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Overview

John D. Sandy is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within biomedical science, focusing primarily on the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work covers several subfields of study, including:

  • Cell Biology
  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology and Allergy

John D. Sandy's research interests concentrate on key topics such as:

  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Regarding publications, Sandy has contributed to research published in notable venues including:

  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology

One recent paper authored by Sandy is titled Aggrecan and Hyaluronan: The Infamous Cartilage Polyelectrolytes - Then and Now, published in 2023 in Advances in experimental medicine and biology. This paper has been cited multiple times, reflecting its relevance in the field.

Collaboration is a feature of their research activities. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Anna Plaas
  • Meghan M. Moran
  • Vincent Hascall

John D. Sandy's academic work integrates various approaches to understanding cartilage biology and related pathologies, with emphasis on molecular components and mechanisms involved in osteoarthritis and cell adhesion.

Best Publications

  • Biosynthetic response of cartilage explants to dynamic compression.

    R. L.-Y. Sah;Young-Jo Kim;J.-Y. H. Doong;A. J. Grodzinsky

  • The structure of aggrecan fragments in human synovial fluid : Evidence that aggrecanase mediates cartilage degradation in inflammatory joint disease, joint injury, and osteoarthritis

    L. Stefan Lohmander;Peter J. Neame;John D. Sandy

  • The structure of aggrecan fragments in human synovial fluid. Evidence for the involvement in osteoarthritis of a novel proteinase which cleaves the Glu 373-Ala 374 bond of the interglobular domain.

    J D Sandy;C R Flannery;P J Neame;L S Lohmander

  • Versican V1 proteolysis in human aorta in vivo occurs at the Glu441-Ala442 bond, a site that is cleaved by recombinant ADAMTS-1 and ADAMTS-4.

    John D. Sandy;Jennifer Westling;Richard D. Kenagy;M. Luisa Iruela-Arispe

  • Mechanical Regulation of Cartilage Biosynthetic Behavior: Physical Stimuli

    Young-Jo Kim;Robert L. Y. Sah;Alan J. Grodzinsky;Anna H. K. Plaas

  • Catabolism of aggrecan in cartilage explants. Identification of a major cleavage site within the interglobular domain.

    J D Sandy;P J Neame;R E Boynton;C R Flannery

  • Identification of a stromelysin cleavage site within the interglobular domain of human aggrecan. Evidence for proteolysis at this site in vivo in human articular cartilage

    C R Flannery;M W Lark;J D Sandy

  • Processing and Localization of ADAMTS-1 and Proteolytic Cleavage of Versican during Cumulus Matrix Expansion and Ovulation

    Darryl L. Russell;Kari M.H. Doyle;Scott A. Ochsner;John D. Sandy

  • Individual cartilage aggrecan macromolecules and their constituent glycosaminoglycans visualized via atomic force microscopy

    Laurel Ng;Alan J. Grodzinsky;Parth Patwari;John Sandy

  • ADAMTS1 cleaves aggrecan at multiple sites and is differentially inhibited by metalloproteinase inhibitors.

    Juan Carlos Rodriguez-Manzaneque;Jennifer Westling;Shelley N. M. Thai;Alfonso Luque

  • Cell-mediated catabolism of aggrecan. Evidence that cleavage at the "aggrecanase" site (Glu373-Ala374) is a primary event in proteolysis of the interglobular domain.

    Michael W. Lark;John T. Gordy;Jeffrey R. Weidner;Julia Ayala

  • Analysis of aggrecan in human knee cartilage and synovial fluid indicates that aggrecanase (ADAMTS) activity is responsible for the catabolic turnover and loss of whole aggrecan whereas other protease activity is required for C-terminal processing in vivo

    John D. Sandy;Christie Verscharen

  • ADAMTS4 (Aggrecanase-1) Activation on the Cell Surface Involves C-terminal Cleavage by Glycosylphosphatidyl Inositol-anchored Membrane Type 4-Matrix Metalloproteinase and Binding of the Activated Proteinase to Chondroitin Sulfate and Heparan Sulfate on Syndecan-1 *

    Gui Gao;Anna H. Plaas;Vivian P. Thompson;Sue Jin

  • Purification and characterization of a rabbit bone metalloproteinase that degrades proteoglycan and other connective-tissue components.

    W A Galloway;G Murphy;J D Sandy;J Gavrilovic

  • Effects of compression on the loss of newly synthesized proteoglycans and proteins from cartilage explants.

    Robert L-Y. Sah;Joe-Yuan H. Doong;Alan J. Grodzinsky;Anna H.K. Plaas

  • In Vivo and in Vitro Stimulation of Chondrocyte Biosynthetic Activity in Early Experimental Osteoarthritis

    John D. Sandy;Mark E. Adams;Michael E. J. Billingham;Anna Plaas

  • Recent progress in understanding molecular mechanisms of cartilage degeneration during osteoarthritis

    Meina Wang;Jie Shen;Hongting Jin;Hongting Jin;Hee Jeong Im

  • Chondrocyte-mediated catabolism of aggrecan: aggrecanase-dependent cleavage induced by interleukin-1 or retinoic acid can be inhibited by glucosamine.

    John D. Sandy;Dan Gamett;Vivian Thompson;Christie Verscharen

  • Activation of the Proteolytic Activity of ADAMTS4 (Aggrecanase-1) by C-terminal Truncation

    Gui Gao;Jennifer Westling;Vivian P. Thompson;Troy D. Howell

  • Changes in cartilage composition and physical properties due to stromelysin degradation.

    Lawrence J. Bonassar;Eliot H. Frank;Jane C. Murray;Claribel G. Paguio

Frequent Co-Authors

Anna Plaas
Anna Plaas Rush University Medical Center
Peter J. Neame
Peter J. Neame University of South Florida
Jorge O. Galante
Jorge O. Galante Rush University Medical Center
Robert L. Sah
Robert L. Sah University of California, San Diego
Katalin Mikecz
Katalin Mikecz Rush University Medical Center
Lawrence J. Bonassar
Lawrence J. Bonassar Cornell University
Theodore R. Oegema
Theodore R. Oegema Rush University Medical Center
JoAnne S. Richards
JoAnne S. Richards Baylor College of Medicine

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