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Trabecular Bone Deficit and Enhanced Anabolic Response to Re-Ambulation after Disuse in Perlecan-Deficient Skeleton.
Biomolecules - 29 Jan 2020
Parajuli Ashutosh, Pei Shaopeng, Zhao Hongbo, Martinez Jerahme R, Lu X Lucas, Liu X Sherry, Farach-Carson Mary C, Kirn-Safran Catherine B, Wang Liyun
Abstract excerpt
Perlecan/Hspg2, a large monomeric heparan sulfate proteoglycan, is found in the basement membrane and extracellular matrix, where it acts as a matrix scaffold, growth factor depot, and tissue barrier. Perlecan deficiency leads to skeletal dysplasia in Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome (SJS) and is a risk factor for osteoporosis. In the SJS-mimicking murine model (Hypo), inferior cortical bone quality and impaired...
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