## Abstract ## Objective The mitochondrion is known to be important to chondrocyte survival. This study was undertaken to analyze protein expression profiles in chondrocyte mitochondria that are affected by interleukin‐1β (IL‐1β). ## Methods Normal human chondrocytes were isolated from knee cart
Mitochondrial dysfunction activates cyclooxygenase 2 expression in cultured normal human chondrocytes
✍ Scribed by Berta Cillero-Pastor; Beatriz Caramés; Marcos Lires-Deán; Carlos Vaamonde-García; Francisco J. Blanco; María J. López-Armada
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 563 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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