthritis received a single intra-
articular injection of 1, 10, or 50 million bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) …

[PDF][PDF] Osteoarthritis, an inflammatory disease: potential implication for the selection of new therapeutic targets

JP Pelletier, J Martel‐Pelletier… - Arthritis & Rheumatism …, 2001 - stem-art.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a well-known disease that is part of the aging process and also one of
the most common diseases among mammals. Although this musculoskeletal disorder has …

Knee adduction moment, serum hyaluronan level, and disease severity in medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis

L Sharma, DE Hurwitz, EJMA Thonar… - Arthritis & …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The adduction moment at the knee during gait is the primary determinant of medial‐
tolateral load distribution. If the adduction moment contributes to progression of osteoarthritis …

Hyaluronic acid

KL Goa, P Benfield - Drugs, 1994 - Springer
Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring Polysaccharide with distinct physicochemical
properties which underlie its application as a viscoelastic tool in ophthalmological surgery …

Osteoarthritis: an overview of the disease and its treatment strategies

P Sarzi-Puttini, MA Cimmino, R Scarpa… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is currently defined by the American College of Rheumatology as a
“heterogeneous group of conditions that leads to joint symptoms and signs which are …

[PDF][PDF] Studies on serum YKL-40 as a biomarker in diseases with inflammation, tissue remodelling, fibroses and cancer

JS Johansen - Dan Med Bull, 2006 - content.ugeskriftet.dk
In a search of new bone proteins, the glycoprotein YKL-40 was identified in 1989 to be
secreted in vitro in large amount by the human osteosarcoma cell line MG63. The protein …

[HTML][HTML] Elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels are associated with local inflammatory findings in patients with osteoarthritis

AD Pearle, CR Scanzello, S George, LA Mandl… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: C-reactive protein (CRP) has been associated with disease progression in
patients with osteoarthritis (OA), but the reasons for this remain unclear. We hypothesized …

Uncoupling of type II collagen synthesis and degradation predicts progression of joint damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis

P Garnero, X Ayral, JC Rousseau… - Arthritis & …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The hallmark of osteoarthritis (OA) is the loss of articular cartilage. This loss arises
from an imbalance between cartilage synthesis and cartilage degradation over a variable …