Salubrinal improves mechanical properties of the femur in osteogenesis imperfecta mice

Salubrinal is an agent that reduces the stress to the endoplasmic reticulum by inhibiting de-phosphorylation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha (eIF2α). We and others have previously shown that the elevated phosphorylation of eIF2α stimulates bone formation and attenuates bone resor...

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Main Authors: Shinya Takigawa, Brian Frondorf, Shengzhi Liu, Yang Liu, Baiyan Li, Akihiro Sudo, Joseph M. Wallace, Hiroki Yokota, Kazunori Hamamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861316301311