Understanding the complexities and changes of the astronaut microbiome for successful long-duration space missions

D Tesei, A Jewczynko, AM Lynch, C Urbaniak - Life, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
During space missions, astronauts are faced with a variety of challenges that are unique to
spaceflight and that have been known to cause physiological changes in humans over a …

[HTML][HTML] Detection and prediction of osteoarthritis in knee and hand joints based on the X-ray image analysis

GW Stachowiak, M Wolski, T Woloszynski… - Biosurface and …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Current assessment of osteoarthritis (OA) is primary based on visual grading of joint space
narrowing and osteophytes present on radiographs. The approach is observer-dependent …

Subchondral bone microstructural damage by increased remodelling aggravates experimental osteoarthritis preceded by osteoporosis

M Bellido, L Lugo, JA Roman-Blas, S Castañeda… - Arthritis research & …, 2010‏ - Springer
Introduction Osteoporosis (OP) increases cartilage damage in a combined rabbit model of
OP and osteoarthritis (OA). Accordingly, we assessed whether microstructure impairment at …

[HTML][HTML] In early OA, thinning of the subchondral plate is directly related to cartilage damage: results from a canine ACLT-meniscectomy model

F Intema, HAW Hazewinkel, D Gouwens… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) includes cartilage degeneration,
synovial inflammation, and bone changes. Slowly, the sequence and inter-relationship of …

Pre-flight exercise and bone metabolism predict unloading-induced bone loss due to spaceflight

L Gabel, AM Liphardt, PA Hulme, M Heer… - British journal of sports …, 2022‏ - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives Bone loss remains a primary health concern for astronauts, despite in-flight
exercise. We examined changes in bone microarchitecture, density and strength before and …

[HTML][HTML] Ex vivo characterization of articular cartilage and bone lesions in a rabbit ACL transection model of osteoarthritis using MRI and micro-CT

DL Batiste, A Kirkley, S Laverty, LMF Thain… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the rabbit anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) model
of osteoarthritis (OA) at various stages of disease using high-resolution 3-D medical imaging …

Forced mobilization accelerates pathogenesis: characterization of a preclinical surgical model of osteoarthritis

CTG Appleton, DD McErlain, V Pitelka… - Arthritis research & …, 2007‏ - Springer
Preclinical osteoarthritis (OA) models are often employed in studies investigating disease-
modifying OA drugs (DMOADs). In this study we present a comprehensive, longitudinal …

[HTML][HTML] Subchondral bone micro-architectural alterations in osteoarthritis: a synchrotron micro-computed tomography study

C Chappard, F Peyrin, A Bonnassie, G Lemineur… - Osteoarthritis and …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the three-dimensional (3D) micro-architecture of subchondral
trabecular (Tb) bone in osteoarthritis (OA). Due to high signal-to-noise ratio and high …

High systemic bone mineral density increases the risk of incident knee OA and joint space narrowing, but not radiographic progression of existing knee OA: the MOST …

MC Nevitt, Y Zhang, MK Javaid, T Neogi… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Objectives: Previous studies suggest that high systemic bone mineral density (BMD) is
associated with incident knee osteoarthritis (OA) defined by osteophytes but not with joint …

Analysis of cartilage biomarkers in the early phases of canine experimental osteoarthritis

JR Matyas, L Atley, M Ionescu… - … : Official Journal of the …, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objective To study 3 body fluids for changes in the levels of 5 biomarkers of cartilage
metabolism during the early phases of experimental osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Twenty …