Sodium transport systems in human chondrocytes. II. Expression of ENaC, Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter and Na+/H+ exchangers in healthy and arthritic chondrocytes.
Trujillo E, Alvarez de la Rosa D, Mobasheri A, González T, Canessa C, Martín-Vasallo P. Sodium transport systems in human chondrocytes. II. Expression of ENaC, Na+/K+/2Cl- cotransporter and Na+/H+ exchangers in healthy and arthritic chondrocytes. Histology And Histopathology 1999, 14: 1023-31. PMID: 10506918, DOI: 10.14670/hh-14.1023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRheumatoid arthritisHuman chondrocytesArthritic chondrocytesArthritic cartilageENaC protein levelsSodium-dependent transport systemExpression of ENaCSodium transport systemsEpithelial sodium channelHealthy individualsIntracellular pH regulationOA cartilageQuantities of alphaSodium channelsProtein levelsNHE isoformsBeta subunitSodium concentrationOsteoarthritisRelative expressionHuman cartilageAlphaCartilageEntry mechanismChondrocytes