Chondroitin

Clinical Studies

Characterization of polyelectrolyte complexes between chondroitin sulfate and chitosan in the solid state.

Hyaluronic acid combined with mannitol to improve protection against free-radical endothelial damage: experimental model.

[Experimental study on gelatin-chondroitin sulfate-sodium hyaluronate tri-copolymer as novel scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering]

Differential expression of proteoglycans at central and peripheral nodes of Ranvier.

Cortical neurons express PSI, a novel isoform of phosphacan/RPTPbeta.

Chondroitin sulfate characterized by the E-disaccharide unit is a potent inhibitor of herpes simplex virus infectivity and provides the virus binding sites on gro2C cells.

Some structural determinants of the antiproliferative effect of heparin-like molecules on human airway smooth muscle.

A single member of the Plasmodium falciparum var multigene family determines cytoadhesion to the placental receptor chondroitin sulphate A.

Synthesis of sulfated phenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranosides. 4-O-Sulfated phenyl 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-galactopyranoside is a competitive acceptor that decreases sulfation of chondroitin sulfate by N-acetylgalactosamine 4-sulfate 6-O-sulfotransferase.

Nanomechanics of opposing glycosaminoglycan macromolecules.

In vitro engineering of cartilage: effects of serum substitutes, TGF-beta, and IL-1alpha.

Perlecan displays variable spatial and temporal immunolocalisation patterns in the articular and growth plate cartilages of the ovine stifle joint.

Expression of a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan, versican (PG-M), during development of rat cornea.

Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans are structural renewable constituents of the rabbit vitreous body.

An investigation into the composition of amniotic membrane used for ocular surface reconstruction.

Analysis of proteoglycans derived sulphated disaccharides by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Carrageenans inhibit the in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum and cytoadhesion to CD36.

Plasmodium falciparum-infected red blood cells selected for binding to cultured syncytiotrophoblast bind to chondroitin sulfate A and induce tyrosine phosphorylation in the syncytiotrophoblast.

Extracellular Muscle Myosin II Promotes Sensory Axon Formation.

Variations in matrix composition and GAG fine structure among scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering.