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The role of mitochondria in osteoarthritis.
Nature reviews. Rheumatology - 1 Mar 2011
Blanco Francisco J, Rego Ignacio, Ruiz-Romero Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Mitochondria are important regulators of cellular function and survival that may have a key role in aging-related diseases. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and oxidative stresses are known to contribute to aging-related changes. Osteoarthritis (OA) is an aging-associated rheumatic disease characterized by articular cartilage degradation and elevated chondrocyte mortality. Articular cartilage chondrocytes...
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