Expression of lumican and fibromodulin following interleukin-1 beta stimulation of disc cells of the human temporomandibular joint
Small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRP) are present in the extracellular matrix of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc. Lumican and fibromodulin, classified as class 2 SLRPs, play important roles in TMJ assembly, proliferation and inflammation. Degenerative change in the TMJ disc gives ris...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2011-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Histochemistry |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/1798 |