"The development of novel treatments demands both a good knowledge of articular cartilage ... and production of extensive extracellular matrix by the grown cartilage cells so that they can be ...

Changes in the extracellular matrix can lead to such chronic diseases ... in one-month-old mutant mice a central area of the articular cartilage at the head of the femur bone in the upper thigh ...

Successful regeneration in articular cartilage and meniscus is challenged by the limited understanding of how these two tissues and their extracellular matrices (ECMs) initially form. This thesis ...

A working group develops strategies for regeneration of articular cartilage and has found that natural cartilage matrix is suitable as a biomaterial for improved cartilage regeneration. Just a few ...

"The development of novel treatments demands both a good knowledge of articular cartilage ... and production of extensive extracellular matrix by the grown cartilage cells so that they can be ...

These chondrocytes produce large amounts of extracellular matrix composed of collagen ... has a poor regenerative capacity. This cartilage covers the articular surface and has a smooth contour ...

This study presents an important finding on the role of GATA4 in aging and OA-associated cartilage pathology. The evidence supporting the conclusions is compelling, with rigorous in vitro and in vivo ...

Articular cartilage is hyaline (i.e., glass-like): an amorphous gel with few cells scattered through its matrix. It has no blood vessels, no nerves, and no lymphatics. Yet the matrix does have a ...

This blog is a review of OCD of the knee and various treatment options with a focus on matrix-induced ACI (MACI). Osteochondral defects of the knee are lesions in the articular cartilage that ...