Agrin mediates chondrocyte homeostasis and requires both LRP4 and α-dystroglycan to enhance cartilage formation in vitro and in vivo
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases2015Vol. 75(6), pp. 1228–1235
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S. Eldridge, Giovanna Nalesso, Habib Ismail, Karin Vicente-Greco, Panos Kabouridis, Manoj Ramachandran, Andreas Niemeier, Joachim Herz, Costantino Pitzalis, Mauro Perretti, Francesco Dell’Accio
Abstract
We have discovered that agrin strongly promotes chondrocyte differentiation and cartilage formation in vivo. Our results identify agrin as a novel potent anabolic growth factor with strong therapeutic potential in cartilage regeneration.
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