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Mechanical motion promotes expression of Prg4 in articular cartilage via multiple CREB-dependent, fluid flow shear stress-induced signaling pathways.
Genes & development - 15 Jan 2014
Ogawa Hiroyasu, Kozhemyakina Elena, Hung Han-Hwa, Grodzinsky Alan J, Lassar Andrew B
Abstract excerpt
Lubricin is a secreted proteoglycan encoded by the Prg4 locus that is abundantly expressed by superficial zone articular chondrocytes and has been noted to both be sensitive to mechanical loading and protect against the development of osteoarthritis. In this study, we document that running induces maximal expression of Prg4 in the superficial zone of knee joint articular cartilage in a COX-2-dependent fashion,...
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