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The role of oncostatin M in animal and human connective tissue collagen turnover and its localization within the rheumatoid joint.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Oct 1998
Cawston T E, Curry V A, Summers C A, Clark I M, Riley G P, Life P F, Spaull J R, Goldring M B, Koshy P J, Rowan A D, Shingleton W D
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OBJECTIVE: To study the interaction of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha) and oncostatin M (OSM) in promoting cartilage collagen destruction. METHODS: Bovine, porcine, and human cartilage and human chondrocytes were studied in culture. The levels of collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase 1 [MMP-1]) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 (TIMP-1) were measured by bioassay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...
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