| Literature DB >> 10871236 |
P M van der Kraan1, W B van den Berg.
Abstract
Osteoarthritis is a joint disease that is characterized by focal degradation of articular cartilage. In addition to the degeneration of articular cartilage, attempts at repair are found in the affected tissue. Cartilage cells (chondrocytes) play a key role, not only in the destructive process, but also in the repair response. It has become apparent that anabolic and catabolic mediators, released from chondrocytes themselves or from other joint cells, drive both destructive and repair activities in the osteoarthritic joint.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10871236 DOI: 10.1097/00075197-200005000-00007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care ISSN: 1363-1950 Impact factor: 4.294