Profibrotic mediators in tendon disease: a systematic review

Table 3 Main characteristics of studies and cells of the papers included for the cellular responses to treatment search

Author	Year	Journal	Tendon	Model	Healthy control?	Quantitative/semiquantitative analysis and statistical tests	Treatment
TGF-β
Fu et al. [34]	2008	J Orthop Res	Patella, rat	Defect	Yes	Yes	TGFβ1
BMPs
Lui and Wong [33]	2013	BMC Musculoskeletal Disord	Patella, rat	CI	Yes	Yes	BMP2

BMP bone morphogenic protein, CI collagenase-induced, TGF-β transforming growth factor beta

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