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Chapter and Conference Paper
Immunfluoreszenzmikroskopische Untersuchungen mit isolierten typspezifischen Antikörpern gegen Kollagentyp I, II und III bei Bindegewebserkrankungen
Der Organismus verfügt über mehrere verschiedene Kollagentypen (Kollagenpolymorphismus). Bisher wurden vier verschiedene Kollagentypen isoliert und charakterisiert. Kollagentyp I [α 1 (I)2 α 2] wird von Fibroblas...
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Immunhistochemische Untersuchungen zur Kollagencharakterisierung in Lebercirrhosen
Using indirect immunofluorescence technique, 21 cases of hepatic cirrhosis of differing etiology were studied with type-specific antibodies to collagen type I, II, and III.
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Immunhistochemical demonstration of different collagen types in the normal epiphyseal plate and in benign and malignant tumors of bone and cartilage
Several benign and malignant tumors of bone and cartilage were examined by means of type-specific collagen antibodies in connection with indirect immunofluorescence technique in order to determine wether there...
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Presence of type III collagen in bone from a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta
Samples of bone from a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta were found to synthesize and contain type III collagen as well as type I collagen. Normal bone contains only type I collagen except in the lining cel...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Components of the Lesion and Regression
In recent years investigations have shown that the mammalian organism is endowed with genetically different kinds of collagen. So far the following kinds of different collagen molecules have been isolated and ...
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE COLLAGEN TYPES IN NORMAL AND INFLAMMED HUMAN INTESTINE
We have studied the connective tissue changes in the bowel wall of patients with Crohn's disease. Surgically resected specimens from normal margins and inflammed areas were compared. The various collagen types...
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Autoantibodies to extracellular collagen matrix components in epidermolysis bullosa and other bullous diseases
In order to determine whether autoantibodies are present in sera from normal individuals and/or patients with selected bullous disorders, a highly sensitive solid-phase radioimmune assay was established using ...
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Chapter
The Collagenous Hemopoietic Microenvironment
The collagens of the connective tissues serve to support a variety of tissue architectures throughout the body.1 The various structural elements of the collagens preserve the physical and functional integrity of ...
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Cellular basis and oncogene expression of rheumatoid joint destruction
A new animal model for human rheumatoid arthritis is described, and the unsolved questions regarding the mechanism of primary joint destruction are discussed. Following an analysis of the types of cells and an...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Oncogenes and Retroviruses in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic disorder of currently still unknown etiology. Its most serious and debilitating consequences are derived from the destruction of affected joints. An exceedingly large...
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Spontaneous expression of immediately-early response genes c-fos and egr-1 in collagenase-producing rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts
In view of the important role of interstitial collagenase in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we studied the expression of fibroblast-type collagenase in rheumatoid synovium and searched for its ...
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Scanning electron microscopic evaluation of the arthritis in MRL/lpr mice
The articular surfaces of disarticulated knee joints from MRL/lpr and MRL/n mice, aged 4–33 weeks were examined by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Light microscopy did not reliabl...
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Hemmung der Knorpeldestruktion durch retroviralen Gentransfer: Erkenntnisse aus dem SCID Maus-Modell
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Persistent high serum levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein in a subgroup of patients with traumatic knee injury
The objective was to assess whether changes of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) serum levels can predict the development of osteoarthritis following traumatic knee injury. Sera and synovial fluids w...
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Expression of RANTES in biopsies of skin and upper gastrointestinal tract from patients with systemic sclerosis
Inflammatory infiltrates and upregulated collagen production are hallmarks of systemic sclerosis (SSc). There are indications that chemokines are involved in accumulation of inflammatory and matrix-synthesizi...
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Transfer of protease inhibitors to inhibit cartilage destruction
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Delivery of antisense constructs and ribozymes to inhibit cartilage destruction in the SCID mouse model of RA
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Double and triple gene transfer in arthritis
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"Inverse wrap": an improved implantation technique for virus-transduced synovial fibroblasts in the SCID mouse model for rheumatoid arthritis
The SCID mouse model for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an established and reliable approach to examining the distinct mechanisms operative in RA synovium, and evaluating novel gene therapy strategies. However,...
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Die Rheumatoide Arthritis: Neuentwicklungen in der Pathogenese unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der synovialen Fibroblasten
Die Pathophysiologie der rheumatoiden Arthritis (RA) ist durch eine synoviale Hyperplasie, pathologische Immunphänomene und eine progressive Gelenkzerstörung gekennzeichnet. Eine Vielzahl verschiedener Zellty...