Collagen metabolism of human osteoarthritic articular cartilage as modulated by bovine collagen hydrolysates.

Destruction of articular cartilage is a characteristic feature of osteoarthritis (OA). Collagen hydrolysates are mixtures of collagen peptides and have gained huge public attention as nutriceuticals used for prophylaxis of OA. Here, we evaluated for the first time whether different bovine collagen h...

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Main Authors: Saskia Schadow, Hans-Christian Siebert, Günter Lochnit, Jens Kordelle, Markus Rickert, Jürgen Steinmeyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3546930?pdf=render