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Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) stimulates the extracellular matrix metabolism of porcine nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus cells cultured in alginate beads by AKEDA, Koji, AN, Howard S, PICHIKA, Rajeswari, ATTAWIA, Mohamed, THONAR, Eugene J.-M. A, LENZ, Mary Ellen, UCHIDA, Atsumasa, MASUDA, Koichi

“…In vitro assessment of the effects of platelet-rich plasma on the extracellular matrix metabolism of porcine intervertebral disc cells. To determine whether…”
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Joint biomarkers in idiopathic femoral head osteonecrosis: comparison with hip osteoarthritis by KATO, Shinichi, YAMADA, Harumoto, TERADA, Nobuki, MASUDA, Koichi, LENZ, Mary Ellen, MORITA, Mitsuhiro, YOSHIHARA, Yasuo, HENMI, Osamu

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare concentrations of joint biomarkers in synovial fluid (SF) between idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ION) and osteoarthritis…”
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Age-related differences in the accumulation and size of hyaluronan in alginate culture by Kamada, Hiroshi, Masuda, Koichi, D’Souza, Aloma L, Ellen Lenz, Mary, Pietryla, Daniel, Otten, Lori, Thonar, Eugene J-MA

“…The alginate bead culture system has unique properties that make it possible to study the accumulation and turnover of macromolecules in two distinct matrix…”
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Synovial fluid levels of tumor necrosis factor α and oncostatin M correlate with levels of markers of the degradation of crosslinked collagen and cartilage aggrecan in rheumatoid arthritis but not in osteoarthritis by Manicourt, Daniel‐Henri, Poilvache, Pascal, Egeren, Anne Van, Devogelaer, Jean‐Pierre, Lenz, Mary‐Ellen, Thonar, Eugene J.‐M. A.

“…Objective To compare synovial fluid (SF) levels of oncostatin M (OSM), tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα), and interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) in patients with rheumatoid…”
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Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies Recognizing Different Fragments of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein in Human Body Fluids by Vilim, Vladimir, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Vytasek, Richard, Masuda, Koichi, Pavelka, Karel, Kuettner, Klaus E., Thonar, Eugene J-M.A.

“…Cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) is a high-molecular-weight glycoprotein found at a high concentration in articular cartilage. Recent studies have…”
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Knee adduction moment, serum hyaluronan level, and disease severity in medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis by Sharma, L, Hurwitz, D E, Thonar, E J, Sum, J A, Lenz, M E, Dunlop, D D, Schnitzer, T J, Kirwan-Mellis, G, Andriacchi, T P

“…The adduction moment at the knee during gait is the primary determinant of medial-to-lateral load distribution. If the adduction moment contributes to…”
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Axonal growth potential of lumbar dorsal root ganglion neurons in an organ culture system : Response of nerve growth factor-sensitive neurons to neuronal injury and an inflammatory cytokine by AOKI, Yasuchika, AN, Howard S, TAKAHASHI, Kazuhisa, MIYAMOTO, Kei, LENZ, Mary Ellen, MORIYA, Hideshige, MASUDA, Koichi

“…The axonal growth potential of dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons in an organ culture system was investigated. To examine the effects of neuronal injury and…”
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Treatment with calcitonin prevents the net loss of collagen, hyaluronan and proteoglycan aggregates from cartilage in the early stages of canine experimental osteoarthritis by El Hajjaji, Hafida, Williams, James M., Devogelaer, Jean-Pierre, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Thonar, Eugene J.-M.A., Manicourt, Daniel-Henri

“…To evaluate the effect of calcitonin (CT) on the histology and biochemistry of articular cartilage from unstable operated and nonoperated knee in a canine…”
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Effect of an exercise and dietary intervention on serum biomarkers in overweight and obese adults with osteoarthritis of the knee1 by Chua, Serafin D., Messier, Stephen P., Legault, Claudine, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Thonar, Eugene J-M.A., Loeser, Richard F.

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Osteogenic protein 1 in synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis: relationship with disease and levels of hyaluronan and antigenic keratan sulfate by Chubinskaya, Susan, Frank, Benjamin S, Michalska, Margaret, Kumar, Bhavna, Merrihew, Charis A, Thonar, Eugene J-M A, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Otten, Lori, Rueger, David C, Block, Joel A

“…The measurement of body fluid levels of biochemical markers in joint tissues has begun to provide clinically useful information. Synovial fluid (SF) plays an…”
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Serum levels of hyaluronan, antigenic keratan sulfate, matrix metalloproteinase 3, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 change predictably in rheumatoid arthritis patients who have begun activity after a night of bed rest by Manicourt, Daniel‐Henri, Poilvache, Pascal, Nzeusseu, Adrien, Van Egeren, Anne, Devogelaer, Jean‐Pierre, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Thonar, Eugene J.‐M. A.

“…Objective To evaluate whether and how moderate physical activity following a night of rest influences serum levels of matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP‐3),…”
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Serum and synovial fluid concentrations of keratan sulfate and hyaluronan in dogs with induced stifle joint osteoarthritis following cranial cruciate ligament transection by Budsberg, S.C, Lenz, M.E, Thonar, E.J.M.A

“…To examine longitudinal changes in serum and synovial fluid concentrations of keratan sulfate (KS) and hyaluronan (HA) after cranial cruciate ligament (CCL)…”
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Correlations between phases of deer antler regeneration and levels of serum keratan sulfate by DINSMORE, C. E, GOSS, R. J, LENZ, M. E, THONAR, E. J.-M. A

“…A sensitive and highly specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with an inhibition step was used to monitor the concentration of keratan sulfate, a…”
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The potential value of blood biomarkers of intervertebral disk metabolism in the follow-up of patients with sciatica by Balagué, Federico, Nordin, Margareta, Schafer, Dominique, Sheikhzadeh, Ali, Lenz, Mary Ellen, Thonar, Eugene M A

“…This is a prospective study with a follow-up period of 4 years. The study aimed to evaluate the possible clinical utility of three biomarkers [i.e., keratan…”
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Quantification of keratan sulfate in blood as a marker of cartilage catabolism by Thonar, E J, Lenz, M E, Klintworth, G K, Caterson, B, Pachman, L M, Glickman, P, Katz, R, Huff, J, Kuettner, K E

“…We have developed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent-inhibition assay which makes use of a monoclonal antibody specific for keratan sulfate to quantify keratan…”
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Serum keratan sulfate levels in osteoarthritis patients by Sweet, M B, Coelho, A, Schnitzler, C M, Schnitzer, T J, Lenz, M E, Jakim, I, Kuettner, K E, Thonar, E J

“…Serum levels of keratan sulfate (KS), measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent-inhibition assay, were found to be significantly higher in 31 patients with…”
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The effect of chemonucleolysis on serum keratan sulfate levels in humans by Block, J A, Schnitzer, T J, Andersson, G B, Lenz, M E, Jeffery, R, McNeill, T W, Thonar, E J

“…Sensitive measurements of serum keratan sulfate (KS), a glycosaminoglycan found in large quantities in the proteoglycans of human cartilage, can be obtained…”
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Regional differences in the rise in blood levels of antigenic keratan sulfate and hyaluronan after chymopapain induced knee joint injury by Rayan, V, Thonar, E J, Chen, L M, Lenz, M E, Williams, J M

“…Results from several recent studies suggest that the levels of antigenic keratan sulfate (agKS) and hyaluronan (HA) in serum provide useful information about…”
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Proteoglycans contain a 4.6-A repeat in corneas with macular dystrophy: II. Histochemical evidence by Quantock, A J, Klintworth, G K, Schanzlin, D J, Lenz, M E, Thonar, E J

“…Synchrotron x-ray diffraction experiments indicate that corneas with macular corneal dystrophy (MCD) contain unusual 4.6-A periodic repeats thought to reside…”
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Keratan sulfate in body fluids in joint disease by Thonar, E J, Masuda, K, Häuselmann, H J, Uebelhart, D, Lenz, M E, Manicourt, D H

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