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Expression and function of visfatin (Nampt), an adipokine-enzyme involved in inflammatory pathways of osteoarthritis

INTRODUCTION: Visfatin is an adipokine that may be involved in intertissular joint communication in osteoarthritis (OA). With a homodimeric conformation, it exerts nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (Nampt) enzymatic activity, essential for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis. We exam...

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Autores principales: Laiguillon, Marie-Charlotte, Houard, Xavier, Bougault, Carole, Gosset, Marjolaine, Nourissat, Geoffroy, Sautet, Alain, Jacques, Claire, Berenbaum, Francis, Sellam, Jérémie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3978827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar4467

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