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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Heparan Sulfate Deficiency in Cartilage: Enhanced BMP-Sensitivity, Proteoglycan Production and an Anti-Apoptotic Expression Signature after Loading.

Matthias Gerstner, Ann-Christine Severmann, Safak Chasan, Andrea Vortkamp, Wiltrud Richter

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthias GerstnerResearch Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8037-9687
Ann-Christine SevermannDepartment of Developmental Biology, Center for Medical Biotechnology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.
Safak ChasanResearch Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7558-6032
Andrea VortkampDepartment of Developmental Biology, Center for Medical Biotechnology, University of Duisburg-Essen, 45141 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4772-9953
Wiltrud RichterResearch Centre for Experimental Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic University Hospital Heidelberg, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4694-2768
Heidelberg University · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft RI707/12-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft RI707/12-2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) represents one major cause of disability worldwide still evading efficient pharmacological or cellular therapies. Severe degeneration of extracellular cartilage matrix precedes the loss of mobility and disabling pain perception in affected joints. Recent studies showed that a reduced heparan sulfate (HS) content protects cartilage from degradation in OA-animal models of joint destabilization but the underlying mechanisms remained unclear. We aimed to clarify whether low HS-content alters the mechano-response of chondrocytes and to uncover pathways relevant for HS-related chondro-protection in response to loading. Tissue-engineered cartilage with HS-deficiency was generated from rib chondrocytes of mice carrying a hypomorphic allele of

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AnimalsBone Morphogenetic ProteinsChondrocytesHeparan SulfateMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMice, TransgenicPrimary Cell CultureWeight-BearingBone Morphogenetic ProteinsHeparan SulfateagaroseBMPBnip3cartilagechondrocytesheparan sulfatemechanical loadingproteoglycantissue engineering

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PMID33918436
PMCPMC8038223
OpenAlexW3150733184

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