作者: Iannis Adamopoulos , Nicholas Athanasou
DOI: 10.2174/1573397110602010001
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摘要: Hepatocyte Growth Factor (HGF) is a multifunctional growth factor which, like its receptor c-Met, widely expressed in osteoarticular tissues. HGF has profound effects on cell motility and differentiation tissue morphogenesis angiogenesis. plays an important role normal bone cartilage turnover. Changes HGF/c-Met have also been linked to pathophysiological changes several joint disorders. implicated the pathogenesis of inflammatory rheumatoid synovium degenerative osteoarthritis. influences remodelling significant proliferation osteoclast precursors, activity survival. A therapeutic proposed regeneration