Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6125644 | Osteoarthritis and Cartilage | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Purine receptors are important regulators of ePPi production by chondrocytes. P1 receptor stimulation diminishes and P2 receptor stimulation enhances ePPi production. Alterations in receptor signaling or aberrations of extracellular purine nucleotide metabolism resulting in abnormal quantities or proportions of P1 and P2 receptor ligands could foster changes in ePPi production that in turn affect mineralization. We propose a homeostatic role for extracellular purine nucleotides and purine receptors in stabilizing ePPi concentrations.
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Authors
A.K. Rosenthal, D. Hempel, I.V. Kurup, I. Masuda, L.M. Ryan,