Upregulation of Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 Synthesis and Consequent Collagen II Expression in Leptin-stimulated Human Chondrocytes

• Shun-Fu Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Rong-Ze Hsieh,

  Affiliation Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Kuo-Chin Huang,

  Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Chiayi Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Cheng Allen Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Fang-Yao Chiu,

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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• Hsing-Chun Kuo,

  Affiliation Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Cheng-Nan Chen ,

  * E-mail: cnchen@mail.ncyu.edu.tw (CNC); ypsu@vghtpe.gov.tw (YPS)

  Affiliation Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

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• Yu-Ping Su

  * E-mail: cnchen@mail.ncyu.edu.tw (CNC); ypsu@vghtpe.gov.tw (YPS)

  Affiliations Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

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