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Biomechanical regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in cultured chondrocytes.
Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society - 1 Nov 2000
Jin G, Sah R L, Li Y S, Lotz M, Shyy J Y, Chien S
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal mechanical loading of joints may induce degeneration of articular cartilage. Shear stress is one mode of mechanical loading that may regulate chondrocyte metabolism. We investigated the mechanism by which shear stress induces the gene encoding matrix metalloproteinase-9, a mediator of th...
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