Study Explores Molecular Response to Joint Injury
Signaling pathways upregulated in response to injury
Publish date: May 14, 2008
Mechanical injury to human articular cartilage results in activation of pathways involved in growth and differentiation, suggesting that these pathways could represent novel therapeutic targets in individuals with inadequate cartilage repair after injury, according to an article published in Arthritis & Rheumatism in May.