Dermatan sulfate isomers in human articular cartilage characterized by high-performance liquid chromatography |
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| Authors: | K Murata Y Yokoyama |
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| Institution: | Department of Medicine and Physical Therapy, University of Tokyo School of Medicine, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | The Constituents of dermatan sulfate isomers in human articular cartilage were studied at the disaccharide level by high-performance liquid chromatography. Appreciable amounts of dermatan sulfate components, i.e., dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate types G and B, could be detected after digestion with chondroitinases-B or -ABC. The oversulfated dermatan sulfate isomers were isolated only after digestion with chondroitinase-ABC but not with the AC-lyase. The dermatan sulfate isomers were found to be markedly increased in weight loading parts of articular cartilage. It is postulated that the dermatan sulfate isomers are formed as a result of the weight loading reaction, which may be responsible for the fibrosis of articular cartilage. |
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