Abstract Number: 34 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pro-Nerve Growth Factor (ProNGF) Stimulates Bone Growth By Stimulating Osteoblasts and Inhibiting Osteoclast Differentiation, an Explanation for Anti-NGF-Mediated Osteonecrosis; Prongf Is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Treatment of Osteonecrosis and Charcot’s Arthropathy
Background/Purpose Neurotrophins (Nerve growth factor (NGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)) are initially synthesized as pro-neurotrophins (proNGF and proBDNF), which are hydrolyzed to produce the…