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Articular cartilage degradation and de-differentiation of chondrocytes by the systemic administration of retinyl acetate-ectopic production of osteoblast stimulating factor-1 by chondrocytes in mice.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Dec 2002
Kubo M, Takase T, Matsusue Y, Rauvala H, Imai S
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OBJECTIVE: Vitamin A derivatives are widely used therapeutic agents for the treatment of dermatological and rheumatological disorders. Long-standing administration of these drugs, in turn, causes skeletal changes including ossification of ligaments, premature fusion of epiphyses and abnormalities of modeling. Recent in vitro experiments have further suggested that retinoid treatment of cultured chondrocytes may...
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