Metformin alleviates osteoarthritis in mice by inhibiting chondrocyte ferroptosis and improving subchondral osteosclerosis and angiogenesis

Abstract Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common musculoskeletal disease, and it has a complex pathology and unknown pathogenesis. Chondrocyte ferroptosis is closely associated with the development of OA. As a common drug administered for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, metformin (Met) i...

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Main Authors: Jiangbo Yan, Gangning Feng, Long Ma, Zhirong Chen, Qunhua Jin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03225-y