Chondroitin

Clinical Studies

Heparan sulfate of perlecan is involved in glomerular filtration.

Hair cycle-specific expression of versican in human hair follicles.

Reconstitution of trabecular meshwork GAGs: influence of hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulfate on flow rates.

Embryonic radial glia bridge spinal cord lesions and promote functional recovery following spinal cord injury.

Growth-associated gene expression after stroke: evidence for a growth-promoting region in peri-infarct cortex.

Simultaneous detection of submicrogram quantities of hyaluronic acid and dermatan sulfate on agarose-gel by sequential staining with toluidine blue and Stains-All.

Localization of sulfated sialic acids in the dentinal tubules during tooth formation in mice.

Effects of enzymatic degradation on the frictional response of articular cartilage in stress relaxation.

Osteogenic protein-1 is most effective in stimulating nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosus cells to repair their matrix after chondroitinase ABC-induced in vitro chemonucleolysis.

Precolumn derivatization liquid chromatography method for analysis of dietary supplements for glucosamine: single laboratory validation study.

Alterations in the extracellular matrix proteoglycan profile in Dupuytren's contracture affect the palmar fascia.

Application of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of fluorophore-labeled saccharides for analysis of hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate in human and animal tissues and cell cultures.

Detection and quantification of sulfated disaccharides from keratan sulfate and chondroitin/dermatan sulfate during chick corneal development by ESI-MS/MS.

The role of proteoglycans in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.

A functional dermatan sulfate epitope containing iduronate(2-O-sulfate)alpha1-3GalNAc(6-O-sulfate) disaccharide in the mouse brain: demonstration using a novel monoclonal antibody raised against dermatan sulfate of ascidian Ascidia nigra.

Sugar codes for axons?

Chondroitin sulphates A, B and C, collagen types I-IV and fibronectin in venous sinus of the red pulp in human spleen.

Cross-reactive surface epitopes on chondroitin sulfate A-adherent Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes are associated with transcription of var2csa.

Rapid acquisition of isolate-specific antibodies to chondroitin sulfate A-adherent plasmodium falciparum isolates in Ghanaian primigravidae.

Novel fibrogenic pathways are activated in response to endothelial apoptosis: implications in the pathophysiology of systemic sclerosis.