Toll-like receptors and their soluble forms differ in the knee and thumb basal osteoarthritic joints
Background and purpose — Although the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) is not well understood, chondrocyte-mediated inflammatory responses (triggered by the activation of innate immune receptors by damage-associated molecules) are thought to be involved. We examined the relationship between Toll-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-05-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2017.1281058 |