Abstract Number: 1147 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TGFß1 Blocks Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Increases Cell Viability in Cultured Cartilage Explants but Does Not Protect Against Proteoglycan Loss
Background/Purpose: In osteoarthritis, cartilage degradation is partly due to chondrocytes gaining a hypertrophy-like phenotype. TGFβ1 is considered to be a protective factor for articular cartilage by blocking…