The proteoglycan superfamily now contains more than 30 full-time molecules that fulfill a
variety of biological functions. Proteoglycans act as tissue organizers, influence cell growth …

Surgical treatment of tendon ruptures and lacerations is currently the most common
therapeutic modality. Tendon repair in the hand involves a slow repair process, which …

The focus of this review is on conceptual and functional advances in our understanding of
the small leucine-rich proteoglycans. These molecules belong to an expanding gene class …

Extracorporeal shock waves (ESW) have recently been used in resolving tendinitis.
However, mechanisms by which ESW promote tendon repair is not fully understood. In this …

Structure and metabolism of tendons Page 1 Scund J Mrd Sci Sports 1997: 7: 5 5 4 1 Printed in
Denmark . All rights reserved Copjright 0 iMunksgaarrll997 Scandinavian Journal of MEDICINE …

Fibrocartilage is found in tendon at sites where the tissue is subjected to transverse
compressive loadingin vivo. A significant characteristic of the tissue transition from tendon to …

Proteoglycans are important constituents of blood vessels and accumulate in various forms
of vascular disease. Little is known concerning the proteoglycan composition of restenotic …

Repair of meniscal tears depends in part upon the ability of the resident fibrochondrocytes to
produce new extracellular matrix molecules including proteoglycans. Three culture systems …

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1),
two growth-regulatory peptides with opposite effects on arterial smooth muscle cell (ASMC) …

We have examined the catabolism of the proteoglycans aggrecan, decorin and biglycan in
fresh tendon samples and in explant cultures of tissue from the tensional and compressed …