Scientific Publications

“Cartilage Boundary Lubrication of Bovine Synovial Fluid Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Transection: A Longitudinal Study.”
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Dec 29; pii: S1063-4584(14)01391-0

“The biology of Lubricin: Near frictionless joint motion”
Matrix Biol. 2014 Oct;39:17-24

“Characterization of full-length recombinant human Proteoglycan 4 as an ocular surface boundary lubricant.”
Exp Eye Res. 2014 Oct;127:14-9

“Lubricin: A novel means to decrease bacterial adhesion and proliferation.”
J Biomed Mater Res A. 2014 Apr 16

“Transcription, translation, and function of lubricin, a boundary lubricant, at the ocular surface,” published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun;131(6):766-76

“Role of lubricin in the prevention of chondrocyte apoptosis”
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Apr 9;110(15):5852-7

“Proteoglycan 4 expression protects against the development of osteoarthritis.”
Sci Transl Med. 2013 Mar 13;5(176)

“The impact of forced joint exercise on lubricin biosynthesis from articular cartilage following ACL transection and intra-articular lubricin’s effect in exercised joints following ACL transection.”
Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Aug;20(8):940-8

“Dose-dependent and synergistic effects of proteoglycan 4 on boundary lubrication at a human cornea-polydimethylsiloxane biointerface.”
Eye Contact Lens. 2012 Jan;38(1):27-35

“Prevention of cartilage degeneration and gait asymmetry by lubricin tribosupplementation in the rat following anterior cruciate ligament transection.”
Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Apr;64(4)

“Effects of supplemental intra-articular lubricin and hyaluronic acid on the progression of posttraumatic arthritis in the anterior cruciate ligament-deficient rat knee.”
Am J Sports Med. 2011 Jan;39(1):164-72