Background: Loss of articular cartilage is one of the major signs of osteoarthritis (OA). Aggrecan, the main proteoglycan component of the extracellular matrix of articular cartilage is cleaved by ...
Correspondence to Dr. Nunzio Bottini, Dept. of Medicine, University of California San Diego, MC0656, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA; nbottini{at}ucsd.edu; Professor Costantino Pitzalis, William Harvey ...