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ArticleSaudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society2017

The influence of connective tissue growth factor on rabbit ligament injury repair.

Wei Zhang, Junju Zheng, Jiayu Chen, Lipeng Huang

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Article in Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A license to cure.Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wei ZhangDepartment of Orthopedics, WenZhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China.
Junju ZhengDepartment of Orthopedics, WenZhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China.
Jiayu ChenShaoxing University Medical School, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang, China.
Lipeng HuangDepartment of Orthopedics, WenZhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China.
Wenzhou Central Hospital · CNShaoxing University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is deemed to exhibit an impaired healing response and attempts at surgical repair have not been successful. Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) is reported to be associated with wound healing, probably through transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-β1).

methodsA rabbit ACL injury model was used to study the effect of CTGF on ligament recovery. Quantitative real-time PCR was performed for detection of changes in RNA levels of TGF-β1, type 1 collagen (COL-I), type 2 collagen (COL-II), SRY-related high mobility group-box gene9 (Sox9), metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) as well as matrix metallopeptidase 13 (MMP-13). And expression of related proteins was detected by western blotting.

resultsThe current study showed that CTGF could promote the recovery of inured anterior cruciate ligament. It can up-regulate the mRNA and expression of TGF-β1, COL-I, COL-II, Sox9, as well as the tissue inhibitor of TIMP-1, and down-regulated the mRNA and expression of MMP-13, suggesting the curative effect of CTGF on injured rabbit ligament is through regulating these cellular factors.

conclusionThis finding revealed the mechanism of CTFG's healing role in injured tissues and provided new possibilities of treating injured tissues and wound healing by using CTFG.

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Anterior cruciate ligamentConnective tissue growth factormRNARabbitTGF-β1

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