Sprifermin (rhFGF18) modulates extracellular matrix turnover in cartilage explants ex vivo

Abstract Background Sprifermin (recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 18) is in clinical development as a potential disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD). In vitro studies have shown that cartilage regenerative properties of sprifermin involve chondrocyte proliferation and extracellular...

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Main Authors: Ditte Reker, Cecilie F. Kjelgaard-Petersen, Anne Sofie Siebuhr, Martin Michaelis, Anne Gigout, Morten A. Karsdal, Christoph Ladel, Anne C. Bay-Jensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Translational Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12967-017-1356-8