Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein - inflammation biomarker in knee osteoarthritis

Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein - inflammation biomarker in knee osteoarthritis

Chondrocytes and synovial cells synthesize Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein (COMP) when activated by proinflammatory cytokines. The aim of this study was to analyze and compare ultrasound parameters of joint inflammation, effusion and synovitis with the levels of COMP in the serum of patients wit...

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Main Authors: Sandra Živanović, Ljiljana Petrović Rackov, Aleksandar Živanović, Milorad Jevtić, Sandra Nikolić, Sanja Kocić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2011-02-01
Series:Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Subjects:
knee
osteoarthritis
synovitis
effusion
Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein
Online Access:http://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2619

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http://www.bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/2619

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