Function and regulation of primary cilia and intraflagellar transport proteins in the skeleton

X Yuan, RA Serra, S Yang - Annals of the New York Academy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Primary cilia are microtubule‐based organelles that project from the cell surface to enable
transduction of various developmental signaling pathways. The process of intraflagellar …

Membrane stretch as the mechanism of activation of PIEZO1 ion channels in chondrocytes

A Savadipour, RJ Nims, N Rashidi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Osteoarthritis is a chronic disease that can be initiated by altered joint loading or injury of the
cartilage. The mechanically sensitive PIEZO ion channels have been shown to transduce …

[PDF][PDF] Osteochondral explants for diarthrodial joint diseases: bridging the gap between bench and bedside

KH Li, Y Zhu, PH Zhang, M Alini, S Grad, Z Li - Eur Cell Mater, 2022 - ecmjournal.org
Diarthrodial joint diseases, affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide, mainly
include osteoarthritis and cartilage injuries. No consensus on joint disease models has been …

A novel biocompatible hyaluronic acid–chitosan hybrid hydrogel for osteoarthrosis therapy

S Kaderli, C Boulocher, E Pillet… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
A conventional therapy for the treatment of osteoarthrosis is intra-articular injection of
hyaluronic acid, which requires repeated, frequent injections. To extend the …

The clustering and morphology of chondrocytes in normal and mildly degenerate human femoral head cartilage studied by confocal laser scanning microscopy

A Karim, AK Amin, AC Hall - Journal of anatomy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chondrocytes are the major cell type present in hyaline cartilage and they play a crucial role
in maintaining the mechanical resilience of the tissue through a balance of the synthesis and …

Effects of polycationic drug carriers on the electromechanical and swelling properties of cartilage

MR Warren, A Vedadghavami, S Bhagavatula… - Biophysical …, 2022 - cell.com
Cationic nanocarriers offer a promising solution to challenges in delivering drugs to
negatively charged connective tissues, such as to articular cartilage for the treatment of …

Chondrocyte survival in articular cartilage: the influence of subchondral bone in a bovine model

AK Amin, JS Huntley, A Simpson… - The Journal of Bone & …, 2009 - boneandjoint.org.uk
The aim of this study was to determine whether subchondral bone influences in situ
chondrocyte survival. Bovine explants were cultured in serum-free media over seven days …

Glenohumeral chondrolysis after arthroscopy: a systematic review of potential contributors and causal pathways

DJ Solomon, M Navaie, ET Stedje-Larsen… - … : The Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This systematic review provides (1) a synthesis of existing clinical evidence that
helps identify factors associated with the development of glenohumeral chondrolysis after …

A potential key role for alpha-haemolysin of Staphylococcus aureus in mediating chondrocyte death in septic arthritis

IDM Smith, KM Milto, CJ Doherty… - Bone & joint …, 2018 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Objectives Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most commonly implicated organism in
septic arthritis, a condition that may be highly destructive to articular cartilage. Previous …

Modeling electrostatic charge shielding induced by cationic drug carriers in articular cartilage using Donnan osmotic theory

MR Warren, AG Bajpayee - Bioelectricity, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Positively charged drug carriers are rapidly emerging as a viable solution for
long-standing challenges in delivery to dense, avascular, negatively charged tissues. These …