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Aggrecans (Aggrecan) Summary

Description: Large HYALURONAN-containing proteoglycans found in articular cartilage (CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR). They form into aggregates that provide tissues with the capacity to resist high compressive and tensile forces.

Also Known As: Aggrecan; Cartilage-Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins; Cartilage Specific Proteoglycan Core Proteins

Networked: 535 relevant articles (4 outcomes, 51 trials/studies) for this Bio-Agent

Key Diseases for which Aggrecans is Relevant

  1. Osteoarthritis : 2 outcomes 8 studies in 132 results
  2. Inflammation : 1 outcome 2 studies in 32 results
  3. Infection : 1 outcome in 5 results
  4. Arthritis (Polyarthritis) : 7 studies in 83 results
  5. Chondrosarcoma : 7 studies in 24 results
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Drugs Related to Aggrecans

  1. Collagen Type II (Type II Collagen)
  2. Biological Markers (Surrogate Marker)
  3. Proteoglycans (Proteoglycan)
  4. Collagen Type I (Type I Collagen)
  5. Peptides
  6. Osteocalcin
  7. Alcian Blue
  8. Matrix Metalloproteinase 13
  9. aggrecanase
  10. Matrix Metalloproteinases
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Therapies Related to Aggrecans

  1. Transplants (Transplant)
  2. Deep Brain Stimulation
  3. Diskectomy (Discectomy)
  4. Tissue Therapy (Cell Therapy)
  5. Intravenous Injections
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