Interleukin-1 Induction of Aggrecanase Gene Expression in Human Articular Chondrocytes is Mediated by Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Author(s) -
Judith Sylvester,
Mohammed El Mabrouk,
Rasheed Ahmad,
Ataf Chaudry,
Muhammad Zafarullah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000341438
Subject(s) - aggrecanase , pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate , p38 mitogen activated protein kinases , chemistry , adamts , microbiology and biotechnology , mapk/erk pathway , kinase , phosphorylation , protein kinase a , signal transduction , biology , biochemistry , thrombospondin , nf κb , metalloproteinase , matrix metalloproteinase , medicine , osteoarthritis , alternative medicine , pathology , articular cartilage
We investigated the unknown molecular mechanisms of Interleukin-1 (IL-1β)-induced cartilage aggrecan degeneration by aggrecanase (ADAMTS-A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs) in human articular chondrocytes, a model mimicking human arthritis.
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