Short-Term Application of Dexamethasone Enhances Bone Morphogenetic Protein-7-Induced Ectopic Bone Formation In Vivo

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BACKGROUND: Long-term administration of glucocorticoids may lead to bone loss and osteoporosis as reported in previous experimental and clinical studies. On the other hand, several in vitro studies have demonstrated that dexamethasone treatment induces proliferation and differentiation of human and murine osteoblast precursors. Thereby, a positive interaction of dexamethasone with the osteoinductive bone...

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