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Humanin is a novel regulator of Hedgehog signaling and prevents glucocorticoid‐induced bone growth impairment
18 Jan 2019
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are frequently used to treat chronic disorders in children, including inflammation and cancer. Prolonged treatment with GCs is well known to impair bone growth, an effect linked to increased apoptosis and suppressed proliferation in growth plate chondrocytes. We hypothesized that the endogenous antiapoptotic protein humanin (HN) may prevent these effects. Interestingly, GC-induced bone...
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