Abstract Number: 1012 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of High Glucose Environment on Chondrocyte Activation and Characterization of Diabetic Osteoarthritic Cartilage: Toward Pathophysiological Delineation of Diabetes Mellitus-Related Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Recent epidemiological studies have suggested an association between type 2 diabetes/hyperglycemia and osteoarthritis (OA) but experimental evidences are lacking (1). We aimed i) to…