| Literature DB >> 28621492 |
Hiroshi Asahara1,2, Masafumi Inui3, Martin K Lotz1.
Abstract
Tendons and ligaments provide connections between muscle and bone or bone and bone to enable locomotion. Damage to tendons and ligaments caused by acute or chronic injury or associated with aging and arthritis is a prevalent cause of disability. Improvements in approaches for the treatment of these conditions depend on a better understanding of tendon and ligament development, cell biology, and pathophysiology. This review focuses on recent advances in the discovery of transcription factors that control ligament and tendon cell differentiation, how cell and extracellular matrix homeostasis are altered in disease, and how this new insight can lead to novel therapeutic approaches.Entities:
Keywords: ARTHRITIS; Egr1/2; LIGAMENT; Mkx; Scx; TENDON
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28621492 PMCID: PMC5585011 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.3199
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bone Miner Res ISSN: 0884-0431 Impact factor: 6.741