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Aberrant TGF-β activation in bone tendon insertion induces enthesopathy-like disease.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Feb 2018
Wang Xiao, Xie Liang, Crane Janet, Zhen Gehua, Li Fengfeng, Yang Ping, Gao Manman, Deng Ruoxian, Wang Yiguo, Jia Xiaohua, Fan Cunyi, Wan Mei, Cao Xu
Abstract excerpt
Enthesopathy is a disorder of bone, tendon, or ligament insertion. It represents one-fourth of all tendon-ligament diseases and is one of the most difficult tendon-ligament disorders to treat. Despite its high prevalence, the exact pathogenesis of this condition remains unknown. Here, we show that TGF-β was activated in both a semi-Achilles tendon transection (SMTS) mouse model and in a dorsiflexion...
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