What is the effect of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor stimulation on osteoarthritis in a rodent animal model?

Objectives: Despite the rising number of patients with osteoarthritis, no sufficient chondroprotective and prophylactic therapy for osteoarthritis has been established yet. The purpose of this study was to verify whether stimulation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor via nicotine has a benefici...

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Main Authors: Kilian Bock, Christian Plaass, Vincent Coger, Claas-Tido Peck, Kerstin Reimers, Christina Stukenborg-Colsman, Leif Claassen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-03-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312116637529