Jellyfish mucin may have potential disease-modifying effects on osteoarthritis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We aimed to study the effects of intra-articular injection of jellyfish mucin (qniumucin) on articular cartilage degeneration in a model of osteoarthritis (OA) created in rabbit knees by resection of the anterior cruciate ligament. Q...

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Main Authors: Urai Makoto, Taniguchi Kayoko, Baba Takayuki, Kokubo Mami, Ushida Kiminori, Sato Masato, Ohta Naoshi, Kihira Koji, Mochida Joji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/9/98