Virginia B Kraus

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1 Extreme obesity due to impaired leptin signaling in mice does not cause knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2009 2.24
2 Accuracy and precision of quantitative assessment of cartilage morphology by magnetic resonance imaging at 3.0T. Arthritis Rheum 2005 2.15
3 The role of biomechanics and inflammation in cartilage injury and repair. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004 1.89
4 New developments in osteoarthritis. Posttraumatic osteoarthritis: pathogenesis and pharmacological treatment options. Arthritis Res Ther 2010 1.84
5 Changes in serum and synovial fluid biomarkers after acute injury (NCT00332254). Arthritis Res Ther 2010 1.61
6 Uric acid is a danger signal of increasing risk for osteoarthritis through inflammasome activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2011 1.59
7 Diet-induced obesity differentially regulates behavioral, biomechanical, and molecular risk factors for osteoarthritis in mice. Arthritis Res Ther 2010 1.48
8 Ethnic and sex differences in serum levels of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. Arthritis Rheum 2003 1.41
9 Pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear in osteoarthritis patients: relationships to pain and disability. J Pain Symptom Manage 2008 1.39
10 Serum hyaluronan levels and radiographic knee and hip osteoarthritis in African Americans and Caucasians in the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.39
11 Development and characterization of a fusion protein between thermally responsive elastin-like polypeptide and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist: sustained release of a local antiinflammatory therapeutic. Arthritis Rheum 2007 1.38
12 Association of biomarkers with pre-radiographically defined and radiographically defined knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. Arthritis Rheum 2009 1.35
13 Absence of posttraumatic arthritis following intraarticular fracture in the MRL/MpJ mouse. Arthritis Rheum 2008 1.35
14 A thermally responsive biopolymer for intra-articular drug delivery. J Control Release 2006 1.30
15 Induction of osteoarthritis and metabolic inflammation by a very high-fat diet in mice: effects of short-term exercise. Arthritis Rheum 2012 1.29
16 Genetic and cellular evidence of decreased inflammation associated with reduced incidence of posttraumatic arthritis in MRL/MpJ mice. Arthritis Rheum 2013 1.25
17 Serum cytokine profiles in relapsing polychondritis suggest monocyte/macrophage activation. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.22
18 Kinematic and dynamic gait compensations resulting from knee instability in a rat model of osteoarthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2012 1.16
19 Decreased physical function and increased pain sensitivity in mice deficient for type IX collagen. Arthritis Rheum 2009 1.15
20 Pain coping skills training and lifestyle behavioral weight management in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study. Pain 2012 1.13
21 Biologics in relapsing polychondritis: a literature review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2011 1.10
22 Biomarkers of incident radiographic knee osteoarthritis: do they vary by chronic knee symptoms? Arthritis Rheum 2011 1.10
23 Monoclonal antibodies to human cartilage oligomeric matrix protein: epitope mapping and characterization of sandwich ELISA. Clin Chim Acta 2003 1.10
24 Relationship of radiographic and clinical variables to pinch and grip strength among individuals with osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.09
25 Variation of serum hyaluronan with activity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2005 1.08
26 Intra-articular delivery of purified mesenchymal stem cells from C57BL/6 or MRL/MpJ superhealer mice prevents posttraumatic arthritis. Cell Transplant 2012 1.05
27 The MURDOCK Study: a long-term initiative for disease reclassification through advanced biomarker discovery and integration with electronic health records. Am J Transl Res 2012 1.05
28 Identification of disease- and nutrient-related metabolic fingerprints in osteoarthritic Guinea pigs. J Nutr 2003 1.05
29 Targeting pro-inflammatory cytokines following joint injury: acute intra-articular inhibition of interleukin-1 following knee injury prevents post-traumatic arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2014 1.04
30 Soluble macrophage biomarkers indicate inflammatory phenotypes in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015 1.04
31 Gait abnormalities and inflammatory cytokines in an autologous nucleus pulposus model of radiculopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 1.03
32 Synovial fluid biomarker levels predict articular cartilage damage following complete medial meniscectomy in the canine knee. J Orthop Res 2002 1.03
33 Diet-induced obesity significantly increases the severity of posttraumatic arthritis in mice. Arthritis Rheum 2012 1.02
34 Age-associated increases in the size of the infrapatellar fat pad in knee osteoarthritis as measured by 3T MRI. J Orthop Res 2010 1.01
35 Reappraisal of OMERACT 8 draft validation criteria for a soluble biomarker reflecting structural damage endpoints in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and spondyloarthritis: the OMERACT 9 v2 criteria. J Rheumatol 2009 1.00
36 The effects of ascorbic acid on cartilage metabolism in guinea pig articular cartilage explants. Matrix Biol 2002 0.98
37 Conditioned medium differentially regulates matrix protein gene expression in cells of the intervertebral disc. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2004 0.98
38 Variation in osteoarthritis biomarkers from activity not food consumption. Clin Chim Acta 2008 0.97
39 Arthritis self-efficacy and self-efficacy for resisting eating: relationships to pain, disability, and eating behavior in overweight and obese individuals with osteoarthritic knee pain. Pain 2007 0.96
40 Osmolarity regulates gene expression in intervertebral disc cells determined by gene array and real-time quantitative RT-PCR. Ann Biomed Eng 2005 0.96
41 Differences in multijoint radiographic osteoarthritis phenotypes among African Americans and Caucasians: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis project. Arthritis Rheum 2011 0.95
42 Effect of caloric restriction with and without exercise on metabolic intermediates in nonobese men and women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.95
43 Patellar skin surface temperature by thermography reflects knee osteoarthritis severity. Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord 2010 0.95
44 Biochemistry of amino acid racemization and clinical application to musculoskeletal disease. Clin Biochem 2006 0.93
45 Collagen biomarkers for arthritis applications. Biomark Insights 2007 0.93
46 Protein modification by deamidation indicates variations in joint extracellular matrix turnover. J Biol Chem 2011 0.92
47 Plasma acylcarnitines are associated with physical performance in elderly men. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2011 0.91
48 In vivo luminescence imaging of NF-κB activity and serum cytokine levels predict pain sensitivities in a rodent model of osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 0.90
49 The relationship of self-reported pain and functional impairment to gait mechanics in overweight and obese persons with knee osteoarthritis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2009 0.90
50 Lumbar spine radiographic features and demographic, clinical, and radiographic knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 0.90
51 Racial differences in gait mechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis. Aging Clin Exp Res 2009 0.90
52 Validity, factor structure, and clinical relevance of the AUSCAN Osteoarthritis Hand Index. Arthritis Rheum 2006 0.89
53 Sex differences in biomechanics associated with knee osteoarthritis. J Women Aging 2009 0.86
54 High normal plasma triglycerides are associated with preserved cognitive function in Chinese oldest-old. Age Ageing 2012 0.86
55 Articular ankle fracture results in increased synovitis, synovial macrophage infiltration, and synovial fluid concentrations of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015 0.86
56 Caloric restriction alters the metabolic response to a mixed-meal: results from a randomized, controlled trial. PLoS One 2012 0.85
57 Genetics of osteoarthritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2004 0.84
58 Relations of a marker of endothelial activation (s-VCAM) to function and mortality in community-dwelling older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2011 0.83
59 Dehydroascorbate transport in human chondrocytes is regulated by hypoxia and is a physiologically relevant source of ascorbic acid in the joint. Arthritis Rheum 2005 0.83
60 Associations between biomarkers of joint metabolism, hand osteoarthritis, and hand pain and function: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. J Rheumatol 2014 0.82
61 Post-translational aging of proteins in osteoarthritic cartilage and synovial fluid as measured by isomerized aspartate. Arthritis Res Ther 2009 0.82
62 Osmotic loading to determine the intrinsic material properties of guinea pig knee cartilage. J Biomech 2002 0.82
63 Alpha C-telopeptide of type I collagen is associated with subchondral bone turnover and predicts progression of joint space narrowing and osteophytes in osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2014 0.81
64 Whole blood lead levels are associated with biomarkers of joint tissue metabolism in African American and white men and women: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. Environ Res 2011 0.81
65 Chondrocyte transport and concentration of ascorbic acid is mediated by SVCT2. Biochim Biophys Acta 2005 0.81
66 Brief report: differences in multijoint symptomatic osteoarthritis phenotypes by race and sex: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. Arthritis Rheum 2013 0.81
67 Testing of the preliminary OMERACT validation criteria for a biomarker to be regarded as reflecting structural damage endpoints in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials: the example of C-reactive protein. J Rheumatol 2007 0.81
68 Development of draft validation criteria for a soluble biomarker to be regarded as a valid biomarker reflecting structural damage endpoints in rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis clinical trials. J Rheumatol 2007 0.80
69 High sensitivity C-reactive protein associated with different health predictors in middle-aged and oldest old Chinese. Biomed Environ Sci 2012 0.79
70 Changes in midbrain pain receptor expression, gait and behavioral sensitivity in a rat model of radiculopathy. Open Orthop J 2012 0.79
71 Composite measures of multi-joint symptoms, but not of radiographic osteoarthritis, are associated with functional outcomes: the Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. Disabil Rehabil 2013 0.78
72 Quantification of the whole-body burden of radiographic osteoarthritis using factor analysis. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 0.78
73 Genome-wide linkage analysis of cardiovascular disease biomarkers in a large, multigenerational family. PLoS One 2013 0.78
74 Cartilage mechanics in the guinea pig model of osteoarthritis studied with an osmotic loading method. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2004 0.78
75 Impact of disease severity and gastrointestinal side effects on the health state preferences of patients with osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2005 0.76
76 Ascorbic acid accumulates in cartilage in vivo. Clin Chim Acta 2003 0.76
77 Performance of global assessments of hip, knee, and back symptom change. Clin Rheumatol 2010 0.76
78 A flexible statistical model for alignment of label-free proteomics data--incorporating ion mobility and product ion information. BMC Bioinformatics 2013 0.75
79 Effect of Caloric Restriction with and without Exercise on Metabolic Intermediates in Nonobese Men and Women. Endocrinology 2011 0.75