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Nucleus pulposus cells express HIF-1 alpha under normoxic culture conditions: a metabolic adaptation to the intervertebral disc microenvironment.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 May 2006
Risbud Makarand V, Guttapalli Asha, Stokes David G, Hawkins David, Danielson Keith G, Schaer Thomas P, Albert Todd J, Shapiro Irving M
Abstract excerpt
Nucleus pulposus (NP) cells of the intervertebral disc reside in an environment that has a limited vascular supply and generate energy through anaerobic glycolysis. The goal of the present study was to examine the expression and regulation of HIF-1alpha, a transcription factor that regulates oxidative metabolism in nucleus pulposus cells. Nucleus pulposus cells were isolated from rat, human, and sheep disc and...
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