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A microarray analysis of full depth knee cartilage of ovariectomized rats

BACKGROUND: This short communication focuses the on articular cartilage and the subchondral bone, both of which play important roles in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). There are indications that estrogen-deficiency, as the post-menopausal state, accelerate the development of OA. FINDINGS: We...

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Autores principales: Bay-Jensen, Anne C, Nielsen, Rasmus H, Segovia-Silvestre, Toni, Azria, Moïse, Staedtler, Frank, Letzkus, Martin, Hartmann, Nicole, Brachat, Arndt H, Karsdal, Morten A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068969/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21406075
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-63
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: This short communication focuses the on articular cartilage and the subchondral bone, both of which play important roles in the development of osteoarthritis (OA). There are indications that estrogen-deficiency, as the post-menopausal state, accelerate the development of OA. FINDINGS: We investigated, which extracellular matrix (ECM) protein, proteases and different pro-inflammatory factors was up- or down-regulated in the knee joint tissue in response to estrogen-deficiency in rats induced by ovariectomy. These data support previous findings that several metalloproteinases (MMPs) and cysteine proteases are co-regulated with numerous collagens and proteoglycans that are important for cartilage integrity. Furthermore quite a few pro-inflammatory cytokines were regulated by estrogen deprivation. CONCLUSION: We found multiple genes where regulated in the joint by estrogen-deficiency, many of which correspond well with our current knowledge of the pathogenesis of OA. It supports that estrogen-deficiency (e.g. OVX) may accelerate joint deterioration. However, there are also data that draw attention the need for better understanding of the synergy between proteases and tissue turnover.