Exogenous C-type natriuretic peptide restores normal growth and prevents early growth plate closure in its deficient rats.

Signaling by C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) and its receptor, natriuretic peptide receptor-B, is a pivotal stimulator of endochondral bone growth. We recently developed CNP knockout (KO) rats that exhibit impaired skeletal growth with early growth plate closure. In the current study, we further ch...

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Main Authors: Keisho Hirota, Mayumi Furuya, Naomi Morozumi, Kazunori Yoshikiyo, Takafumi Yotsumoto, Toshimasa Jindo, Ryuichi Nakamura, Koichiro Murakami, Yohei Ueda, Takeshi Hanada, Hiroko Sade, Sayaka Yoshida, Kei Enomoto, Yugo Kanai, Ichiro Yamauchi, Takafumi Yamashita, Yoriko Ueda-Sakane, Toshihito Fujii, Akihiro Yasoda, Nobuya Inagaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6147488?pdf=render