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Proteinase-activated Receptor-2 Gene Disruption Limits the Effect of Osteoarthritis on Cartilage in Mice: A Novel Target in Joint Degradation
1 Feb 2011
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OBJECTIVE: Evidence indicates that proteinase-activated receptor (PAR)-2 participates in the degradative processes of human osteoarthritis (OA). We evaluated the in vivo effect of PAR-2 on articular lesions in a PAR-2-knockout (KO) mouse model of OA. METHODS: OA was surgically induced by destabilization of the medial meniscus of the right knee in C57Bl/6 wild-type (WT) and PAR-2 KO mice. Knee swelling was...
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