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Type II TGFβ receptor modulates chondrocyte phenotype.
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Aug 2013
Baugé Catherine, Duval Elise, Ollitrault David, Girard Nicolas, Leclercq Sylvain, Galéra Philippe, Boumédiene Karim
Abstract excerpt
Aging is one of the major risk factors of osteoarthritis. This pathology during which chondrocytes undergo modifications of their phenotype may result from alteration of transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling. This study investigates the role of TGFβ response in the process of chondrocyte dedifferentiation/redifferentiation. Dedifferentiation was induced by successive passages of human articular...
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