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Physiological loading of joints prevents cartilage degradation through CITED2.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Jan 2011
Leong Daniel J, Li Yong H, Gu Xiang I, Sun Li, Zhou Zuping, Nasser Philip, Laudier Damien M, Iqbal Jameel, Majeska Robert J, Schaffler Mitchell B, Goldring Mary B, Cardoso Luis, Zaidi Mone, Sun Hui B
Abstract excerpt
Both overuse and disuse of joints up-regulate matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in articular cartilage and cause tissue degradation; however, moderate (physiological) loading maintains cartilage integrity. Here, we test whether CBP/p300-interacting transactivator with ED-rich tail 2 (CITED2), a mechanosensitive transcriptional coregulator, mediates this chondroprotective effect of moderate mechanical loading. In...
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