Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and prostaglandin E(2) modulate the synthesis of osteoprotegerin and RANKL in the cartilage of patients with severe knee osteoarthritis. [electronic resource]
- Arthritis and rheumatism Feb 2010
- 478-88 p. digital
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0004-3591
10.1002/art.27204 doi
Aged Aged, 80 and over Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal--therapeutic use Celecoxib Cells, Cultured Chondrocytes--cytology Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors--therapeutic use Dinoprostone--metabolism Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Gene Expression--drug effects Humans Immunohistochemistry Osteoarthritis, Knee--drug therapy Osteoprotegerin--genetics Pyrazoles--therapeutic use RANK Ligand--genetics Receptors, Prostaglandin E--agonists Severity of Illness Index Signal Transduction--drug effects Sulfonamides--therapeutic use