Combination of simvastatin and bone morphogenetic protein-2 enhances the differentiation of osteoblasts by regulating the expression of phospho-Smad1/5/8

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-306

  Park, Jun Beom ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bone morphogenetic protein 2; Differentiation; Osteoblasts; Proliferation; Simvastatin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; SIMVASTATIN; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SMAD5 PROTEIN; SMAD8 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84862638852     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.590     Document Type: Article

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