Pigment epithelium derived factor--the product of the EPC-1 gene--is expressed by articular chondrocytes and up regulated in osteoarthritis

Ann Rheum Dis. 2006 Jul;65(7):965-7. doi: 10.1136/ard.2005.047431.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cartilage, Articular / metabolism*
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Chondrocytes / metabolism*
  • Eye Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Nerve Growth Factors / metabolism*
  • Osteoarthritis / metabolism*
  • Serpins / metabolism*
  • Up-Regulation

Substances

  • Eye Proteins
  • Nerve Growth Factors
  • Serpins
  • pigment epithelium-derived factor