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Advanced glycation end products increases matrix metalloproteinase-1, -3, and -13, and TNF-alpha in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes.
FEBS letters - 1 May 2007
Nah Seong-Su, Choi In-Young, Yoo Bin, Kim Yong Gil, Moon Hee-Bom, Lee Chang-Keun
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the effects of advanced glycation end products (AGE) which accumulate in articular cartilage with age in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. We found AGE-BSA significantly increased MMP-1, -3, and -13, and TNF-alpha in a dose-dependent manner. AGE-BSA-stimulated JNK, p38, and ERK and NF-kappaB activity. The stimulatory effect of AGE-BSA on MMP-1, -3, and -13 were reversed by treatment with specific...
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