Increasing transforming growth factor-beta concentrations with age decrease apelin in the rat rotator cuff.
Ryo TazawaKentaro UchidaTomonori KenmokuMitsufumi NakawakiKyoko MuneshigeDaisuke IshiiGen InoueMasashi TakasoPublished in: Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research (2021)
TGF-β regulates apelin expression in the rotator cuff and may play a key role in the degenerative pathology of the rotator cuff with age.