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Association of genotypes affecting the expression of interleukin-1beta or interleukin-1 receptor antagonist with osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Nov 2000
Moos V, Rudwaleit M, Herzog V, Höhlig K, Sieper J, Müller B
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OBJECTIVE: The majority of cytokines and growth factors known to be involved in cartilage metabolism are synthesized by the chondrocytes themselves. They are up-regulated in osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage, resulting in 2 opposite phenotypes, TNFalpha(high) and TNFalpha(low), that are characterized by an elevated number of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha)-positive and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta)-positive...
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