Effects of short-term glucocorticoid treatment on changes in cartilage matrix degradation and chondrocyte gene expression induced by mechanical injury and inflammatory cytokines
Introduction Traumatic joint injury damages cartilage and causes adjacent joint tissues to release inflammatory cytokines, increasing the risk of developing osteoarthritis. The main objective of this study was to determine whether the combined catabolic effects of mechanical injury, tumor necrosis f...
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BioMed Central Ltd
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66690 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-3456 |