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Transcription factor Nfat1 deficiency causes osteoarthritis through dysfunction of adult articular chondrocytes.
The Journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2009
Wang Jinxi, Gardner Brian M, Lu Qinghua, Rodova Marianna, Woodbury Brent G, Yost John G, Roby Katherine F, Pinson David M, Tawfik Ossama, Anderson Harrison C
Abstract excerpt
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease in middle-aged and older individuals. Previous studies have shown that over-expression of matrix-degrading proteinases and proinflammatory cytokines is associated with osteoarthritic cartilage degradation. However, it remains unclear which transcription factors regulate the expression of these cartilage-degrading molecules in articular chondrocytes....
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