Disuse atrophy of articular cartilage can be restored by mechanical reloading in mice
The results of this study indicate that the morphological changes in articular cartilage exposed to mechanical unloading may be restored in response to mechanical reloading by shifting extracellular matrix metabolism in chondrocytes to anabolism.
Authors
- Yoshio Wakimoto
- Yasushi Miura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4118-3208)
- Masato Nomura
- Hideki Moriyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7753-0091)
Institutions
- Kobe University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Molecular Biology Reports
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-024-09955-y
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.41
Funders
- Kobe University
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science