China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2014, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (3): 277-280.

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Advances in study of the role of vascular endothelial growth factor in the pathogenesis of temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis

XU Wei-feng, ZHANG Shan-yong   

  1. Department of Oral Surgery, Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2013-11-14 Online:2014-05-10 Published:2014-07-15

Abstract: Temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis(TMJOA) is a very common disease of temporomandibular joint disorders, which has a high morbidity and results in unbearable sufferings for patients, such as limitation of mouth opening, pain in the TMJ and clicking. The main pathological processes of TMJOA included cartilage degeneration, synovitis and adhesion formation. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most potent angiogenic factors, recently, studies have showed that VEGF was found in the articular disc, condylar cartilage, synovial tissue and synovial fluid in TMJOA, and it is increasingly considered to be an important suspicious factor in the formation of TMJOA. This review summarized the current literature on the studies of VEGF on TMJOA. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81371168), Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality (10ZR1418200), Shanghai Pujiang Talent Plan in 2011,The New Hundred Talents Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in 2011, The Seventh College Students Innovation Training Project of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine (2013052).

Key words: VEGF, Cartilage degeneration, Adhesion formation, Synovitis

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