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Oxygen and reactive oxygen species in cartilage degradation: friends or foes?
Osteoarthritis and cartilage - 1 Aug 2005
Henrotin Y, Kurz B, Aigner T
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OBJECTIVES: This review is focused on the influence of oxygen and derived reactive species on chondrocytes aging, metabolic function and chondrogenic phenotype. METHODS: A systematic computer-aided search of the Medline database. RESULTS: Articular cartilage is an avascular tissue, and consequently oxygen supply is reduced. Although the basal metabolic functions of the cells are well adapted to hypoxia, the...
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