Abstract Number: 1017 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMP9-Induced pSmad1/5/8 Signaling and Chondrocyte Hypertrophy Are Effectively Inhibited By TGFβ1
Background/Purpose Osteoarthritis is characterized by degradation of articular cartilage. TGFβ-superfamily signaling via Smad phosphorylation (pSmad) plays a crucial role in cartilage maintenance. Two distinct pSmad…