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Figure 1. WNT16 is upregulated in experimental osteoarthritis induced by destabilisation of the medial meniscus (DMM). Wild-type mice received DMM of the left knee and sham operation on the right and were killed at 2 days (C and D), 7 days (E and F) and 8 weeks (G) post surgery. (A) WNT16 mRNA was upregulated in the whole joints of DMM-operated mice compared with sham-operated controls, reaching statistical significance after 7 days. WNT16 protein was undetectable in non-operated knees (B), but was upregulated at 2 days following DMM (C) and, to a lesser extent, following sham operation (D). WNT16 expression was further increased in DMM-operated mice at 7 days (E) and to less of an extent following sham operation (F) (joint tissues labelled as follows: C, cartilage; B, subchondral bone; M, meniscus). After 8 weeks, (G) WNT16 was no longer detected in DMM-operated knees. (H) Isotype negative control at the 2-day time point. N=3 per condition. Image published in: Nalesso G et al. (2017) Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. This image is reproduced with permission of the journal and the copyright holder. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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