{"title":"YKL-40 in health and disease: a challenge for joint inflammation","authors":"M. Kazakova, V. Sarafian","doi":"10.14748/BMR.V24.21","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"There is a need of biomarkers to detect early joint inflammation and destruction of cartilage in different types of arthritis. YKL-40, a 39 kD heparin- and chitin-binding secreted glycoprotein (also known as cartilage gp39), was recently discovered. Its exact biological function is still unclear. Specific receptors for YKL-40 have not been identified yet. The clinical significance of YKL-40 as a biomarker is discussed in different aspects. High level of YKL-40 was found in various human diseases associated with inflammatory and neoplastic processes. The review highlights the information available about YKL-40 and its significance in inflammatory joint diseases. We suggest that this glycoprotein might have a promising value as a novel biomarker and could provide additional evidence for inflammation activity in different types of arthritis. Biomedical Reviews 2013, 24: 49-56.","PeriodicalId":8906,"journal":{"name":"Biomedical Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2013-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"9","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Biomedical Reviews","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.14748/BMR.V24.21","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
There is a need of biomarkers to detect early joint inflammation and destruction of cartilage in different types of arthritis. YKL-40, a 39 kD heparin- and chitin-binding secreted glycoprotein (also known as cartilage gp39), was recently discovered. Its exact biological function is still unclear. Specific receptors for YKL-40 have not been identified yet. The clinical significance of YKL-40 as a biomarker is discussed in different aspects. High level of YKL-40 was found in various human diseases associated with inflammatory and neoplastic processes. The review highlights the information available about YKL-40 and its significance in inflammatory joint diseases. We suggest that this glycoprotein might have a promising value as a novel biomarker and could provide additional evidence for inflammation activity in different types of arthritis. Biomedical Reviews 2013, 24: 49-56.