Abstract
Increasing evidence implicates serine proteinases in pathologic tissue turnover. The aim of this study was to assess the role of the transmembrane serine proteinase matriptase in cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis (OA).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1955-1966 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Arthritis and Rheumatism |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- animals
- cartilage, articular
- cattle
- chondrocytes
- extracellular matrix
- femoral neck fractures
- gene expression regulation, enzymologic
- humans
- matrix metalloproteinases
- mice
- mice, inbred C57BL
- mice, knockout
- osteoarthritis, hip
- proteinase inhibitory proteins, secretory
- receptor, PAR-2
- serine endopeptidases