| Literature DB >> 25773660 |
Guangju Zhai1, Jules Doré, Proton Rahman.
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, resulting in substantial disability and economic burden worldwide. While its exact pathogenesis remains elusive, both in vitro and human population-based studies have merged to support the hypothesis that TGF-β/BMP-mediated signalling pathways play a role in the development of OA. Unraveling the TGF-β/BMP-mediated mechanism(s) in OA has great potential in identifying novel targets and developing new drugs for OA treatment. This review summarizes both in vitro and in vivo evidence of TGF-β/BMP-mediated signal transduction pathways in OA and discusses the future research direction in this regard.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25773660 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-015-3251-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rheumatol Int ISSN: 0172-8172 Impact factor: 2.631