Hyperlipidemic microenvironment conditionates damage mechanisms in human chondrocytes by oxidative stress
Abstract Background Currently, two pathogenic pathways describe the role of obesity in osteoarthritis (OA); one through biomechanical stress, and the other by the contribution of systemic inflammation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of free fatty acids (FFA) in human chondrocytes (...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017-06-01
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Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12944-017-0510-x |