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Interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor-α increase stiffness and impair contractile function of articular chondrocytes.
Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica - 1 Feb 2015
Chen Cheng, Xie Jing, Rajappa Ravikumar, Deng Linhong, Fredberg Jeffrey, Yang Liu
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) are major proinflammatory cytokines involved in osteoarthritis (OA). These cytokines disturb chondrocyte metabolism by suppressing the synthesis of extracellular matrix proteins and stimulating the release of catabolic proteases, but little is known about their role in chondrocyte mechanics. Thus, the aim of this study was to measure the effects of IL-1β...
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