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Transforming growth factor alpha suppression of articular chondrocyte phenotype and Sox9 expression in a rat model of osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2007
Appleton C Thomas G, Usmani Shirine E, Bernier Suzanne M, Aigner Thomas, Beier Frank
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OBJECTIVE: To define the roles of transforming growth factor alpha (TGFalpha) in cartilage degradation. METHODS: Primary rat articular chondrocytes and articular osteochondral explants were cultured with TGFalpha to assess the effects of TGFalpha on chondrocyte physiology and phenotype. RESULTS: TGFalpha altered chondrocyte morphology through reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton and formation of stress...
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