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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Main Author: Falconer, Adrian Marc Duvillard
Published: University of Newcastle upon Tyne 2017
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.728371