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Here we show\n                  <jats:italic>GPNMB\/Gpnmb<\/jats:italic>\n                  is expressed in human and mouse primary chondrocytes, and that its expression is increased in damaged human cartilage and under pro-inflammatory conditions. We report that recombinant GPNMB treatment inhibits the expression of\n                  <jats:italic>Mmps<\/jats:italic>\n                  (\n                  <jats:italic>Mmp3, 9<\/jats:italic>\n                  , and\n                  <jats:italic>13<\/jats:italic>\n                  ),\n                  <jats:italic>Adamts4<\/jats:italic>\n                  and\n                  <jats:italic>Il6<\/jats:italic>\n                  following IL-1\u03b2-stimulation\n                  <jats:italic>in vitro. In vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                  , GPNMB function was assessed in a post-traumatic osteoarthritis model, destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM). Transgenic animals lacking functional GPNMB protein (DBA\/2J) developed severe cartilage damage and demonstrated significant increases in pro-inflammatory cytokine expression following DMM. To elucidate the mechanism of action, we demonstrate that GPNMB regulates the MAPK signaling pathway via pERK inhibition in primary murine chondrocytes. 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