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Cellular senescence in osteoarthritis and anti-aging strategies.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Oct 2018
Hou Angyang, Chen Peng, Tang He, Meng Haoye, Cheng Xiaoqing, Wang Yu, Zhang Yuming, Peng Jiang
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In older adults, the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) increases directly with age and is the most common cause of chronic disability. It is necessary to recognize that OA is a degenerative disease that strongly correlates with age, and often promotes elevated levels of cartilage injury. Chondrocytes undergo an age-dependent decline in proliferative and synthetic capacity. It is thought that cellular senescence...
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