Prg4 prevents osteoarthritis induced by dominant-negative interference of TGF-ß signaling in mice.

<h4>Objective</h4>Prg4, also known as Lubricin, acts as a joint/boundary lubricant. Prg4 has been used to prevent surgically induced osteoarthritis (OA) in mice. Surgically induced OA serves as a good model for post-traumatic OA but is not ideal for recapitulating age-related OA. Reduced...

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Main Authors: Robert Dalton Chavez, Philip Sohn, Rosa Serra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210601