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Adult cartilage-specific peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma knockout mice exhibit the spontaneous osteoarthritis phenotype.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Apr 2013
Vasheghani Faezeh, Monemdjou Roxana, Fahmi Hassan, Zhang Yue, Perez Gemma, Blati Meryem, St-Arnaud René, Pelletier Jean-Pierre, Beier Frank, Martel-Pelletier Johanne, Kapoor Mohit
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related progressive degenerative joint disease. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ), a transcription factor, is suggested as an attractive therapeutic target to counteract degradative mechanisms associated with OA. Studies suggest that activation...
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