Professor Francesco Dell'AccioProfessor of Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine & RheumatologyCentre: Experimental Medicine & RheumatologyEmail: f.dellaccio@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44(0) 20 7882 8204Twitter: @TheReGenLabProfileResearchPublicationsSponsorsCollaboratorsNewsProfileORCID iD: 0000-0003-4137-3770 Professor Dell’Accio is a clinical rheumatologist and a scientist whose interest is focused on regenerative medicine and osteoarthritis. He characterized the molecular cascade activated by injury to the articular cartilage and, starting from this screening, has identified several therapeutic targets that, in animal models, result in disease modification in osteoarthritis and in cartilage regeneration. The ultimate goal of his research is to develop pharmacological interventions to restore cartilage integrity and reduce pain in osteoarthritis and cartilage defects.ResearchGroup members Senior members: Prof Shafaq Sikandar (Senior Lecturer); Dr Suzanne Eldridge (Lecturer) Junior members: Dr Anne-Sophie Thorup; Dr Magdalena Kaneva; Mr Jacob Wilson (Technician); Dr Manasi Sayilakshmy (Research Assistant); Dr Sara Caxaria (post-doc); Ms Petek Celik, (Research Assistant); Dr Alice Fuller, (Post-doc). PhD students: Ms Aida Barawi (PhD student); Ms Sabah Bharde (PhD student); Ms Melody Deniz (PhD student); Dr Brian Herath (Clinical PhD Fellow) Alumni: Dr Suzanne Eldridge; Dr Noha Eltawil; Dr Giovanna Nalesso; Professor Jessica Bertrand; Dr Joanna Sherwood; Dr Bethan Thomas; Dr Blandine Poulet Summary Professor Dell’Accio and his group investigate the molecular mechanisms that underpin the healing of skeletal tissues, and in particular to cartilage, with the ultimate aim of identifying possible therapeutic intervention to promote cartilage healing/supporting cartilage homeostasis in diseases such as isolated cartilage defects and osteoarthritis. Professor Dell’Accio’s group identified a distinct signalling response of adult human articular cartilage to mechanical injury. Individual signalling molecules and pathways identified by this screening are being tested in vitro and in vivo for their function in cartilage biology and joint surface repair. In vivo models include surgical models of osteoarthritis and cartilage injury/regeneration developed in our laboratory. He is now exploring the biological function of such mechanisms for cartilage homeostasis how we can exploit them to protect cartilage from degradation in arthritis. Working in close collaboration with Dr S Sikandar, he is exploring the mechanisms of pain in osteoarthritis. Publications Thomas BL, Montero‐Melendez T, Oggero S et al. (2024). Molecular Determinants of Neutrophil Extracellular Vesicles That Drive Cartilage Regeneration in Inflammatory Arthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/art.42958 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/98715 Dajas-Bailador F, Chapman V, Lucci C et al. (2024). 069 INTRA-ARTICULAR ADMINISTRATION OF AGRIN INDUCES RAPID AND SUSTAINED PAIN RELIEF IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.080 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100572 Asgarian R, Schäfer A, Gronewold R et al. (2024). 645 FUNCTIONAL INTERACTION OF CXCR2 AND β1-INTEGRIN SIGNALING IN THE REGULATION OF CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2024.02.660 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/100577 Richter E, Lohmann CH, Dell’Accio F et al. (publicationYear). Sortilin Is Upregulated in Osteoarthritis-Dependent Cartilage Calcification and Associated with Cellular Senescence. nameOfConference DOI: 10.3390/ijms241512343 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/90165 Dell'Accio F, De Bari C (2023). Towards disease modification in osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2023.05.002 QMRO: qmroHref Caxaria S, Bharde S, Fuller AM et al. (2023). Neutrophils infiltrate sensory ganglia and mediate chronic widespread pain in fibromyalgia. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2211631120 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/86231 Caxaria S, Kouvatsos N, Eldridge SE et al. (2022). Disease modification and symptom relief in osteoarthritis using a mutated GCP-2/CXCL6 chemokine. nameOfConference DOI: 10.15252/emmm.202216218 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/82578 Thorup A-S, Dell’Accio F, Eldridge SE (2023). A Mouse Model of Acute Cartilage Injury and Repair. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2839-3_24 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/82668 Eldridge S, Barawi A, Thorup AS et al. (2022). AB0156 INTRA-ARTICULAR AGRIN PROVIDES DIRECT PAIN RELIEF IN OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE DEFECTS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.3483 QMRO: qmroHref Thorup AS, Wilson J, Cutillas P et al. (2022). POS0229 ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISM OF ACTION DOWNSTREAM OF ROR2 BLOCKADE: A PHOSPHOPROTEOMIC APPROACH. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.4560 QMRO: qmroHref Thorup A-S, Wilson J, Strachan D et al. (2022). BLOCKING ROR2 IMPROVES CARTILAGE INTEGRITY AND PROVIDES PAIN RELIEF IN OSTEOARTHRITIS, IN PART BY MODULATING YAP SIGNALLING. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.201 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95161 Held A, Bollmann M, Hansen U et al. (2022). INHIBITION OF LOX MEDIATED EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX STIFFENING PREVENTS WNT3A INDUCED CHONDROCYTE DIFFERENTIATION VIA THE YAP/ TAZ PATHWAY. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.022 QMRO: qmroHref Deniz M, Thorup A-S, Dell'Accio F (2022). SCREENING SIRNA EFFICACY USING HIGH THROUGHPUT FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM IN VITRO.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2022.02.591 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95160 THORUP A, Caxaria S, Dell'Accio F et al. (2022). In vivo potency assay for the screening of bioactive molecules on cartilage formation. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1038/s41684-022-00943-y QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/76951 Deniz M, Thorup A-S, Dell'Accio F (2022). SCREENING SIRNA EFFICACY USING HIGH THROUGHPUT FLUORESCENCE SYSTEM IN VITRO. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95162 Deniz M, Thorup AS, Dell'Accio F (2022). Screening siRNA efficacy using high throughput fluorescence system in vitro. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/95163 Eldridge S, Barawi A, Wang H et al. (2021). AB0039 AGRIN REPAIRS BONE AND CARTILAGE IN VIVO. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2584 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/73100 Thorup AS, Strachan D, Caxaria S et al. (2021). OP0200 BLOCKING ROR2 IMPROVES CARTILAGE INTEGRITY AND PROVIDES PAIN RELIEF IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.2358 QMRO: qmroHref Thomas B, Eldridge S, Nosrati B et al. (2021). WNT3A-loaded exosomes enable cartilage repair. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/jev2.12088 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/68377 Bharde S, Caxaria S, Dell’Accio F et al. (2021). Update on pain in arthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000551 QMRO: qmroHref Kaneva MK, Muley MM, Krustev E et al. (2021). Alpha‐1‐antitrypsin reduces inflammation and exerts chondroprotection in arthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001801r QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/71485 Nalesso G, Thorup A-S, Eldridge SE et al. (publicationYear). Calcium calmodulin kinase II activity is required for cartilage homeostasis in osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-82067-w QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/70801 Chia S-L, Stott B, Miotla-Zarebska J et al. (2021). In a surgical model of OA female mice compared to males display pain at an early stage of disease and differential regulation of pain sensitizers. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/72040 Zhu L, Donhou S, Burleigh A et al. (2021). TNF alpha-stimulated gene 6 (TSG-6) is weakly chondroprotective in murine OA but does not account for FGF2-mediated joint protection. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/72069 von Loga IS, Batchelor V, Driscoll C et al. (2020). Does Pain at an Earlier Stage of Chondropathy Protect Female Mice Against Structural Progression After Surgically Induced Osteoarthritis?. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/art.41421 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/67849 Zhu L, Donhou S, Burleigh A et al. (2020). TSG-6 is weakly chondroprotective in murine OA but does not account for FGF2-mediated joint protection. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11176 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/67240 Thorup A-S, Strachan D, Caxaria S et al. (2020). ROR2 blockade as a therapy for osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax3063 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/67172 Eldridge SE, Barawi A, Wang H et al. (2020). Agrin induces long term osteochondral regeneration by supporting repair morphogenesis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aax9086 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/67045 Thorup A, Dell'Accio F, Eldridge SE (2021). Lessons from joint development for cartilage repair in the clinic. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.228 QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/66354 Bertrand J, Kräft T, Gronau T et al. (2020). BCP crystals promote chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation in OA cartilage by sequestering Wnt3a. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2019-216648 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/69520 Kania K, Colella F, Riemen AH et al. (2020). Expression of growth and differentiation factor 5 during joint repair and osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.055 QMRO: qmroHref Bollmann M, Brinkema H, Piatek S et al. (2020). Short term il1ra treatment reduces post-traumatic OA in mouse in vivo and, in vitro, in human cartilage. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2020.02.766 QMRO: qmroHref Kania K, Colella F, Riemen AHK et al. (2020). Regulation of Gdf5 expression in joint remodelling, repair and osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-57011-8 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/63617 Batchelor V, von Loga IS, Driscoll C et al. (2020). IDENTIFICATION OF PUTATIVE SEX-DEPENDENT PAIN PATHWAYS THAT MAY EXPLAIN WHY FEMALE MICE DEVLOP PAIN BEHAVIOUR DESPITE LOWER CHONDROPATHY SCORES. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Behler-Janbeck F, Schmidt T, Eldridge S et al. (2020). LIVER X RECEPTOR ACTIVATION PROTECTS FROM SURGICALLY-INDUCED KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN MICE. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/72339 Held A, Bollmann M, Hansen U et al. (2019). Inhibition of SDC4-LOX mediated extracellular matrix stiffening prevents chondrocyte differentiation in OA cartilage via increased YAP/TAZ signaling. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.02.220 QMRO: qmroHref Muhammad H, Khan SN, Scammahorn JJ et al. (2019). FGF2 promotes regeneration of cartilage in vivo by promoting MSC chemokinesis. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Khan SN, Muhammad H, Scammahorn JJ et al. (2018). Fibroblast growth factor 2 promotes regeneration of cartilage by attracting mesenchymal stem cells to the site of cartilage injury. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.090 QMRO: qmroHref Thomas BL, Jones HR, Norling LV et al. (2018). Neutrophil extracellular vesicles have a cartilage protective effect during inflammatory arthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.273 QMRO: qmroHref Fallas MA, Caxaria S, Sherwood J et al. (2018). The role of GCP-2 in cartilage differentiation and repair. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.298 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Sambale M, Bertrand J et al. (2018). Transient receptor potential cation channel (TRPC6) as a regulator of CXCR2-mediated articular cartilage homeostasis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.207 QMRO: qmroHref Rhys HI, Dell'Accio F, Pitzalis C et al. (2018). Neutrophil Microvesicles from Healthy Control and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Prevent the Inflammatory Activation of Macrophages. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.02.003 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/36528 Kouvatsos N, Dodd R, Mahmood F et al. (2018). CXCL6: a glycosaminoglycan-binding chemokine with pro-inflammatory activities that are modulated by heparin and TSG-6. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Dell'Accio F, Cailotto F (2018). Pharmacological blockade of the WNT-beta-catenin signaling: a possible first-in-kind DMOAD. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.10.014 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/31328 Luyten FP, Bierma-Zeinstra S, Dell'Accio F et al. (2017). Towards Classification Criteria for Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.08.006 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/27323 Thorup A-S, Eldridge SE, Caxaria S et al. (2017). A Potency Assay for Assessing the Chondrogenic Efficiency of Bioactive Molecules in Human Cartilage in vivo. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.462 QMRO: qmroHref Eldridge SE, Thomas BL, Shanmuganathan K et al. (2017). Agrin inhibits canonical WNT signalling through LRP4. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.281 QMRO: qmroHref Dell'Accio F (2017). In Vivo Models of Cartilage Repair and Chondrogenesis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.006 QMRO: qmroHref Caxaria S, Sherwood J, Roeder E et al. (2017). The Role of CXCl6 in Cartilage Development and Homeostasis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.507 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Dell'Accio F et al. (2017). The role of transient receptor potential cation channel trpc6 activity in cxcr2-mediated chondrocyte phenotypic stability. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.045 QMRO: qmroHref Thomas BL, Nalesso G, Eldridge SE et al. (2017). WNT16 is up-regulated in the joint following inflammation. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2017.02.264 QMRO: qmroHref Luyten FP, De Bari C, Dell'Accio F (2017). Chapter 7 Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-31696-5.00007-3 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Dell'Accio F et al. (2017). THE ROLE OF TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CATION CHANNEL TRPC6 ACTIVITY IN CXCR2-MEDIATED CHONDROCYTE PHENOTYPIC STABILITY. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Lin NY, Distler A, Beyer C et al. (2016). OP0072 Inhibition of Notch1 Promotes Hedgehog Signaling in A HES1-Dependent Manner and Exacerbates Experimental Osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.3510 QMRO: qmroHref Wei W, Bastiaansen-Jenniskens YM, Suijkerbuijk M et al. (2016). High fat diet accelerates cartilage repair in DBA/1 mice. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/jor.23280 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/28630 nalesso, thomas, sherwood JC et al. (publicationYear). WNT16 antagonises excessive canonical WNT activation and protects cartilage in osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208577 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12224 Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Seidemann M et al. (2016). Activation of the Transient Receptor Potential Cation Channel TRPC6 is Required for Chondrocyte Phenotypic Stability. 2016 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis — Promoting Clinical and Basic Research in Osteoarthritis DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.298 QMRO: qmroHref Eldridge SE, Petrycki E, Pitzalis C et al. (2016). MMP3 cleaves agrin in cartilage and reduces its chondrogenic potency. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.676 QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Wagner K, Bertrand J et al. (2016). Pharmacological Blockade of CAMKII is Detrimental for Osteoarthritis Progression. 2016 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.01.292 QMRO: qmroHref Lin N-Y, Distler A, Beyer C et al. (2016). Inhibition of Notch1 promotes hedgehog signalling in a HES1-dependent manner in chondrocytes and exacerbates experimental osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208420 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Dell'Accio F et al. (2016). Maintenance of Chondrocyte Phenotypic Stability By TRPC6 Calcium Channel Activity. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Luyten FP, De Bari C, Dell'Accio F (2016). Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-31696-5.00007-3 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Nalesso G et al. (2015). A homeostatic function of CXCR2 signalling in articular cartilage.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-205546 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12223 Headland SE, Jones HR, Norling LV et al. (2015). Neutrophil-derived microvesicles enter cartilage and protect the joint in inflammatory arthritis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aac5608 QMRO: qmroHref Eldridge S, Nalesso G, Ismail H et al. (2016). Agrin mediates chondrocyte homeostasis and requires both LRP4 and α-dystroglycan to enhance cartilage formation in vitro and in vivo. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207316 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/18402 Wei W, Bastiaansen-Jenniskens YM, Bos KP et al. (2015). Obesity does not negatively influence cartilage repair or cause osteoarthritis in DBA/1 mice. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.882 QMRO: qmroHref Clarke CK, Hansen U, Stange R et al. (2015). Syndecan-4 regulates chondrocyte extracellular matrix architecture and modulates WNT3A-induced matrix remodeling. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.905 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Dell'Accio F et al. (2015). TRPC6 plays a role in CXCR2-mediated chondrocyte phenotypic stability. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.903 QMRO: qmroHref Driscoll C, Watt FE, Dell'Accio F et al. (2015). The acute response to joint destabilisation is differentially regulated between male and female mice. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.904 QMRO: qmroHref Clarke C, Held A, Stange R et al. (2015). A4.11 Syndecan-4 is an important player in regulating the WNT signalling pathway in articular cartilage. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-207259.93 QMRO: qmroHref Dell'Accio F, Sherwood J (2015). PPARγ/mTOR signalling: striking the right balance in cartilage homeostasis. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206884 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/6563 Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Dell'Accio F et al. (2015). The Role of TRPC6 in CXCR2-Mediated Chondrocyte Phenotypic Stability. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Greco KV, Nalesso G, Kaneva MK et al. (2014). Analyses on the mechanisms that underlie the chondroprotective properties of calcitonin.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2014.07.034 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood JC, Bertrand J, Eldridge SE et al. (2014). Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cartilage damage and repair.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2014.05.014 QMRO: qmroHref Marcus P, De Bari C, Dell’Accio F et al. (2014). Articular Chondroprogenitor Cells Maintain Chondrogenic Potential but Fail to Form a Functional Matrix When Implanted Into Muscles of SCID Mice. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1177/1947603514541274 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/19239 Headland S, Norling L, Patel H et al. (2014). A novel mechanism for protecting the arthritic joint: microparticles deliver Annexin A1 into cartilage (146.8). nameOfConference DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.146.8 QMRO: qmroHref Heywood HK, Nalesso G, Lee DA et al. (2014). Culture expansion in low-glucose conditions preserves chondrocyte differentiation and enhances their subsequent capacity to form cartilage tissue in three-dimensional culture.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1089/biores.2013.0051 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/12684 Eldridge S, Vicente-Greco K, Nalesso G et al. (2014). Agrin expression is downregulated in OA and is required for chondrocyte differentiation. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Clarke CK, Held A, Stange R et al. (2014). Syndecan-4 Regulates Chondrocyte Phenotype and Cartilage Homeostasis Via the WNT Signaling Pathway.. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/6637 Nalesso G, Thomas B, Wagner K et al. (2014). The WNT/CaMKII pathway is activated in human and experimental osteoarthritis and promotes chondrocyte de-differentiation. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Thomas BL, Sherwood J et al. (2014). WNT16 IS INDUCED BY OXIDATIVE STRESS FOLLOWING CARTILAGE INJURY AND CONTRIBUTES TO CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.037 QMRO: qmroHref Thomas BL, Nalesso G, Sherwood J et al. (2014). WNT16 SUPPORTS THE PHENOTYPE OF THE SUPERFICIAL ZONE CELLS IN CARTILAGE. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.298 QMRO: qmroHref Eldridge S, Vicent-Greco K, Nalesso G et al. (2013). Agrin expression is downregulated in OA and is required for chondrocyte differentiation. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.238 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Nalesso G et al. (2013). SYNDECAN-4 DEFICIENT CHONDROCYTES EXHIBIT ALTERATIONS IN ACTIVATION OF WNT SIGNALING PATHWAYS LEADING TO HIGHER PHENOTYPIC STABILITY. World Congress of the Osteoarthritis-Research-Society-International (OARSI) DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.061 QMRO: qmroHref Dell'Accio F (2013). TARGETING WNT SIGNALLING IN OSTEOARTHRITIS. Annual Meeting of the British-Society-for-Rheumatology and British-Health-Professionals-in-Rheumatology DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Hidding H et al. (2013). SYNDECAN-4 FUNCTION IS ESSENTIAL FOR MATRIX REMODELLING UNDER INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS, BUT DISPENSABLE DURING EMBRYOGENESIS. 33rd European Workshop for Rheumatology Research DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203222.13 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Hidding H et al. (2013). Syndecan 4 supports bone fracture repair, but not fetal skeletal development, in mice.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/art.37817 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Nalesso G, Bertrand J et al. (2013). A NOVEL ROLE FOR ELR plus CXC CHEMOKINE SIGNALING IN CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-eular.1988 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Nalesso G, Bertrand J et al. (2013). A homoeostatic role for ELR plus CXC chemokine signalling in articular and epiphyseal cartilage. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Hidding H et al. (2013). Influences of Syndecan-2 and 4 on bone fracture repair and foetal skeletal development. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Headland SE, Dell'Accio F, Perretti M (2013). Neutrophil-Derived Microparticles as Novel Effectors in Joint Disease. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.137.6 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Nalesso G et al. (2013). THE ROLE OF CXCR2 SIGNALING IN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.062 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Bertrand J, Nalesso G et al. (2013). THE ROLE OF CXCR2 SIGNALLING IN ARTICULAR CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203222.17 QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Thomas BL, Eldridge SE et al. (2013). WNT5A/CAMKII PATHWAY IS ACTIVATED IN OSTEOARTHRITIS AND PROMOTES LOSS OF CHONDROCYTE PHENOTYPE. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.466 QMRO: qmroHref Vincent TL, Williams RO, Maciewicz R et al. (2012). Mapping pathogenesis of arthritis through small animal models.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes035 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Nitschke Y, Fuerst M et al. (2012). Decreased levels of nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1 are associated with cartilage calcification in osteoarthritis and trigger osteoarthritic changes in mice.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200892 QMRO: qmroHref Hughes C, Faurholm B, Dell'Accio F et al. (2012). Targeting therapeutics to arthritic joints by antibody specific to post-translationally modified collagen type II. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201230.16 QMRO: qmroHref De Bari C, Pitzalis C, Dell'Accio F (2007). Joint Tissue Engineering. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1142/9781860948312_0007 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Hidding H et al. (2012). BONE FRACTURE REPAIR, BUT NOT FETAL SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT IS SUPPORTED BY SYNDECAN-4. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201237.5 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Nalesso G, Bertrand J et al. (2012). ELR plus CXC CHEMOKINE SIGNALLING IN ARTICULAR CHONDROCYTE PHENOTYPIC STABILITY. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201237.7 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Nalesso G, Bertrand J et al. (2012). ELR plus CXC CHEMOKINE SIGNALLING IN CARTILAGE HOMEOSTASIS. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.02.140 QMRO: qmroHref Sherwood J, Nalesso G, Bertrand J et al. (2012). ELR plus CXC chemokine signaling is required for phenotypic stability of human articular chondrocytes. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Lin N-Y, Distler A, Beyer C et al. (2012). Inhibition of Notch Signaling Increases the Severity of Experimental Osteoarthritis. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Stange R, Hidding H et al. (2012). 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(2011). 3D CULTURES OF C-28/I2 CHONDROCYTES TO STUDY CHONDROCYTE BIOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC DEVELOPMENT. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Sherwood J, Bertrand J et al. (2011). WNT-3A modulates articular chondrocyte phenotype by activating both canonical and noncanonical pathways.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201011051 QMRO: https://uat2-qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/18414 Kurth TB, Dell'accio F, Crouch V et al. (2011). Functional mesenchymal stem cell niches in adult mouse knee joint synovium in vivo.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/art.30234 QMRO: qmroHref Pringle S, De Bari C, Dell'Accio F et al. (2011). Mesenchymal differentiation propensity of a human embryonic stem cell line.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2011.00744.x QMRO: qmroHref Hughes C, Faurholm B, Dell'Accio F et al. (2011). TARGETING THERAPEUTICS TO ARTHRITIC JOINTS. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Sherwood J, Ramachandran M et al. (2011). Biology of bone, cartilage and connectve tissue disease. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ker156 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Furst M, Ruther W et al. (2011). LOSS OF NPP1 INDUCES CARTILAGE REMODELLING INTO BONE AND OA-LIKE CHANGES IN MICE. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.148965.13 QMRO: qmroHref Kurth TB, Dell'accio F, Crouch V et al. (2011). Functional mesenchymal stem cell niches in the adult knee joint synovium in vivo.. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1002/art.30234 QMRO: qmroHref Bertrand J, Nitschke Y, Fuerst M et al. (2011). CYTOKINES DOWNREGULATE NPP1 AND THEREFORE INDUCE CARTILAGE MINERALIZATION IN OA. nameOfConference DOI: 10.1016/S1063-4584(11)60227-6 QMRO: qmroHref Hughes C, Faurholm B, Dell'Accio F et al. (2011). Targeting therapeutics to arthritic joints. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Nalesso G, Sherwood J, Ramachandran M et al. (2011). 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Interleukin-10 in rheumatoid arthritis.. nameOfConference DOI: doi QMRO: qmroHref Sponsors Versus Arthritis FOREUM Foundation for Rheumatology Medical Research Council UCB CollaboratorsInternal Dr Michele Bombardieri Professor Mauro Perretti Dr Panos Kabouridis External Dr Tonia Vincent (Oxford) Dr George Bou-Gharios (Oxford) Professor Thomas Pap (Muenster, Germany) Professor Georg Schett (Erlangen, Germany) Professor Cosimo De Bari (Aberdeen) Professor Andrew McMahon (Harvard, US) NewsSeptember 2020 Regrowing knee cartilage: new animal studies show promise (The Conversation) BBC Radio 5 Live interview (14:38) Agrin induces long term osteochondral regeneration by supporting repair morphogenesis (Science Translational Medicine) ROR2 blockade as a therapy for osteoarthritis (Science Translational Medicine) Back to top