Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair

Volume: 41 Number: 0 December 6, 2007
  • Dilek Taskiran
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Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair

Abstract

Articular cartilage is a highly specialized tissue composed of chondrocytes which regulate the metabolism of extracellular matrix molecules responsible for maintaining cartilage function. Chondrocytes and synoviocytes are metabolically highly active cells and respond to various factors such as hormones, cytokines, growth factors, and mechanical stresses. Under normal physiological conditions, degradation and synthesis of extracellular matrix molecules are maintained in a state of balance. Any disruption of this balance results in degenerative cartilage diseases such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Currently, diagnoses of both diseases are based on the assessment of a combination of clinical symptoms and radiological findings. However, degenerative changes in the articular cartilage occurs long before radiological changes are observed. Therefore, new laboratory tools are required to detect cartilage degradation in the early phase of the disease, to show the progression of cartilage destruction, and to assess response to treatment. In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of some biochemical markers derived from bone and cartilage for the diagnosis and follow-up of cartilage diseases. In this paper, the utility of these markers for early diagnosis and follow-up of cartilage injury is discussed in the light of the current literature.

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December 6, 2007

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March 7, 2014

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Year 2007 Volume: 41 Number: 0

APA
Taskiran, D. (2007). Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 41, 6-12. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687
AMA
1.Taskiran D. Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:6-12. doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687
Chicago
Taskiran, Dilek. 2007. “Biochemical Markers in Cartilage Injury and Repair”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (December): 6-12. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687.
EndNote
Taskiran D (December 1, 2007) Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 6–12.
IEEE
[1]D. Taskiran, “Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, pp. 6–12, Dec. 2007, doi: 10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687.
ISNAD
Taskiran, Dilek. “Biochemical Markers in Cartilage Injury and Repair”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 41 (December 1, 2007): 6-12. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687.
JAMA
1.Taskiran D. Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007;41:6–12.
MLA
Taskiran, Dilek. “Biochemical Markers in Cartilage Injury and Repair”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 41, Dec. 2007, pp. 6-12, doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687.
Vancouver
1.Dilek Taskiran. Biochemical markers in cartilage injury and repair. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2007 Dec. 1;41:6-12. doi:10.3944/aott.v41i0.2687