The growth of cartilage may arise nonuniformly in distinct regions of the tissue through specific biologic activities of the indwelling cells termed chondrocytes. These cells are embedded in a ...

X-rays do not show cartilage. All they show is the space between the bones. Cartilage is calculated on the size of the joint space. If wide, this means cartilage exists. If little or none, this means ...

The team did not identify lipo-cartilage in any of the non-mammalian species they tested. Next, Plikus plans to expand this research in several directions. Unlike LCs, when lipid droplets accumulate ...

Researchers at the University of Cologne found that mitochondrial dysfunction leads to early skeletal aging by disrupting cartilage metabolism. The study identified maladaptive metabolic shifts, ...

Cartilage comprises two major components, the extracellular matrix (the surrounding proteins that provide structure) and chondrocytes, the resident cell population. In OA, the health of both these ...

Restoration of the diseased articular cartilage in patients with OA is ... strategies to investigate whether MSCs instead of chondrocytes can be used for the regeneration and maintenance of ...