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Bone morphogenetic protein-2 facilitates expression of chondrogenic, not osteogenic, phenotype of human intervertebral disc cells.
Spine - 15 Dec 2003
Kim Dong-Jun, Moon Seong-Hwan, Kim Hyang, Kwon Un-Hye, Park Moon-Soo, Han Keong-Jin, Hahn Soo-Bong, Lee Hwan-Mo
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STUDY DESIGN: In vitro experiment using bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and human intervertebral disc (IVD) cells. OBJECTIVES: To demonstrate the effect of BMP-2 on mRNAs expression (collagen type I, collagen type II, aggrecan, and osteocalcin), proteoglycan synthesis, expression of alkaline phosphatase, bone nodule formation in human IVD cells. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: BMP-2 was widely known as a...
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