New Discoveries in Cartilage Biology
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2024) | Viewed by 1712
Special Issue Editor
Interests: natural products; bioactive compounds; phenolics; plant derived compounds; medicinal plants; natural products chemistry; pre-formulation; hydrogel; wound healing; nanoparticle; cartilage; osteoarthritis; ectopic mineralization; liposomes; extracellular vesicles; biomaterials; nuclear receptors; oxidant stress; cellular signalisation
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Dear Colleagues,
Articular cartilage is a specialized connective tissue devoid of vessels and neurons. It is composed of cells called chondrocytes that provide their own surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). The unique mechanical properties of cartilage depend on ECM constituents.
Trauma or musculoskeletal diseases can lead to cartilage degeneration, and the entailed adverse processes remain not fully understood. To date, there is no therapy that might regenerate cartilage, and the current treatment for damaged cartilage is to handle its symptoms (joint pain and reduced joint functional capacities) to maintain the patient's quality of life. Indeed, chondrocytes have a low regenerative potential and are cells that are hard to target to deliver therapeutic agents, with their ECM being difficult to cross.
This call for papers aims to highlight the underlying mechanisms in cartilage (all articulations and intravertebral disc) physiology and pathophysiology as well as the new strategies of regenerative medicine to improve cartilage repair.
Dr. Arnaud Bianchi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- articular cartilage
- extracellular matrix
- cartilage repair
- articulations
- intravertebral disc
- cartilage degeneration
