The Role of Vitamin E in Preventing and Treating Osteoarthritis – A Review of the Current Evidence

The Role of Vitamin E in Preventing and Treating Osteoarthritis – A Review of the Current Evidence

Osteoarthritis is a debilitating disease of the joint involving cartilage degeneration and chondrocytes apoptosis. Oxidative stress is one of the many proposed mechanisms underpinning joint degeneration in osteoarthritis. The current pharmacotherapies emphasize pain and symptomatic management of the...

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Main Authors: Kok-Yong Chin, Soelaiman Ima-Nirwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
cartilage
chondrocytes
oxidative stress
tocopherol
tocotrienol
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.00946/full

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