CD11b Deficiency Favors Cartilage Calcification via Increased Matrix Vesicles, Apoptosis, and Lysyl Oxidase Activity

Pathological cartilage calcification is a hallmark feature of osteoarthritis, a common degenerative joint disease, characterized by cartilage damage, progressively causing pain and loss of movement. The integrin subunit CD11b was shown to play a protective role against cartilage calcification in a m...

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Main Authors: Ilaria Bernabei, Uwe Hansen, Driss Ehirchiou, Jürgen Brinckmann, Veronique Chobaz, Nathalie Busso, Sonia Nasi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/11/9776