Baicalin promotes chondrocyte viability and the synthesis of extracellular matrix through TGF- β/Smad3 pathway in chondrocytes

CONCLUSION: BA promotes chondrocyte viability and the cell matrix synthesis through TGF-β/Smad3 pathway in IL-1β-treated chondrocytes and DMM treated mice. BA is a potential therapeutic target for OA.PMID:34650772 | PMC:PMC8507001

Source: American Journal of Translational Research - October 15, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Pengzhen Wang Jian Liu Shaoheng Zhang Pingping Zhu Xifeng Xiong Chaosheng Yu Aiguo Li Zhihe Liu Source Type: research