BCP crystals promote chondrocyte hypertrophic differentiation in OA cartilage by sequestering Wnt3a.
Jessica BertrandTabea KräftTobias GronauJoanna SherwoodFrank RutschFrédéric LiotéFrancesco Dell'AccioChristoph H LohmannMiriam BollmannAnnelena HeldThomas PapPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2020)
Consequently, our data identify BCP crystals as a concentrating factor for Wnt3a in the pericellular matrix and an inducer of chondrocyte hypertrophy.