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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 299, Issue 1, Pages 109-115Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(02)02585-8
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gene expression; RDA; real-time PCR; cDNA-array; chitinase 3-like gene family
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The knowledge of molecular alterations in osteoarthritic cartilage is important to identify novel therapeutic targets or to develop new diagnostic tools. We aimed to characterize the molecular response to cartilage degeneration by identification of differentially expressed genes in human osteoarthritic versus normal cartilage. Gene fragments selectively amplified in osteoarthritic cartilage by cDNA representational difference analysis included YKL-39 and the oesophageal-cancer-related-gene-4 (ECRG4). YKL-39 expression was significantly upregulated in cartilage from patients with osteoarthritis (n = 14) versus normal subjects (n = 8) according to real-time PCR (19-fold, p = 0.009) and cDNA array analysis (mean 15-fold, p < 0.001) and correlated with collagen 2 up-regulation. In contrast, the homologous cousin molecule YKL-40 (chitinase 3-like 1), which is elevated in serum and synovial fluid of patients with arthritis, showed no significant regulation in OA cartilage. Enhanced levels of YKL-40 may, therefore, be derived from synovial cells while modulation of YKL-39 and collagen 2 expression reflected the cartilage metabolism in response to degradation. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.
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