Recent advances of inflammatory cytokines in the diagnosis and treatment of knee osteoarthritis
10.3969/j.issn.1006-0111.2018.01.002
- VernacularTitle:炎性细胞因子与膝骨关节炎诊断及治疗的最新研究进展
- Author:
Yingchao YUAN
1
;
Qiuju LIAO
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学宣武医院
- Keywords:
knee osteoarthritis;
inflammatory cytokines;
diagnosis;
treatment
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice
2018;36(1):9-12
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA ) is a common chronic degenerative disease in the elderly population .It is character-ized by knee-joint pain ,swelling ,morning stiffness and seriously affects the patients′motor function and physical health .So far ,there is no early diagnosis and effective treatment for it .This paper outlined the recent researches on knee osteoarthritis and inflammatory cytokines to discuss the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and inflammatory factors such as IL-1β,IL-6 ,TNF-α,TGF-β,IL-10 ,IL-17 and IL-37 ,and provide the theoretical basis for the diagnosis and treatment of knee osteoar-thritis .
