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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2021

Osteoking Decelerates Cartilage Degeneration in DMM-Induced Osteoarthritic Mice Model Through TGF-β/smad-dependent Manner.

Houfu Ling, Qinghe Zeng, Qinwen Ge, Jiali Chen, Wenhua Yuan, Rui Xu, Zhenyu Shi, Hanting Xia, Songfeng Hu, Hongting Jin and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Houfu LingThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Qinghe ZengThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Qinwen GeThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Jiali ChenInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Wenhua YuanInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Rui XuThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhenyu ShiThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Hanting XiaThe First College of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Songfeng HuDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Shaoxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shaoxing, China.
Hongting JinInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Pinger WangInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Peijian TongInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNShaoxing People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease characterized by cartilage degeneration. In recent years much attention has been paid to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) since its treatments have shown efficacy for ameliorating cartilage degradation with mild side effects. Osteoking is a TCM prescription that has long been used in OA treatment. However, the exact mechanism of Osteoking are not fully elucidated. In the current study, destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM)-induced OA mice was introduced as a wild type animal model. After 8 weeks of administration of Osteoking, histomorphometry, OARSI scoring, gait analysis, micro-CT, and immunohistochemical staining for Col2, MMP-13, TGFβRII and pSmad-2 were conducted to evaluate the chondroprotective effects of Osteoking

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cartilage protectionconditonal knockoutosteoarthritisosteokingTGF-β/Smad pathway

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PMID34211396
PMCPMC8239307
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