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Importance of HIF-2α in cartilage repair strategies. Levels of oxygen are low in the surrounding tissues of joints (Lund-Olesen 1970; Ishikawa & Ito 1988). In articular chondrocytes, it promotes matrix deposition. Manipulating the oxygen-dependent transcription factor HIF-2α could be of help in cartilage repair strategies.
