Aggrecanase degradation of type III collagen is associated with clinical knee pain
There is a lack of biochemical markers for non-invasive and objective assessment of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA). Aggrecanase activity has been shown to be associated with joint deterioration and symptomatic disease through the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins, such as type III collag…
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- Bay-Jensen AC,
- Kjelgaard-Petersen CF,
- Petersen KK,
- Arendt-Nielsen L,
- Quasnichka HL,
- Mobasheri A,
- Karsdal MA,
- Leeming DJ,
Alpha C-telopeptide of type I collagen is associated with subchondral bone turnover and predicts progression of joint space narrowing and osteophytes in osteoarthritis
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate joint tissue remodeling using the urinary collagen biomarkers urinary α-C-telopeptide of type I collagen (α-CTX) and urinary C-telopeptide of type II collagen (CTX-II) and to determine the association of these biomarkers with osteoarthritis (OA) severity, progression, and loc…
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Authors:
- Huebner JL,
- Bay-Jensen AC,
- Huffman K,
- He Y,
- Leeming DJ,
- McDaniel GE,
- Karsdal MA,
- Kraus VB,
ALPHA-CTX is associated with subchondral bone turnover and predicts progression of joint space narrowing and osteophytes in osteoarthritis
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate joint tissue remodeling, with urinary collagen biomarkers, uALPHA CTX and uCTXII, and their association with osteoarthritis (OA) severity, progression, and localized knee bone turnover.
METHODS:
Participants (N=149) with symptomatic and radiographic knee OA underwent fixe…
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Authors:
- Huebner JL,
- Bay-Jensen AC,
- Huffman KM,
- He Y,
- Leeming DJ,
- McDaniel GE,
- Karsdal MA,
- Kraus VB,
Serological identification of fast progressors of structural damage with rheumatoid arthritis
INTRODUCTION:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with structural progression are in most need of immediate treatment to maintain tissue integrity. The serum protein fingerprint, type I collagen degradation mediated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-cleavage (C1M), is a biomarker of tissue destruct…
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Authors:
- Siebuhr AS,
- Bay-Jensen AC,
- Leeming DJ,
- Plat A,
- Byrjalsen I,
- Christiansen C,
- van de Heijde D,
- Karsdal MA,
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISAs) for metalloproteinase derived type II collagen neoepitope, CIIM--increased serum CIIM in subjects with severe radiographic osteoarthritis
OBJECTIVES:
In joint degenerative diseases, the collagens are degraded by matrix metalloproteinases and protein fragments are released to serum as potential biomarkers.
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A collagen type II specific neoepitope, CIIM, was identified (…RDGAAG(1053)) by mass spectrometry. Two ELISAs against…
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Authors:
- Bay-Jensen AC,
- Liu Q,
- Byrjalsen I,
- Li Y,
- Wang J,
- Pedersen C,
- Leeming DJ,
- Dam EB,
- Zheng Q,
- Qvist P,
- Karsdal MA,
Should subchondral bone turnover be targeted when treating osteoarthritis?
OBJECTIVE:
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritic disease, and it is a major cause of disability and impaired quality of life in the elderly. OA is a complex disease of the entire joint, including bone and cartilage, thereby presenting alternative approaches for treatment. This re…
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Authors:
- Karsdal MA,
- Leeming DJ,
- Dam EB,
- Henriksen K,
- Alexandersen P,
- Pastoureau P,
- Altman RD,
- Christiansen C,
Evaluation of cartilage damage by measuring collagen degradation products in joint extracts in a traumatic model of osteoarthritis
The objective of this work was to investigate whether collagen degradation products in protein extract from joints could provide quantitative information on cartilage damage. Osteoarthritis (OA) was surgically induced in rat knee joints. Joints were isolated 7, 14 and 28 days after surgery for prote…
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Authors:
- Nielsen RH,
- Stoop R,
- Leeming DJ,
- Stolina M,
- Qvist P,
- Christiansen C,
- Karsdal MA,