Inhibition of tendon cell migration by dexamethasone is correlated with reduced alpha-smooth muscle actin gene expression: A potential mechanism of delayed tendon healing

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 265-271

  Tsai, Wen Chung ^a   Tang, Fuk Tan ^a   Wong, May Kuen ^a   Pang, Jong Hwei S ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alpha smooth muscle actin; Cell migration; Dexamethasone; Tendon healing

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GENES; MUSCLE; TENDONS;

TENDON CELL MIGRATION;

ORTHOPEDICS;

ALPHA ACTIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ACHILLES TENDON RUPTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HEALING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TENDON; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACTINS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL MOVEMENT; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0037229037     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(02)00151-1     Document Type: Article

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