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Frost-Christensen, L.N. (author), Mastbergen, S.C. (author), Vianen, M.E. (author), Hartog, A. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Voorhout, G. (author), van Wees, A.M.C. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author), Hazewinkel, H.A.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: The most used model for joint instability is the canine anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT)-model. The ACLT-model can be extended with a medial meniscectomy (MX) (i.e., ACLT-MX-model) to avoid unintentional, and with that variable, meniscal damage. The present study compares the ACLT-MX-model with the more recently...article 2008
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Intema, F. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Elshof, B. (author), Vianen, M.E. (author), Yocum, S. (author), Zuurmond, A. (author), Mastbergen, S.C. (author), Lafeber, F.P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In studies aimed at local treatment of experimental osteoarthritis (OA) it is optimal to have an internal (untreated) OA control. Such an approach excludes interanimal variation, and allows paired statistical evaluation of treatment efficacy. For this purpose, we developed and characterized a bilateral version of the canine Groove model. We...article 2008
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Rusch, G.M. (author), Bowden, A.M. (author), Muijser, H. (author), Arts, J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The objectives of this study were to examine the respiratory irritancy of boron trifluoride (BF3) and fluorosulfonic acid (FSA) following acute inhalation exposure. Testing was conducted using groups of 10 male and 10 female rats (BF3) or groups of 6 male rats (FSA). Rats were exposed for a single 4-h period (BF3) or a single 1-h period (FSA)...article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), Koevoet, W. (author), de Bart, A.C.W. (author), Zuurmond, A.M. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Verhaar, J.A.N. (author), de Groot, J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)Transforming growth factor beta (TGFbeta) is often used in cartilage tissue engineering to increase matrix formation by cells with various phenotypes. However, adverse effects of TGFbeta, such as extensive cross-linking in cultured fibroblasts, have also been reported. Our goal was to study effects of TGFbeta on collagen cross-linking and...article 2008
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Gaubius Instituut TNO (author), Lu, Z.F. (author), Zandieh-Doulabi, B. (author), Wuisman, P.I. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Helder, M.N. (author)Tissue microenvironment plays a critical role in guiding local stem cell differentiation. Within the intervertebral disc, collagen type II and nucleus pulposus (NP) cells are two major components. This study aimed to investigate how collagen type II and NP cells affect adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ASCs) in a 3D environment. ASCs were...article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Jansen, N.W.D. (author), Roosendaal, G. (author), Bijlsma, J.W.J. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Theobald, M. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author)Background: Joint bleeds have a direct adverse effect on joint cartilage, leading to joint deterioration and, ultimately, to disability. Objective: To examine the hypothesis that because degenerated cartilage has a limited repair capacity, it is more susceptible than healthy cartilage to blood-induced cartilage damage. Methods: Healthy,...article 2008
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Jansen, N.W.D. (author), Roosendaal, G. (author), Bijlsma, J.W.J. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective. Joint bleeding, or hemarthrosis, leads in time to severe joint damage. This study was carried out to test the in vitro thresholds of exposure time and concentration that lead to irreversible joint damage, to add to the discussion on the usefulness of aspiration of the joint after a hemorrhage. Methods. Explants of healthy human...article 2007
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Meulenbelt, I. (author), Kloppenburg, M. (author), Kroon, H.M. (author), Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J. (author), Garnero, P. (author), Hellio-Le Graverand, M.-P. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Slagboom, P.E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To assess the relationship of biochemical markers and radiographic signs of osteoarthritis (ROA) in the subjects with symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) at multiple sites of the Genetics osteoARthritis and Progression (GARP) study. Methods: We have measured eight biochemical markers, representing tissue turnover of cartilage, bone,...article 2007
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Hunter, D.J. (author), Li, J. (author), LaValley, M. (author), Bauer, D.C. (author), Nevitt, M. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Poole, R. (author), Eyre, D. (author), Guermazi, A. (author), Gale, D. (author), Felson, D.T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)We used data from a longitudinal observation study to determine whether markers of cartilage turnover could serve as predictors of cartilage loss on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We conducted a study of data from the Boston Osteoarthritis of the Knee Study (BOKS), a completed natural history study of knee osteoarthritis (OA). All subjects in...article 2007
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Steenvoorden, M.M.C. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Ronday, H.K. (author), Toes, R.E.M. (author), Huizinga, T.W.J. (author), de Groot, J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: In vitro models for joint diseases often focus on a single cell type, such as chondrocytes in osteoarthritis (OA) or fibroblast-like synoviocytes (synoviocytes) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, these joint diseases affect the whole joint and interaction between chondrocytes and synoviocytes may play an important role in disease...article 2007
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Hunter, D.J. (author), LaValley, M. (author), Li, J. (author), Zhang, Y. (author), Bauer, D. (author), Nevitt, M. (author), Guermazi, A. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Sakkee, N. (author), Gale, D. (author), Felson, D.T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: Age-related changes in articular cartilage are likely to play a role in the etiology of osteoarthritis (OA). One of the major changes in the extracellular matrix of cartilage is the age-related accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Pentosidine, an AGE crosslink, is one of the few characterized AGEs and is considered...article 2007
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Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), Koevoet, W. (author), de Bart, A.C.W. (author), Weinans, H. (author), Jahr, H. (author), Verhaar, J.A.N. (author), de Groot, J. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: Examine effects of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), transforming growth factor β2 (TGFβ2) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) on proteoglycan and collagen network and biomechanical properties of the newly formed cartilage matrix. Methods: Bovine articular chondrocytes were cultured in alginate beads for 3 weeks with or without...article 2006
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Valverde-Franco, G. (author), Binette, J.S. (author), Li, W. (author), Wang, H. (author), Chai, S. (author), Laflamme, F. (author), Tran-Khanh, N. (author), Quenneville, E. (author), Meijers, T. (author), Poole, A.R. (author), Mort, J.S. (author), Buschmann, M.D. (author), Henderson, J.E. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor 3 has been identified as a key regulator of endochondral bone development and of post-natal bone metabolism through its action on growth plate chondrocytes and osteoblasts, respectively. It has also been shown to promote chondrogenesis and cartilage production by cultured pre-chondrogenic cells in response...article 2006
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Sivan, S.S. (author), Tsitron, E. (author), Wachtel, E. (author), Roughley, P. (author), Sakkee, N. (author), van der Ham, F. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Maroudas, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)During aging and degeneration, many changes occur in the structure and composition of human cartilaginous tissues, which include the accumulation of the AGE (advanced glycation end-product), pentosidine, in long-lived proteins. In the present study, we investigated the accumulation of pentosidine in constituents of the human IVD (intervertebral...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Sivan, S.S. (author), Tsitron, E. (author), Wachtel, E. (author), Roughley, P.J. (author), Sakkee, N. (author), van der Ham, F. (author), Groot, J.de (author), Roberts, S. (author), Maroudas, A. (author)We have used the racemization of aspartic acid as a marker for the "molecular age" of aggrecan components of the human intervertebral disc matrix (aggregating and non-aggregating proteoglycans as well as the different buoyant density fractions of aggrecan). By measuring the D/L Asp ratio of the various aggrecan species as a function of age and...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Meulenbelt, I. (author), Kloppenburg, M. (author), Kroon, H.M. (author), Houwing-Duistermaat, J.J. (author), Garnero, P. (author), Hellio Le Graverand, M.P. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Slagboom, P.E. (author)Objective: To assess the relation between the urinary concentrations of type II collagen C-telopeptide (UCTX-II) and radiographie signs of osteoarthritis (ROA) in the GARP (Genetics, Arthrosis and Progression) study. Methods: UCTX-II levels were measured in GARP study participants, who are sibling pairs predominantly with symptomatic...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Uitterlinden, E.J. (author), Jahr, H. (author), Koevoet, J.L.M. (author), Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), Bierma-Zeinstra, S.M.A. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Verhaar, J.A.N. (author), Weinans, H. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author)Objective: To investigate the effect of glucosamine (GlcN) in a human osteoarthritic explant model on expression of genes involved in anabolic and catabolic activities of chondrocytes. Methods: Human osteoarthritic explants, obtained during knee arthroplasty surgery, were pre-cultured (3 days) and treated with glucosamine-hydrochloride (GlcN-HCl...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Steenvoorden, M.M.C. (author), Huizinga, T.W.J. (author), Verzijl, N. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Ronday, H.K. (author), Luning, H.A.F. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author), Toes, R.E.M. (author), de Groot, J. (author)Objective. The major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) is aging, but the mechanisms underlying this risk are only partly understood. Age-related accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) could be one of these mechanisms. We undertook this study to investigate the role of the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) in mediating the cellular...article 2006
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van der Harst, M.R. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Kiers, G.H. (author), Brama, P.A.J. (author), van de Lest, C.H.A. (author), van Weeren, P.R. (author)Objective - To assess whether site-related changes in biochemical composition are present in the cartilage and subchondral and trabecular bone of the metacarpophalangeal joint of horses with early osteoarthritis. Sample population - Right metacarpophalangeal joints from 59 mature warmblood horses. Procedure - Biochemical data (cross-link, amino...article 2005
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), van den Boom, R. (author), van der Harst, M.R. (author), Brommer, H. (author), Brama, P.A.J. (author), Barneveld, A. (author), van Weeren, P.R. (author), de Groot, J. (author)Reasons for performing study: Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most prevalent and disabling chronic conditions affecting horses and leads to degeneration of articular cartilage. Diagnosis is based on clinical signs in combination with radiography, which is relatively insensitive and provides only an indication of accumulated damage. Alternative...article 2005