Human Osteochondral Explants: Reliable Biomimetic Models to Investigate Disease Mechanisms and Develop Personalized Treatments for Osteoarthritis | March 2021 | Rheumatology and Therapy Evelyn Houtman, Marcella van Hoolwerff, Nico Lakenberg, Eka H. D. Suchiman, Enrike van der Linden-van der Zwaag, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Yolande F. M. Ramos & Ingrid Meulenbelt Abstract Introduction Likely [...]

Characterization of dynamic changes in Matrix Gla Protein (MGP) gene expression as function of genetic risk alleles, osteoarthritis relevant stimuli, and the vitamin K inhibitor warfarin | August 2021 | E Houtman, R Coutinho de Almeida, M Tuerlings, H E D Suchiman, D Broekhuis, R G H H Nelissen, Y F M Ramos, J B J van Meurs, I Meulenbelt Abstract Objective: We [...]

Identification and characterization of two consistent osteoarthritis subtypes by transcriptome and clinical data integration | March 2021 | Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Rodrigo Coutinho de Almeida, Ahmed Mahfouz, Hailiang Mei, Evelyn Houtman, Wouter den Hollander, Jamie Soul, Eka Suchiman, Nico Lakenberg, Jennifer Meessen, Kasper Huetink, Rob G H H Nelissen, Yolande F M Ramos, Marcel Reinders, Ingrid [...]

Human Osteochondral Explants: Reliable Biomimetic Models to Investigate Disease Mechanisms and Develop Personalized Treatments for Osteoarthritis | February 2021 |Rheumatology and Therapy Introduction Likely due to ignored heterogeneity in disease pathophysiology, osteoarthritis (OA) has become the most common disabling joint disease, without effective disease-modifying treatment causing a large social and economic burden. In this study [...]

Cartilage from human-induced pluripotent stem cells: comparison with neo-cartilage from chondrocytes and bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells | July 2021 | Alejandro Rodríguez Ruiz, Amanda Dicks, Margo Tuerlings, Koen Schepers, Melissa van Pel, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, Christian Freund, Christine L. Mummery, Valeria Orlova, Farshid Guilak, Ingrid Meulenbelt & Yolande F. M. Ramos [...]