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D D Dean1.
Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of complex etiology that results in articular cartilage breakdown. Current experimental evidence strongly suggests that proteinases may be involved in this loss of cartilage matrix. The present review summarizes the evidence for implicating proteinases in the etiopathogenesis of OA and suggests that blockade of proteinase activity may provide a rational basis for new therapeutic agents.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1866627 DOI: 10.1016/0049-0172(91)90023-s
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Arthritis Rheum ISSN: 0049-0172 Impact factor: 5.532