Pioglitazone Protects Compression-Mediated Apoptosis in Nucleus Pulposus Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Suppressing Oxidative Stress

Excessive compression, the main cause of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration, affected endogenous repair of the intervertebral disc. Pioglitazone (PGZ) is the agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ, which has been widely used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. The present stu...

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Main Authors: Yiqiang Hu, Liang Huang, Min Shen, Yunlu Liu, Guohui Liu, Yongchao Wu, Fan Ding, Kaige Ma, Wentian Wang, Yanbin Zhang, Zengwu Shao, Xianyi Cai, Liming Xiong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4764071

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