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PEDF Is Associated with the Termination of Chondrocyte Phenotype and Catabolism of Cartilage Tissue.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Klinger P, Lukassen S, Ferrazzi F, Ekici A B, Hotfiel T, Swoboda B, Aigner T, Gelse K
Abstract excerpt
Objective. To investigate the expression and target genes of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in cartilage and chondrocytes, respectively. Methods. We analyzed the expression pattern of PEDF in different human cartilaginous tissues including articular cartilage, osteophytic cartilage, and fetal epiphyseal and growth plate cartilage, by immunohistochemistry and quantitative real-time (qRT) PCR....
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