Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is more effective in suppressing cytokine-induced catabolism in cartilage-synovium co-culture than in cartilage monoculture
Abstract Background Most in vitro studies of potential osteoarthritis (OA) therapies have used cartilage monocultures, even though synovium is a key player in mediating joint inflammation and, thereby, cartilage degeneration. In the case of interleukin-1 (IL-1) inhibition using its receptor antagoni...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-11-01
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Series: | Arthritis Research & Therapy |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-2003-y |