Influence of Angiopoietin Treatment with Hypoxia and Normoxia on Human Intervertebral Disc Progenitor Cell’s Proliferation, Metabolic Activity, and Phenotype

Increasing evidence implicates intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration as a major contributor to low back pain. In addition to a series of pathogenic processes, degenerated IVDs become vascularized in contrast to healthy IVDs. In this context, angiopoietin (Ang) plays a crucial role and is involved i...

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Main Authors: Muriel C. Bischof, Sonja Häckel, Andrea Oberli, Andreas S. Croft, Katharina A. C. Oswald, Christoph E. Albers, Benjamin Gantenbein, Julien Guerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/15/7144