Effects of sesamin on the biosynthesis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans in human articular chondrocytes in primary culture

• Main Authors: Pothacharoen P., Najarus S., Settakorn J., Mizumoto S., Sugahara K., Kongtawelert P.
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2014
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that progressively causes a loss of joint functions and the impaired quality of life. The most significant event in OA is a high degree of degradation of articular cartilage accompanied by the loss of chondroitin sulfate-proteoglycans (CS-PGs). Rec...