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ADAMTS-7 forms a positive feedback loop with TNF-α in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis
Lai Y, Bai X, Zhao Y, Tian Q, Liu B, Lin E, Chen Y, Lee B, Appleton C, Beier F, Yu X, Liu C. ADAMTS-7 forms a positive feedback loop with TNF-α in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases 2013, 73: 1575. PMID: 23928557, PMCID: PMC4418017, DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsADAMTS-7ADAMTS-7 expressionRat OA modelPathogenesis of osteoarthritisNF-κB signalingOA modelOA progressionCartilage degradationOA-like phenotypeTumor necrosis factorProgression of osteoarthritisJoint degenerative diseaseDownstream NF-κB signalingPotential molecular targetsPositive feedback loopShort-limbed dwarfismDisease progressionOA developmentNecrosis factorSafranin O stainingYoung miceUpregulated TNFReporter gene assayOsteoarthritisTransgenic mice
2008
Mediation of Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation by an Interferon-Inducible p202 Protein
Kong L, Liu C. Mediation of Chondrogenic and Osteogenic Differentiation by an Interferon-Inducible p202 Protein. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2008, 65: 3494-3506. PMID: 18791844, PMCID: PMC11131663, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8342-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell LineChondrocytesChondrogenesisFeedback, PhysiologicalGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesGenes, ReporterGrowth PlateIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C3HMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicOsteoblastsOsteogenesisParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinPluripotent Stem CellsRNA, Small InterferingSmad ProteinsConceptsParathyroid hormone-related peptideExpression of PTHrPHormone-related peptideCourse of osteogenesisGrowth plate chondrocytesInterferon-inducible proteinMolecular mechanism studiesInterferon-inducible p200 familyImportant mediatorP202 proteinOsteogenic differentiationSiRNA approachMouse embryosP202 expressionChondrocyte differentiationPositive feedback loopSmad transcription factorsTransgenic mouse embryosOsteoblast differentiationDifferential expressionExpressionC3H10T1/2 cellsC2C12 cellsDifferentiationCells