Growth differentiation factor 15 promotes blood vessel growth by stimulating cell cycle progression in repair of critical-sized calvarial defect

Abstract Repair of large bone defects remains a challenge for surgeons, tissue engineering represents a promising approach. However, the use of this technique is limited by delayed vascularization in central regions of the scaffold. Growth differentiation factor 15(GDF15) has recently been reported...

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Main Authors: Shaoyi Wang, Mengyu Li, Wenjie Zhang, Hongfei Hua, Ningtao Wang, Jun Zhao, Jing Ge, Xinquan Jiang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Dongxia Ye, Chi Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09210-4