The activation and disarming of protease-activated receptor 2
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative disease of articular joints characterised by the enzymatic degradation of cartilage, mediated predominately by the collagenolytic matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-1 and -13. Various stimuli have been identified as inducers of MMP expression in chondrocytes...
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
2017
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