Connective Tissue Research, Volume 55, Issue 5-6 (2014)

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Responses and adaptations of intervertebral disc cells to microenvironmental stress: a possible central role of autophagy in the adaptive mechanism
Libo Jiang, Fenglai Yuan, Xiaofan Yin & Jian Dong
Pages: 311-321
Published online: 25 Jul 2014
AbstractforResponses and adaptations of intervertebral disc cells to microenvironmental stress: a possible central role of autophagy in the adaptive mechanism | Full Text | References | PDF (896.1 KB)
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Preventive effects of siRNA targeting PPARγ gene on steroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits
Jinfeng Li, Yuebai Li, Yisheng Wang, Ming Liu & Guoqiang Zhao
Pages: 322-330
Published online: 23 Jul 2014
AbstractforPreventive effects of siRNA targeting PPARγ gene on steroid-induced osteonecrosis in rabbits | Full Text | References | PDF (2.7 MB)
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Expression of receptors of advanced glycation end product (RAGE) and types I, III and IV collagen in the vastus lateralis muscle of men in early stages of knee osteoarthritis
Paula Regina M. S. Serrão, Fernando A. Vasilceac, Karina Gramani-Say, Giovanna C. Lessi, Rodrigo B. M. Reiff, Ana Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut & Stela M. Mattiello
Pages: 331-338
Published online: 12 Aug 2014
AbstractforExpression of receptors of advanced glycation end product (RAGE) and types I, III and IV collagen in the vastus lateralis muscle of men in early stages of knee osteoarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Comparison of equine articular cartilage thickness in various joints
Hyeon Lee, W. Grant Kirkland, Ryan N. Whitmore, Kelcie M. Theis, Hannah E. Young, Ashton J. Richardson, Robert L. Jackson & R. Reid Hanson
Pages: 339-347
Published online: 26 Aug 2014
AbstractforComparison of equine articular cartilage thickness in various joints | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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COMP does not directly modify the expression of genes involved in cartilage homeostasis in contrast to several other cartilage matrix proteins
Johannes Ruthard, Matthias Kamper, Jörg H. Renno, Gertrud Kühn, Ute Hillebrand, Stefan Höllriegl, Wibke Johannis, Frank Zaucke & Andreas R. Klatt
Pages: 348-356
Published online: 27 Aug 2014
AbstractforCOMP does not directly modify the expression of genes involved in cartilage homeostasis in contrast to several other cartilage matrix proteins | Full Text | References | PDF (445.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Distribution of BMP6 in the alveolar bone during mouse mandibular molar eruption
Veronika Oralová, Ivana Chlastáková, Ralf Johannes Radlanski & Eva Matalová
Pages: 357-366
Published online: 26 Aug 2014
AbstractforDistribution of BMP6 in the alveolar bone during mouse mandibular molar eruption | Full Text | References | PDF (5.4 MB)
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Effect of S-methylisothiourea, an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, in joint pain and pathology in surgically induced model of osteoarthritis
Venkanna Balaganur, Nitya Nand Pathak, Madhu C. Lingaraju, Amar Sunil More, Najeeb Latief, Rashmi Rekha Kumari, Dinesh Kumar & Surendra K. Tandan
Pages: 367-377
Published online: 28 Aug 2014
AbstractforEffect of S-methylisothiourea, an inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, in joint pain and pathology in surgically induced model of osteoarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB)
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A biochemical study of the distribution of collagen and its crosslinks in knee ligaments and the patellar tendon
Mitsuru Hanada, Masaaki Takahashi, Daisuke Suzuki, Masashi Abe & Yukihiro Matsuyama
Pages: 378-383
Published online: 12 Sep 2014
AbstractforA biochemical study of the distribution of collagen and its crosslinks in knee ligaments and the patellar tendon | Full Text | References | PDF (620 KB)
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The interaction between aggrecan gene VNTR polymorphism and obesity in predicting incident symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
Lin Cong, Yue Zhu, Hao Pang & T. U. Guanjun
Pages: 384-390
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforThe interaction between aggrecan gene VNTR polymorphism and obesity in predicting incident symptomatic lumbar disc herniation | Full Text | References | PDF (472.9 KB)
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Mechanical compression upregulates MMP9 through SMAD3 but not SMAD2 modulation in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts
Dong Huang, Yingping Liu, Yongjun Huang, Youfu Xie, Kuanhong Shen, Dawei Zhang & Yong Mou
Pages: 391-396
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforMechanical compression upregulates MMP9 through SMAD3 but not SMAD2 modulation in hypertrophic scar fibroblasts | Full Text | References | PDF (720.1 KB)
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Distribution and expression of type VI collagen and elastic fibers in human rotator cuff tendon tears
Dipti Thakkar, Tyler M. Grant, Osnat Hakimi & Andrew J. Carr
Pages: 397-402
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforDistribution and expression of type VI collagen and elastic fibers in human rotator cuff tendon tears | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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Pulse-chase analysis of procollagen biosynthesis by azidohomoalanine labeling
Lynn S. Mirigian, Elena Makareeva & Sergey Leikin
Pages: 403-410
Published online: 22 Sep 2014
AbstractforPulse-chase analysis of procollagen biosynthesis by azidohomoalanine labeling | Full Text | References | PDF (609.4 KB)
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