title: Normal cartilage structure, biochemistry, and metabolism: a review of the literature.
abstract: To understand the possible significance of the presence of proteases, cytokines, growth factors, and arachidonic acid metabolites in the osteoarthritic temporomandibular joint (TMJ), a review of the normal physiologic processes and participating factors in the normal TMJ is established, based on knowledge of structure, biochemistry and metabolism of normal cartilage in general.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Dijkgraaf
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: de Bont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boering
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Liem
mesh_terms: D016718:Arachidonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D010450:Endopeptidases / Q000378:metabolism; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D006133:Growth Substances; D011509:Proteoglycans; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D003094:Collagen; D010450:Endopeptidases