Protein kinase C delta null mice exhibit structural alterations in articular surface, intra-articular and subchondral compartments

Structural alterations in intra-articular and subchondral compartments are hallmarks of osteoarthritis, a degenerative disease that causes pain and disability in the aging population. Protein kinase C delta (PKC-δ) plays versatile functions in cell growth and differentiation, but its role in the articular cartilage and subchondral bone is not known. Histological analysis including alcian blue, safranin O staining and fluorochrome labeling were used to reveal structural alterations at the articular cartilage surface and bone-cartilage interface in PKC-δ knockout (KO) mice. The morphology and or... Mehr ...