Abstract
Gene expression analysis including large scale gene expression profiling has become a very basic tool for investigating the pathogenesis of degenerative joint diseases as well as for the search of new drug targets. However, gene expression analysis so far revealed very complex expression patterns rather than a clear picture of molecular changes occurring during the initiation and progression of the disease. To elucidate the molecular changes in osteoarthritis the analysis of the fetal growth plate as a developmental model for phenotypic changes in chondrocytes occurring in osteoarthritis can help in three ways: it allows to interpret gene expression patterns in the context of disease-relevant processes also occurring in developing cartilage (e.g. cell differentiation, proliferation, matrix synthesis, catabolism and calcification), it offers the chance to investigate gene function in these functional contexts by knocking out or overexpressing genes in animals, and it provides a suitable model for testing the effect of therapeutic compounds on these processes within the growing cartilage.
Keywords: Drug development, chondrocytes, SOX, MMP, cartilage, collagen degradation
Current Drug Targets
Title: Growth Plate Cartilage as Developmental Model in Osteoarthritis Research -Potentials and Limitations
Volume: 8 Issue: 2
Author(s): T. Aigner and N. Gerwin
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Keywords: Drug development, chondrocytes, SOX, MMP, cartilage, collagen degradation
Abstract: Gene expression analysis including large scale gene expression profiling has become a very basic tool for investigating the pathogenesis of degenerative joint diseases as well as for the search of new drug targets. However, gene expression analysis so far revealed very complex expression patterns rather than a clear picture of molecular changes occurring during the initiation and progression of the disease. To elucidate the molecular changes in osteoarthritis the analysis of the fetal growth plate as a developmental model for phenotypic changes in chondrocytes occurring in osteoarthritis can help in three ways: it allows to interpret gene expression patterns in the context of disease-relevant processes also occurring in developing cartilage (e.g. cell differentiation, proliferation, matrix synthesis, catabolism and calcification), it offers the chance to investigate gene function in these functional contexts by knocking out or overexpressing genes in animals, and it provides a suitable model for testing the effect of therapeutic compounds on these processes within the growing cartilage.
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Aigner T. and Gerwin N., Growth Plate Cartilage as Developmental Model in Osteoarthritis Research -Potentials and Limitations, Current Drug Targets 2007; 8 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945007779940052
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945007779940052 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-5592 |
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