title: Expression and localization of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/Hcs24/CCN2) in osteoarthritic cartilage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Science of Functional Recovery and Reconstruction, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Omoto
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaai
authors.forename: Motoi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asahara
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takigawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000378:metabolism*; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: C526317:CCN2 protein, human; D017874:Immediate-Early Proteins; D036341:Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D055513:Connective Tissue Growth Factor