Matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases cleave aggrecan in different zones of normal cartilage but colocalize in the development of osteoarthritic lesions in STR/ort mice.

Chambers, M G

Matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases cleave aggrecan in different zones of normal cartilage but colocalize in the development of osteoarthritic lesions in STR/ort mice. [electronic resource] - Arthritis and rheumatism Jun 2001 - 1455-65 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0004-3591

10.1002/1529-0131(200106)44:6<1455::AID-ART241>3.0.CO;2-J doi


Aggrecans
Animals
Cartilage, Articular--cytology
Chondrocytes--chemistry
Endopeptidases--metabolism
Epitopes--analysis
Extracellular Matrix--chemistry
Extracellular Matrix Proteins
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Lectins, C-Type
Male
Matrix Metalloproteinases--metabolism
Mice
Mice, Inbred CBA
Oligopeptides--analysis
Osteoarthritis, Knee--enzymology
Ovariectomy
Peptide Fragments--analysis
Proteoglycans--metabolism
Stifle--chemistry