Abstracts tagged "ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and cartilage"

Abstract Number: 526 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Endochondral Bone Formation and Advanced Enthesitis Are Key Features Of Proteoglycan Induced Spondylitis Mouse Model Of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Gethin P Thomas¹, Hsu-Wen Tseng², Allison Pettit^3,4, Tibor T. Glant⁵, Allan McRae² and Matthew A. Brown⁶, ¹Translational Reserch Institute, University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, ²University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia, ³Mater Research, Woolloongabba, Australia, ⁴University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Herston, Australia, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Transition from an initial inflammatory phase to the disabling osteoproliferative phase in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is very poorly understood. Elucidation of the mechanisms underlying…