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Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) mediates cartilage matrix loss in an age-dependent manner under inflammatory conditions

BACKGROUND: Inflammation is a major cause of cartilage destruction and leads to the imbalance of metabolic activities in the arthritic joint. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) has been reported to have both pro- and anti-inflammatory activities in various cell types and to be upregulated in t...

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Autores principales: Nakamura, Daisy S., Hollander, Judith M., Uchimura, Tomoya, Nielsen, Heber C., Zeng, Li
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28122611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1410-y