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l-Glutathione enhances antioxidant capacity of hyaluronic acid and modulates expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human fibroblast-like synoviocytes.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A - 1 Aug 2016
Yang Kai-Chiang, Wu Chang-Chin, Chen Wei-Yu, Sumi Shoichiro, Huang Teng-Le
Abstract excerpt
Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid (HA) has been widely accepted for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) in early stage. l-Glutathione (GSH), an antioxidant, has an anti-inflammatory effect on protecting cells from reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). In this study, the therapeutic effects of HA (0.1%) supplemented with GSH (0, 5, 10, and 20% in weight ratios to HA) on human...
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