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. 2022 Feb 8;13(2):123. doi: 10.1038/s41419-022-04595-1

Fig. 7. Novel androgen-AR-targeted approaches that promote homing of PDCs to bone formation and repair.

Fig. 7

The targeted androgens-AR and collagen-integrin α2β1 in PDCs can increase the formation of AR/ARA55/FAK complex that resulted promote the PDCs migration via activation of signaling mediated by ECM–integrin interactions, an effect that translates into increased periosteal bone formation and improved bone fracture repair. AR androgen receptor, ARA55 AR-associated protein 55, FAK focal adhesion kinase, ECM extracellular matrix, PDCs periosteum-derived progenitor cells.