Chondrocyte mediated cartilage degradation: regulation by prostaglandin E2, cyclic AMP and interferon alpha
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Local responses to cytokines and their induced products play a critical role in outcome in the arthritic joint. Using a bovine nasal cartilage culture model, chondrocyte mediated breakdown was stimulated by lipopolysaccharides or tumor necrosis factor. Cartila... ...