Astaxanthin mitigates cobalt cytotoxicity in the MG-63 cells by modulating the oxidative stress

• Main Authors: Dahe Li (Author), Wenwen Tong (Author), Denghui Liu (Author), Yuming Zou (Author), Chen Zhang (Author), Weidong Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background With the re-popularity of metal-on-metal (MoM) bearing in recent years, the cobalt toxicity has been a cause for concern in the total hip replacement surgery by both physicians and patients. Methods MG-63 cell line was cultured in vitro and incubated with cobalt (II) chloride (Co...