FK506 protects against articular cartilage collagenous extra-cellular matrix degradation
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FK506 protects against articular cartilage collagenous extra-cellular matrix degradation.
OBJECTIVE Osteoarthritis (OA) is a non-rheumatologic joint disease characterized by progressive degeneration of the cartilage extra-cellular matrix (ECM), enhanced subchondral bone remodeling, activation of synovial macrophages and osteophyte growth. Inhibition of calcineurin (Cn) activity through tacrolimus (FK506) in in vitro monolayer chondrocytes exerts positive effects on ECM marker expres...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1063-4584
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.02.003