Emodin promotes fibroblast apoptosis and prevents epidural fibrosis through PERK pathway in rats

Abstract Background Laminectomy is usually classed as a common orthopedic surgery, but postoperative epidural fibrosis often leads to less-than-desirable clinical outcomes. As demonstrated by prior studies, emodin (EMO) exerts an anti-fibrotic effect. Here, we carried out investigation into the inhi...

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Main Authors: Guirun Xiong, Hui Chen, Qi Wan, Jihang Dai, Yu Sun, Jingcheng Wang, Xiaolei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1357-9