Melatonin enhances cartilage matrix synthesis by porcine articular chondrocytes

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-187

  Pei, Ming ^a   He, Fan ^a   Wei, Lei ^b   Rawson, Ashley ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte; Matrix synthesis; Melatonin; Osteoarthritis; Transforming growth factor beta

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN; COLLAGEN TYPE 10; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SOX9; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE MATRIX; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AGGRECANS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN TYPE II; COLLAGEN TYPE X; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SOX9 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SWINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 59149097227     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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