Publications
Application of 3D human in vitro osteoarthritic chondrocyte models to study CCN4/WISP1 and Wnt signaling
Ritchie Timmermans | 07-11-2023 | Application of 3D human in vitro osteoarthritic chondrocyte models to study CCN4/WISP1 and Wnt signaling This thesis explores the role of CCN4/WISP1 and Wnt signaling in osteoarthritis [...]
The bone and cartilage interplay in osteoarthritis: key to effective treatment strategy
Margo Tuerlings | 27-09-2023 | The bone and cartilage interplay in osteoarthritis: key to effective treatment strategy Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent age-related joint disease, determined by diverse changes in pathways maintaining [...]
Osteoprotegerin: a double-edged sword in osteoarthritis development
Alejandro Rodríguez Ruiz | 22-10-2022 | Osteoprotegerin: a double-edged sword in osteoarthritis development To advance development of effective disease modifying OA treatments, a better understanding of its pathophysiological mechanisms is necessary. By [...]
Aged human osteochondral explants as biomimetic osteoarthritis model: towards a druggable target in osteoarthritis
Evelyn Houtman | 22-10-2022 | Aged human osteochondral explants as biomimetic osteoarthritis model: towards a druggable target in osteoarthritis This thesis aims to increase the understanding of human osteoarthritis pathophysiology by developing [...]
Dissecting cellular function of fibronectin in osteoarthritic cartilage
Marcella van Hoolwerff | 06-09-2022 | Dissecting cellular function of fibronectin in osteoarthritic cartilage The aim of this thesis was to combine transcriptomics, genetics and human disease modelling to obtain further insight [...]
Mutation in the CCAL1 locus accounts for bidirectional process of human subchondral bone turnover and cartilage mineralization
Mutation in the CCAL1 locus accounts for bidirectional process of human subchondral bone turnover and cartilage mineralizationRheumatology (Oxford) | 2022 Apr 12:keac232 | doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac232Rodríguez Ruiz A, van Hoolwerff M, Sprangers S, [...]