Monascin inhibits IL-1β induced catabolism in mouse chondrocytes and ameliorates murine osteoarthritis

• DOI: 10.1039/c7fo01892d
• Publication Date: 2018-02-01T03:03:53Z
• Authors: Gang Zheng; Yu Zhan; Qian Tang; Tianhe Chen; Fanghong Zheng; Haoli Wang; Jianle Wang; Dengying Wu; Xiaobing Li; Ying Zhou; Xiaobin Wang; Yaosen Wu; Yifei Zhou; Huazi Xu; Naifeng Tian; Xiaolei Zhang
• Keywords: Catabolism

Osteoarthritis (OA) is an age-related degenerative disease and the fourth major cause of disability, but there are no effective therapies because its complex pathology side effects drugs.