Hyaluronan suppresses mechanical stress-induced expression of catabolic enzymes by human chondrocytes via inhibition of IL-1β production and subsequent NF-κB activation
Author(s) -
Masatsugu Ozawa,
Keiichiro Nishida,
Aki Yoshida,
Taichi Saito,
Ryozo Harada,
Takahiro Machida,
Toshifumi Ozaki
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.121
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1420-908X
pISSN - 1023-3830
DOI - 10.1007/s00011-015-0804-2
Subject(s) - adamts , immunocytochemistry , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , iκbα , nf κb , matrix metalloproteinase , blot , metalloproteinase , signal transduction , thrombospondin , biology , biochemistry , endocrinology , gene
To investigate the inhibitory effect of hyaluronan (HA) on mechanical stress- induced expression of a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motifs (ADAMTS)-4, -5 and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13 by human chondrocytes.
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