Abstracts tagged "cartilage"

Abstract Number: 1011 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibroblast Growth Factor-2 and Its Receptor Antagonists in Osteoarthritis
Elina Nummenmaa¹, Mari Hamalainen¹, Teemu Moilanen^1,2, Katriina Vuolteenaho¹ and Eeva Moilanen¹, ¹The Immunopharmacology Research Group, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ²Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
Background/Purpose: The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family represents an interesting group of molecules which are involved in the regulation of connective tissue development and metabolism.…
Abstract Number: 1004 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated Levels of BMP2 Compensate for Loss of TGF-Beta in Articular Cartilage during Experimental Osteoarthritis
Esmeralda Blaney Davidson¹, Arjan van Caam¹, Arjen Blom², Elly Vitters², Miranda Bennink¹, Wim van den Berg², Fons van de Loo³ and Peter van der Kraan⁴, ¹Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We have demonstrated that TGF-beta signaling via Smad2/3 is drastically reduced in articular cartilage (AC) with age and loss of Smad2/3-signaling predisposed AC for…
Abstract Number: 1005 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Histone Lysine Demethylase KDM6A Mediates Joint Destruction in Osteoarthritic Knees By Epigenetic Disturbance of SOX9 Promoter and Histone H3K27
Feng-Sheng Wang¹, Pe-Chin Chuang¹, Yi-Chih Sun¹, Yu-Shan Chen¹ and Jih-Yang Ko², ¹Department of Medical Research, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Background/Purpose: Intensive articular cartilage deterioration and synovial fibrosis in joints are prominently pathogenic features of osteoarthritic (OA) knees. Epigenetic reactions in joint microenvironments are linked…
Abstract Number: 1003 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Proteomic Analysis of Connexin 43 Reveals Novel Interactors Related to Osteoarthritis
Raquel Gago-Fuentes¹, Patricia Fernández-Puente^2,3, Paula Carpintero-Fernández¹, Jesus Mateos^2,3, Maria Dolores Mayan¹ and Francisco Javier Blanco^2,3, ¹Cartilage Biology Research Group, Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ²Rheumatology Division, ProteoRed/ISCIII, Proteomics Group, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ³Rheumatology Division, CIBER-BBN/ISCIII, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have previously reported that articular chondrocytes in tissue contain long cytoplasmic arms that physically connect two distant cells. Cell-to-cell communication occurs through connexin…
Abstract Number: 1019 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeting the Bone-Driven Metabolic OA Phenotype By a Novel Dual Amylin Calcitonin Receptor Agonist, KBP-056
Ditte Reker, Sara Toftegaard Hjuler, Kim Andreassen, Morten Asser Karsdal, Kim Henriksen and Anne C. Bay-Jensen, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) may be segregated into different disease phenotypes based on disease drivers; cartilage damage, joint inflammation or subchondral bone remodelling. Each phenotype may…
Abstract Number: 156 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cartilage Peptide Profiling: Identifying Novel OA Biomarkers For Early Disease Detection
Valentina Calamia¹, Lucía Lourido¹, Diego López¹, Jesus Mateos¹, Patricia Fernández-Puente¹, Carolina Fernández-Costa², Beatriz Rocha², Cristina Ruiz-Romero³ and Francisco J. Blanco¹, ¹Osteoarticular and Aging Research Laboratory, Proteomics Unit-Associated Node to ProteoRed-ISCIII, INIBIC-CHUAC, A Coruña, Spain, ²Grupo de Proteomica-PBR2-ProteoRed/ISCIII-Servicio de Reumatologia. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC). As Xubias, 15006., A Coruña, Spain, ³Grupo de Proteomica-PBR2-ProteoRed/ISCIII Servicio de Reumatologia. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC). As Xubias, 15006 A Coruña, Spain, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Cartilage secretome contains a complex matrix of proteolytically derived peptides that may provide useful information of the biological events occurring in the articular joint…
Abstract Number: 771 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The S100A9 Inhibitor Paquinimod (ABR-215757) Reduces Synovial Activation, Osteophyte Formation and Cartilage Damage In Experimental Osteoarthritis
Rik Schelbergen¹, Arjen B. Blom¹, Tomas Leanderson², Helena Eriksson³, Wim B. van den Berg⁴ and Peter L.E.M. van Lent¹, ¹Rheumatology Research & Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Immunology Group, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ³BioScience, Active Biotech AB, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Synovial activation is present in a large subset of osteoarthritis (OA) patients and it is thought to play an important role in the development…
Abstract Number: 44 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppressor Of Cytokine Signaling 3 Negatively Modulates Leptin-Mediated Catabolic and Proinflammatory Effects In Cartilage – New Potential Mechanism To Target Obesity-Induced Osteoarthritis
Anna Koskinen¹, Katriina Vuolteenaho¹, Riku Korhonen¹, Teemu Moilanen^1,2 and Eeva Moilanen¹, ¹The Immunopharmacology Research Group, University of Tampere School of Medicine and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, ²Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
Background/Purpose: Adipocytokine leptin has been suggested to link obesity and osteoarthritis (OA). Initially leptin was found to regulate energy metabolism through central nervous system. More…
Abstract Number: 69 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interconnected Cellular Projections and Gap Junctions Mediate Metabolic Coupling Between Chondrocytes Located In Different Layers Of The Tissue: Cell-To-Cell Communication In Normal and Osteoarthritic Cartilage
Maria Dolores Mayan^1,2,3, Paula Carpintero-Fernández^1,2, Raquel Gago-Fuentes^1,2, Patricia Fernández-Puente¹, Purificacion Filgueira-Fernandez¹, Noa Goyanes¹, Virgin Valiunas⁴, Peter Brink⁴, Gary Goldberg⁵ and Francisco J. Blanco^6,7, ¹Osteoarticular and Aging Research Group. Rheumatology Division, Biomedical Research Center (INIBIC). Hospital Universitario A Coruña, Xubias de Arriba 84, 15006, A Coruña, Spain, ²These authors contribute equally to this work, A Coruña, Spain, ³Correspondence to: [email protected] and [email protected], A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Department of Physiology and Biophysics. State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York, SC, ⁵Department of Molecular Biology. Medical Center Drive, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ, ⁶Osteoarticular and Aging Res. Lab. CIBER-BBN. INIBIC- University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁷Proteo-Red/ISCIII, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: We have recently found that articular chondrocytes from human adults contain long cytoplasmic arms that cross the extracellular matrix and physically connect two chondrocytes…
Abstract Number: 238 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Structural Predictors Of Ten Year Knee Cartilage Volume Loss
Dawn Aitken¹, Hussain Ijaz Khan¹, Changhai Ding², Leigh Blizzard³, Jean-Pierre Pelletier⁴, Johanne Martel-Pelletier⁴, Flavia Cicuttini⁵ and Graeme Jones², ¹Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7000, Australia, ²Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart,7000, Australia, ³Statistics, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, ⁴Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, 3004, Australia
Background/Purpose: Cartilage volume loss is considered a key feature of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and increased loss over two years is associated with future knee replacement…
Abstract Number: 49 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chondrocyte-Specific Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Overexpression Results In Severe Aggravation Of Osteophyte Formation In Experimental Osteoarthritis Without Altering Cartilage Damage In Young Mice
Esmeralda N. Blaney Davidson¹, Elly L. Vitters², Miranda B. Bennink³, Fons AJ Loo², Wim B. van den Berg³ and Peter M. van der Kraan², ¹Rheumatology Research & Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology Research and Advanced Therapeutics, Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In murine osteoarthritis (OA) models chondrocytes surrounding lesions express elevated levels of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (BMP2). This growth factor is well known for its…
Abstract Number: 2753 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Of Pre-Radiographic MRI Lesions With Prevalent Frequent Knee Symptoms and Incident Persistent Knee Symptoms In Persons At Higher Risk For Knee Osteoarthritis
Leena Sharma¹, Joan S. Chmiel¹, Orit Almagor¹, Dorothy D. Dunlop², Marc C. Hochberg³, Charles Eaton⁴, C. Kent Kwoh⁵, Rebecca D. Jackson⁶, Joan M. Bathon⁷, Ali Guermazi⁸, Frank Roemer⁹, Michel Crema⁸, W. Jerry Mysiw⁶ and Michael C. Nevitt¹⁰, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ³Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Center for Primary Care and Prevention, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, ⁵School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁷Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁸Boston University, Boston, MA, ⁹Klinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, ¹⁰Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF (University of California, San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The clinical significance of pre-radiographic MRI lesions in persons at risk for knee OA is unclear. Understanding whether such lesions are inconsequential or early…
Abstract Number: 239 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Family History Of Knee Joint Replacement Increases The Progression Of Knee Joint Radiographic Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Volume Loss Over Ten Years
Hussain Ijaz Khan¹, Dawn Aitken¹, Louisa Chou¹, Andrew McBride¹, Changhai Ding², Jean Pierre Pelletier^3,4, Johanne M. Pelletier⁵, Leigh Blizzard⁶, Flavia Cicuttini⁷ and Graeme Jones², ¹Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 7000, Australia, ²Musculoskeletal Unit, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart,7000, Australia, ³Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁵Pharmacology, Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Notre-Dame Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Statistics, Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, ⁷Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of multifactorial origin with a modest but significant heritable effect for disease severity in the knee joint. The aim…
Abstract Number: 50 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cartilage Matrix Remodeling and Activation Of Canonical Wnt- Signaling Precedes Calcification and OA-Like Changes In Mice
Jessica Bertrand¹, Tabea Kräft², Yvonne Nitschke³, Thelonius Hawellek⁴, Jan Hubert⁴, Lars Godmann⁵ and Thomas Pap⁵, ¹Institute of Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine (IEMM), University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany, ²Inst, University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany, ³University Hospital Münster, Muenster, Germany, ⁴University Hospital Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, ⁵Institute of Experimental Muskuloskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
Background/Purpose: Calcification of cartilage is a common finding during osteoarthritis (OA) and is directly linked to the severity of cartilage degradation. We have found in…
Abstract Number: 2729 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification Of Osteoarthritis Patients With Chronic Inflammation Driven Disease Progression
Anne Sofie Siebuhr¹, Kristian Kjaer Petersen², Lars Arendt-Nielsen³, Line Egsgaard², Thomas Navndrup Eskehave⁴, Ole Simonsen⁵, Claus Christiansen^4,6, Hans Christian Hoeck⁴, Morten Asser Karsdal⁷ and Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁸, ¹Cartilage Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark, ³Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁴Center for Clinical and Basic Research and C4Pain, Aalborg, Denmark, ⁵Frederikshavn Hospital, Frederikshavn, Denmark, ⁶Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁷Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ⁸Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In osteoarthritis (OA) it is evident that a subset of patients experiences chronic tissue inflammation and may benefit from anti-inflammatory treatment. The systemic inflammation…

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