Inhibition of Contractile Function in Human Joint Capsule Myofibroblasts by Targeting the TGF-β1 and PDGF Pathways

Stefan G. Mattyasovszky; Jochen Wollstädter; Anne Martin; Ulrike Ritz; Andreas Baranowski; Christian Ossendorf; Pol M. Rommens; Alexander Hofmann

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145948

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Inhibition of Contractile Function in Human Joint Capsule Myofibroblasts by Targeting the TGF-β1 and PDGF Pathways

Stefan G. Mattyasovszky ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, Jochen Wollstädter

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Jochen Wollstädter ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan G. Mattyasovszky, Jochen Wollstädter

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Anne Martin,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Ulrike Ritz,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Andreas Baranowski,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Christian Ossendorf,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Pol M. Rommens,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Alexander Hofmann

* E-mail: hofmann.trauma-surgery@gmx.net

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Inhibition of Contractile Function in Human Joint Capsule Myofibroblasts by Targeting the TGF-β1 and PDGF Pathways

Stefan G. Mattyasovszky,
Jochen Wollstädter,
Anne Martin,
Ulrike Ritz,
Andreas Baranowski,
Christian Ossendorf,
Pol M. Rommens,
Alexander Hofmann

Published: January 5, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145948

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