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Table 1 mRNA expression levels of osteoarthritis-relevant genes in femoral condyles at 48 weeks

From: Early and stable upregulation of collagen type II, collagen type I and YKL40 expression levels in cartilage during early experimental osteoarthritis occurs independent of joint location and histological grading

Group

Collagen type II

YKL-40

Collagen type I

Aggrecan

TenascinC

MMP13

Anterior cruciate ligament transection

1359.4* (1875.9 ± 1680.0)

1.0* (2.2 ± 2.6)

0.6 (1.4 ± 1.9)

472.0 (547.2 ± 448.6)

2.7 (11.9 ± 29.8)

0.2 (0.5 ± 0.5)

Control

121.3 (164.2 ± 150.2)

0.4 (0.3 ± 0.2)

0.7 (6.7 ± 13.2)

372.5 (434.3 ± 225.1)

1.0 (2.9 ± 2.8)

0.2 (0.7 ± 1.0)

  1. Data presented as median (mean ± standard deviation).
  2. * P < 0.05 versus control.