Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach?
Articular cartilage is considered to have limited regenerative capacity, which has led to the search for therapies to limit or halt the progression of its destruction. Perlecan, a multifunctional heparan sulphate (HS) proteoglycan, promotes embryonic cartilage development and stabilises the mature t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-01-01
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Series: | Biomolecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/1/92 |