... ofthe durability ofthe AC This is consistent with the fact that loss ofthe most superficial layer of AC accelerates worn off AC [13] Also, the similarity ofthe collagen structure in thecartilage ... to rapid wear ofthe AC, and consequently reduction ofthe loading capacity of AC as a result of progressive release of proteoglycans from thecartilage [22] Therefore, study ofthe 3D collagen ... the source ofthe tensile property ofthearticular surface for wearing and shearing resistance Particularly, the structure ofthe interwoven collagen bundles is ideal for resistance ofthe tensile...
... 2, cartilage with lesions extending to 50% ofthe depth ofthe cartilage; and grade 4, severely abnormal cartilage ... decrease in the speed of sound in degraded cartilage [7,25,26] The speed of sound is dependent on thecartilage water content, and an increase of water content induces the decrease ofthe speed of sound ... stiffness of rabbit articular cartilage: an examination ofthe superficial collagen-rich zone ofcartilage Osteoarthr Cartil 2006, 14:784-792 Swann AC, Seedhom BB: The stiffness of normal articular cartilage...
... degeneration ofthearticularcartilage and osteophyte formation (Figures 2b,d,f and 3a,b) The formation of osteophytes was present at the margins ofthearticular surface in all joint compartments Thearticular ... were observed in the medial compartment, with massive loss ofthecartilage substance and meniscal tissue to the point of complete loss ofcartilage tissue with exposure ofthe subchondral bone ... ofarticularcartilage tissue and degeneration ofthe menisci Thecartilageofthe lateral compartment and the patellofemoral joint was affected with fibrillation and fissuring There were also...
... evaluation of living human cartilageofthe elbow and knee during mosaicplasty for osteochondritis dissecans ofthe elbow: an in vivo study Am J Sports Med 2008, 36:2345-2353 Page of (page number ... Ultrasound properties ofarticularcartilage in the tibio-femoral joint in knee osteoarthritis: relation to clinical assessment (International Cartilage Repair Society grade) Arthritis Res Ther 2008, 10: ... Y, Tomita N, Ikeuchi K: Measurement ofthe mechanical properties of regenerated articularcartilage using wavelet transformation In Tissue Engineering for Therapeutic Use Edited by Ikada Y, Umakoshi...
... osteochondral defects The purpose ofthe current study is to analyze the effect of this agonist on articularcartilage in a model of traumatic degeneration Methods: The model of traumatic degeneration ... when the transgene is expressed in articular cartilages of postnatal mice[6] Moreover, inhibitors of MMP-13 prevent the degradation ofarticular cartilage[ 5, 7] Chondrocytes also produce anabolic ... enhances the growth of chondrocytes[18, 19] and promotes the regeneration ofarticularcartilage in rabbits with cartilage defects[19] In the current study, we investigate the effect of an EP2...
... thickness both can contribute to the change ofthe interval Although the authors did discuss the effect of swelling on the speed of sound, they neglected to address the fact that thickness could ... Noncontact measurement of material properties US patent issued No 7124636 Oct 24 2006 Acknowledgments The works ofthe authors in the field of ultrasound assessment for articularcartilage were supported ... transducer (incidence angle of ultrasound beam), and curvature ofthe tissue surface besides the tissue state The echo duration can be affected by the characteristics of ultrasound transducer,...
... achieved their covered with a dense net of hairs (Fig 3, 1a and 2a); 2) as the leaf matures, all stomates end their development and hairs progressively disappear (Fig 3, 1b and 2b) The decrease ... epidermal resistance after the leaf has reached its full size may thus be attributed to both stomatal development and a decrease in boundary layer resistance development They are References Nizinski ... de Fontainebleau Ann Sci For 46, 173-186 Nizinski J & Saugier B (1989b) A model of transpiration and soil-water balance for a mature oak forest Agric For Meteorol in press budding ...
... and across the width ofthe tibial plateaux A significant loss of proteoglycan was evident in the superficial cartilageof both the LTP (Fig 1d, e) and, to a lesser extent, the MTP ofthe meniscectomized ... elevation in synthesis [17,18] Degradation ofthe ECM is also elevated in these early stages in OA Eventually, the biosynthetic machinery ofthe chondrocyte is unable to keep up with theanabolic demands ... occur in thearticularcartilage in the ovine lateral meniscectomy model of OA [22,23,33] The present study extends these earlier investigations by examining the expression of a number of important...
... Although proof of principle has been provided that implanted chondrocytes can contribute to structural cartilage repair, the origin of cells persisting at the repair site, whether these are the originally ... for cartilage repair is especially detrimental because ofthe associated inflammatory response, which interferes with chondrogenesis and the integrity ofthecartilage matrix The avoidance of ... the lack of cell supply in cartilage, major cell loss in cartilage and neo -cartilage will inevitably lead to tissue failure, as chondrogenic cells are the only source of matrix synthesis in theses...
... cross-sections ofcartilage blocks were stained for GAGs Compression In the absence of treatment with cross-linking agents, neither just laying thecartilage blocks together nor compressing them (to 83% of ... load, in the order of 0.1 N, was attributed to swelling ofthecartilage In contrast, for the oversized G2 cartilage blocks, a compressive load of N resulted from mechanical fixing by the stamp ... prior surface degradation for either ofthe two geometries Based on these results, the following experiments investigating the effects ofthe different combinations of degrading and cross-linking...
... thickness both can contribute to the change ofthe interval Although the authors did discuss the effect of swelling on the speed of sound, they neglected to address the fact that thickness could ... Noncontact measurement of material properties US patent issued No 7124636 Oct 24 2006 Acknowledgments The works ofthe authors in the field of ultrasound assessment for articularcartilage were supported ... transducer (incidence angle of ultrasound beam), and curvature ofthe tissue surface besides the tissue state The echo duration can be affected by the characteristics of ultrasound transducer,...
... 15 of gestation On the left, the embryo is cut sagittally through the midline; the right view looks down upon the dorsal surface ofthe embryo (B) The movements ofthe epiblast cells through the ... invaginations ofthe mesoderm along the primitive streak results in the formation ofthe notochord, a column of cells that extend along the anterior-posterior axis ofthe embryo and defines the midline of ... margins ofthe neural plate (farthest from the notochord) (C) Once the edges ofthe neural plate meet in the midline, the neural tube is complete The mesoderm adjacent to the tube then thickens...
... at the site of implantation, which should promote integration between the neo -cartilage and the surrounding host articularcartilage tissue A critical feature ofthe technology is the use of ... example, the exact cell density per volume ofthe construct was not given, and neither were details ofthe pre-surgery culture expansion of chondrocytes It would have been helpful to present these ... osteoarthritis is clearly required to test the applicability ofthe BioSeed-C procedure for larger sized cartilage repair of osteoarthritic lesions Further development ofthe technology described here to...
... evolution ofcartilage damage following alteration ofthe oxygen levels and to assess the effect of possible therapeutic targets The observed pro -anabolic and anti -catabolic effects of low oxygen ... While the importance of HIF-1a in modulating the expression/synthesis of cartilage- specific genes was recently addressed [28-46], the involvement of this factor in the oxygendependent modulation of ... O2 after the Phase I differentiation culture (Figure 2D, E) Expression ofcatabolic mediators We then investigated the possible role of oxygen percentage in modulating the expression of catabolic...
... controlling the clonality of surface zone chondrocytes [51] In fact, in both species the Notch receptor is present in the chondrocytes ofthe surface zone ofthearticularcartilage Consistent with these ... in the deeper layers of cartilage, thus promoting osteochondral ossification One ofthe most relevant hypotheses is that Notch may act as an on/off switch, either enabling maturation ofthearticular ... pathway The first described Notch activation cascade consists of a series of cleavages leading to the release ofthe intracellular domain ofthe receptor, which interacts in the nucleus with the transcription...
... Chondrocytes regulate the enzymatic breakdown ofthe extracellular matrix, thereby maintaining the equilibrium between synthetic and degradative processes in thecartilage [1] Therefore, the metabolic ... Evaluation ofarticularcartilage after experimentally induced osteoarthritis (A) Photomicrographs ofarticularcartilage (B) The evaluation of osteoarthritis in the right and left joints of dogs ... and the hypoxic inhibition ofcartilage and chondrocyte degeneration Results Macroscopic and radiographic examination ofthearticularcartilage after experimentally induced OA Articular cartilage...
... 3.2 Analysis the changes of elements in the model In the original script ofthe model using actual values ofthe elements obtained from the secondary resources from the provinces and the primary ... the strategy ofthe population in the future is to stabilize population size, improve the quality of human resources According to the calculation ofthe study is to reduce the rate of population ... in the study was obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Statistics, Department of Planning and Investment, Department of Science and Technology of the...
... generated the figures, and wrote the manuscript JW did parts ofthe animal surgery JW, YS, LW, EB performed the experiments PEK provided advice in the design ofthe study and in interpreting of data ... quantified using the Image J software Infarct volume was expressed as a percentage ofthe contralateral hemisphere There were 10 mice in each group Brain Edema Measurement The mice were anesthetized ... whether there is loss of LPS preconditioning-induced ischemic stroke tolerance in MCPIP1 knockout mice and whether such effects involve regulation of expression of proinflammatory cytokines Furthermore...
... comparison, the isotropic nature ofthe amide II component in the parallel sections ofcartilage' s radial zone implies that the long axis ofthe fibrils in the radial zone ofthecartilage is ... parallel to the long axis ofthe block; consequently, the regular and parallel sections of tendon have the fibrils running parallel in the plane ofthe sections The cross sections ofthe tendon, ... increment ofthe analyzer's angle in the 0° – 180° angular space For the analyzer angle 0°, the long axis ofthe collagen fibrils is parallel to the x-axis ofthe x-y moving stage ofthe Infrared...