ba0003pp183 | Chondrocytes and cartilage | ECTS2014
Samara Stavroula
, Chatzopoulou Elisavet
, Melas Ioannis
, Messinis Dimitris
, Dailiana Zoe
, Kollia Panagoula
, Alexopoulos Leonidas
Introduction: Meniscus plays an essential role in knee joint function providing stability and load transmission. In osteoarthritis (OA), a joint disease characterized by chronic synovitis and cartilage degeneration, pathological changes in the menisci are observed. However, whether menisci contribute to the progression of OA, the underlying mechanism for meniscus-cartilage communication is still unclear. In this study we analyzed systematically the response of meniscus and car...