title: High levels of aggrecan aggregate components are present in synovial fluids from human knee joints with chronic injury or osteoarthrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Columbia University, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ratcliffe
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Grelsamer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiernan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saed-Nejad
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Visco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D053674:Aggrecans; D001182:Arthroscopy; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000737:chemistry; D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000032:analysis*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000737:chemistry; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D008592:Menisci, Tibial / Q000737:chemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000032:analysis*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D053674:Aggrecans; D015415:Biomarkers; D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D011509:Proteoglycans