Clinical Impact of Bone and Connective Tissue Markers

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Contributors, Pages v-viii
Preface, Page xiii, Jan l. Thorell, Erik Lindh
The Collagens, Pages 3-12, Tod E. Stewart, Renate E. Gay, Steffen Gay
Basement Membranes, Pages 13-16, Rupert Timpl
Versatility of Cell Adhesion Mechanisms, Pages 17-23, Erkki Ruoslahti
Proteoglycans and Matrix Proteins of Connective Tissues With Special Reference to Cartilage, Pages 25-30, Dick Heinegård
Hyaluronan: Sources, Turnover and Metabolism, Pages 31-49, J.R.E. Fraser
Catabolism in Liver Sinusoids, Pages 51-76, Bård Smedsrød
Interactions Between the Immune System and Connective Tissue in Arthritis: Aspects on Connective Tissue Proliferation and Breakdown, Pages 77-87, Lars Klareskog
Biochemistry of the Bone Matrix, Pages 91-99, John D. Termine
Non-Collagenous Proteins of Bone, Pages 101-105, Ahnders Franzén, Åke Oldberg
Differentiation and Function of Cells of Osteoblastic Lineage, Pages 107-111, H. Fleisch, R. Felix, H. Guenther, W. Hofstetter
Osteoblast Phenotypic Expression and Bone Markers, Pages 113-120, Gideon A. Rodan, Joan K. Heath, Sevgi B. Rodan, Kyonggeun Yoon, Masaki Noda
Gene Expression and Functional Studies of the Vitamin K-Dependent Protein of Bone, Osteocalcin, Pages 121-136, Jane B. Lian, Gary S. Stein, Louis Gerstenfeld, Julie Glowacki
Mechanism of Calcification in Bone: Role of Collagen Fibrils and Collagen-Phosphoprotein Complexes in Vitro and in Vivo, Pages 137-170, Melvin J. Glimcher
The Possible Roles of Cytokines in Bone and Cartilage Metabolism, Pages 171-197, R.G.G. Russell, R.A.D. Bunning, D.E. Hughes, P.R.M. Dobson, B.L. Brown, D.F. Guilland-Cumming, D.B. Evans, B.R. MacDonald, A.M. Caswell, A. Bevington, G.J. Kemp, S. Rahman, A.K.M.A. Al-Humidan, M. Gowen
Markers of Collagen Assembly and Turnover, Pages 201-209, Juha Risteli, Leila Risteli
Collagen Markers in Clinical Work, Pages 211-222, Ib Lorenzen
Molecular Markers For Joint Disease, Pages 223-228, Tore Saxne
Keratan Sulfate as a Marker For Cartilage Proteoglycan Catabolism, Pages 229-234, Eugene J-M.A. Thonar, James Williams, M. Barry E. Sweet, Brian A. Maldonado, Mary Ellen Lenz, Thomas J. Schnitzer, Klaus E. Kuettner
Hyaluronan as a Clinical Marker, Pages 235-252, Anna Engström-Laurent, Torvard C. Laurent
Immunity to Cartilage Components and the Development of Chronic Inflammatory Arthritis, Pages 253-267, A. Robin Poole, E. Dayer, Edit Buzas
Round Table Discussion: Present Status and Possible Future Role of Connective Tissue Markers, Pages 269-276, Edward Harris
Osteoporosis – Current Problems in Diagnosis and Evaluation, Pages 279-287, Robert P. Heaney
Biochemical Markers For Bone Formation and Bone Resorption, Pages 289-303, M.E. Kraenzlin, A.K. Taylor, D.J. Baylink
Biochemical Measurements of Bone Turnover, Pages 305-313, P.D. Delmas
Circulating Osteocalcin: A Bone-Specific Marker of Osteoblast Activity, Pages 315-327, Caren Gundberg-Carpenter, Jane B. Lian
Round Table Discussion: Present Status and Possible Future Role of Bone Markers, Pages 329-338, Herbert Fleisch
Index, Pages 339-349