Immobilization-induced cartilage degeneration mediated through expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor, and chondromodulin-i

Connective Tissue Research

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-45

  Sakamoto, Junya ^a   Origuchi, Tomoki ^a   Okita, Minoru ^a   Nakano, Jiro ^a   Kato, Katsutomo ^a   Yoshimura, Toshiro ^a   Izumi, Shin Ichi ^a   Komori, Toshihisa ^a   Nakamura, Hideki ^a   Ida, Hiroaki ^a   Kawakami, Atsushi ^a   Eguchi, Katsumi ^a  

^a NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cartilage; Chondromodulin I; Hypoxia inducible factor 1 ; Immobilization; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; CHONDROMODULIN 1; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CALCIFICATION; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PLASTER CAST; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE DISEASES; HYPOXIA-INDUCIBLE FACTOR 1, ALPHA SUBUNIT; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TARSUS, ANIMAL; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 60549092901     PISSN: 03008207     EISSN: 16078438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03008200802412454     Document Type: Article

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