Abstract:
:YKL-40, also called human cartilage glycoprotein-39, is a major secretory protein of human chondrocytes in cell culture. YKL-40 mRNA is expressed by cartilage from patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but is not detectable in normal human cartilage. The aim was to investigate the distribution of YKL-40 in osteoarthritic (n=9) and macroscopically normal (n=5) human articular cartilage, collected from 12 pre-selected areas of the femoral head, to discover a potential role for YKL-40 in cartilage remodelling in osteoarthritis. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that YKL-40 staining was found in chondrocytes of osteoarthritic cartilage mainly in the superficial and middle zone of the cartilage rather than the deep zone. There was a tendency for high number of YKL-40 positive chondrocytes in areas of the femoral head with a considerable biomechanical load. The number of chondrocytes with a positive staining for YKL-40 was in general low in normal cartilage. The present findings, together with previous observations, suggests that YKL-40 may be of importance in cartilage remodelling/degradation of osteoarthritic joints.
journal_name
Scand J Rheumatoljournal_title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatologyauthors
Volck B,Ostergaard K,Johansen JS,Garbarsch C,Price PAdoi
10.1080/03009749950154257keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
1999-01-01 00:00:00pages
171-9issue
3eissn
0300-9742issn
1502-7732journal_volume
28pub_type
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journal_title:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009748809098756
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Scandinavian journal of rheumatology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009748409100379
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更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009749409103051
更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009742.2012.697189
更新日期:2012-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009749709065662
更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.3109/03009742.2012.664649
更新日期:2012-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:1981-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1984-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1975-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2008-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-11-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1997-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1985-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1979-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
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