OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritic disease, and it is a major cause of disability and impaired quality of life in the elderly. OA is a complex disease …
Biochemistry of Collagens, Laminins, and Elastin: Structure, Function and Biomarkers, Third Edition provides current data on key structural proteins (collagens, laminins, and elastin) …
K Henriksen, MA Karsdal - Biochemistry of collagens, laminins and elastin, 2024 - Elsevier
In bone, skin, and connective tissues, type I collagen is not only the most abundant collagen, but it is also essential for tissue integrity. Type I collagen is an interstitial matrix molecule that …
W Hui, GJ Litherland, MS Elias, GI Kitson… - Annals of the …, 2012 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To investigate the effect of leptin on cartilage destruction. Methods Collagen release was assessed in bovine cartilage explant cultures, while collagenolytic and …
N Barascuk, SS Veidal, L Larsen, DV Larsen… - Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components and increased matrix- metalloprotease (MMPs) activity are hallmarks of fibrosis. We developed an ELISA for …
DJ Leeming, Y He, SS Veidal, QHT Nguyen… - Biomarkers, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of a type I collagen fragment generated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-2,-9 and-13, was developed (CO1 …
MA Karsdal, SH Madsen, C Christiansen… - Arthritis research & …, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Physiological and pathophysiological cartilage turnover may coexist in articular cartilage. The distinct enzymatic processes leading to irreversible cartilage damage …
Background and Aims During fibrogenesis, in which excessive remodeling of the extracellular matrix occurs, both the quantity of type VI collagen and levels of matrix …
BC Sondergaard, N Schultz, SH Madsen… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and aggrecanases are essential players in cartilage degradation. However, the signaling pathways that results in MMP and/or …