Using the radiolabelled precursors (3H-Glucosamine, 3H-proline) and a new procedure of quantitative microautoradiography we investigated the influence of N-acetyl-L-hydroxyproline (Oxaceprol) on anabolic processes in joint cartilage tissue of hens. After in vitro incubation, Oxaceprol stimulated the uptake of 3H-glucosamine and 3H-proline in chondrocytes and enhanced the incorporation of 3H-proline into the macromolecular structures of the cartilage matrix. Also, after in vivo intra-articular injection of Oxaceprol into the knee joints we could demonstrate a significant increase of intracellular glucosamine uptake. Because in our micro-autoradiographic detection method low molecular substances are excluded, the higher rate of precursor incorporation into cells and matrix can be interpreted as a stimulation of proteoglycan and collagen synthesis.
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Curr Med Res Opin
January 2025
Investigator Initiated Study Promotion Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Objective: To explore the risk factors for discontinuation of pericapsular soft tissue and pelvic realignment (PSTP-R) therapy derived from Shiatsu in the candidates with osteoarthritis for total hip replacement (THR) (i.e., candidates for total hip replacement) treated from 2017 to 2020, and to identify the effect modifiers of PSTP-R therapy for patients who continued therapy for 6 months.
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JSES Int
November 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Background: Limitations to using the knee as donor cartilage include cartilage thickness mismatch and donor site morbidity. Using the radial head as donor autograft for capitellar lesions may allow for local graft harvest without distant donor site morbidity. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of performing local osteochondral autograft transfer from the nonarticular cartilaginous rim of the radial head to the capitellum.
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June 2024
Center for Regenerative Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
Introduction: Repairing damaged cartilage poses significant challenges, particularly in cases of congenital cartilage defects such as microtia or congenital tracheal stenosis, or as a consequence of traumatic injury, as the regenerative potential of cartilage is inherently limited. Stem cell therapy and tissue engineering offer promising approaches to overcome these limitations in cartilage healing. However, the challenge lies in the size of cartilage-containing organs, which necessitates a large quantity of cells to fill the damaged areas.
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January 2025
Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Medical School of Nantong University, Nantong, 226001, Jiangsu, China.
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