proteoglycan-degrading metalloendopeptidases

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS) proteoglycanases are specialized in the degradation of… (More)

ADAMTS-1, -4, -5 and -9 belong to ‘a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS)’ family and more… (More)

INTRODUCTION: The degradation of aggrecan during osteoarthritis (OA) is catalyzed by increased activities of matrix… (More)

Chemokines play critical roles in governing the recruitment and activation of eosinophils at sites of allergic inflammation… (More)

Introduction: Although herniated disc (HD) is rarely a fatal disorder, HD related symptoms are pervasive. The granulation tissues… (More)

Based on previous in vivo and in situ studies showing that tetracyclines possess antidegenerative effects on cartilage in… (More)

Para-aminophenylmercuric acetate activates collagenases and proteoglycanases in vitro only in cartilage plugs but not in intact… (More)

UNLABELLED In cultured embyonic rat fibroblast the cytoplasmic NAD/NADH ratio was determined from the lactate/pyruvate ratio… (More)