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CXCL12/CXCR4-Rac1–mediated migration of osteogenic precursor cells contributes to pathological new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis
6 Apr 2022
Abstract excerpt
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by inflammatory back pain and spinal ankylosis due to pathological new bone formation. Here, we identified CXCL12 as a critical contributor to pathological new bone formation through recruitment of osteogenic precursor cells (OPCs). CXCL12 was found highly expressed in the regions that would potentially develop pathological new bone. OPCs...
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