Continuous cyclic mechanical tension increases ank expression in endplate chondrocytes through the TGF-β1 and p38 pathway

The normal ANK protein has a strong influence on anti-calcification. It is known that <em>TGF-β1</em> is also able to induce extracellular inorganic pyrophosphate (ePPi) elaboration via the TGF-β1-induced <em>ank</em> gene expression and the mitogen-activated protein kinase (...

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Main Authors: H. Xu, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Zhang, Y. Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-09-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/2215