Pei-Heng Jiang

Targeting AHNAK ameliorates osteonecrosis of the femoral head and affects adipogenic pathways involving Smad/PPARγ

Aims This study aimed to investigate the role of AHNAK in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) and its association with bone adipogenesis. Non-traumatic ONFH, primarily driven by steroid use and alcohol consumption, results in an imbalance between osteogenesis a...