MMP-2 associated imbalance of VEGF/Endostatin is linked to suppression of the PI3K/AKT/HIF-1α pathway in steroid-induced osteonecrosis of femoral head

• Guangyang Zhang,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Zhaopu Jing,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Jialin Liang,

  Roles Formal analysis, Software

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Leifeng Lv,

  Roles Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Xiaoqian Dang ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dangxiaoqian@xjtu.edu.cn (XD); qichuns@xjtu.edu.cn (QS)

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

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• Qichun Song

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: dangxiaoqian@xjtu.edu.cn (XD); qichuns@xjtu.edu.cn (QS)

  Affiliation Department of Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Center, the Second affiliated hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2111-5037

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