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Melanocortin 1 receptor-signaling deficiency results in an articular cartilage phenotype and accelerates pathogenesis of surgically induced murine osteoarthritis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Lorenz Julia, Seebach Elisabeth, Hackmayer Gerit, Greth Carina, Bauer Richard J, Kleinschmidt Kerstin, Bettenworth Dominik, Böhm Markus, Grifka Joachim, Grässel Susanne
Abstract excerpt
Proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides exert pleiotropic effects via binding to melanocortin receptors (MCR). MCR-subtypes have been detected in cartilage and bone and mediate an increasing number of effects in diathrodial joints. This study aims to determine the role of MC1-receptors (MC1) in joint physiology and pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) using MC1-signaling deficient mice (Mc1re/e). OA was surgically...
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