YKL-40 as a Novel Factor Associated with Inflammation and Catabolic Mechanisms in Osteoarthritic Joints

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Tuija Väänänen (مؤلف), Anna Koskinen (مؤلف), Erja-Leena Paukkeri (مؤلف), Mari Hämäläinen (مؤلف), Teemu Moilanen (مؤلف), Eeva Moilanen (مؤلف), Katriina Vuolteenaho (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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YKL-40 is associated with tissue injury and inflammation, and consequently to diseases in which these mechanisms lead to tissue degradation, for example, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. The purpose of the present study was to investigate if YKL-40 is also a significant factor in osteoarthritis (OA)...