FIGURE 2 The role of oxidative stress in articular cartilage degeneration Biochemical analysis of degenerative cartilage from patients with OA showed that there was a pathological relationship between the downregulation of SOD2 and cartilage degeneration in the progression of OA, suggesting that the redox balance centred on SOD2 in mitochondria plays a central role in the pathogenesis of KOA (Ruiz-Romero et al., 2009
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Acknowledgement The Gill Fellowship, a George Washington University program that provides support to first-year medical students conducting research under the guidance of faculty in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, supported this work
It also plays a key role in healing and enzymatic function, especially in cellular defense mechanisms against oxidative stress
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