
Osteoarthritis
The disease-modifying effects of hyaluronan in the osteoarthritic disease state
Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. 2017;10:1-10
This review describes the etiology and pathophysiology of osteoarthritis (OA) and the role of hyaluronan (HA) in its progression. HAs antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory actions and disease modifying effects of the extracellular matrix (ECM) are further explored.
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