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Increasing transforming growth factor-beta concentrations with age decrease apelin in the rat rotator cuff.

Ryo TazawaKentaro UchidaTomonori KenmokuMitsufumi NakawakiKyoko MuneshigeDaisuke IshiiGen InoueMasashi Takaso
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • rotator cuff
  • transforming growth factor
  • epithelial mesenchymal transition
  • poor prognosis
  • oxidative stress
  • binding protein