The effect of cartilage decellularized extracellular matrix-chitosan compound on treating knee osteoarthritis in rats

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) refers to a common disease in orthopaedics, whereas effective treatments have been rarely developed. As indicated from existing studies, chondrocyte death, extracellular matrix degradation and subchondral bone injury are recognized as the pathological basis of KOA. The pres...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Deng Chen, Yaxin Zhang, Qun Lin, Duoyun Chen, Xiaolei Li, Jihang Dai, Yu Sun
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2021-10-01
Subjects:	dECM Articular cartilage Osteoarthritis Chitosan Compound
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/12188.pdf