Prophylactic role of acetyl-l-carnitine on knee lesions and associated pain in a rat model of osteoarthritis

Life Sciences

Volumn 106, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 32-39

  Bianchi, Enrica ^a,b   Di Cesare Mannelli, Lorenzo ^c   Menicacci, Cristina ^b   Lorenzoni, Paola ^a   Aglianò, Margherita ^a   Ghelardini, Carla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl l carnitine; Animal model; Chondrocyte; Osteoarthritis; Pain

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGENASE 3; IODOACETIC ACID; LEVACECARNINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CHONDROPROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL ARTHRITIS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GRANULOCYTE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERALGESIA; JOINT CAVITY; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LESION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SYNOVIOCYTE;

ACETYL-L-CARNITINE; ANIMAL MODEL; CHONDROCYTE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANIMALS; CHONDROCYTES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84901690785     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2014.04.022     Document Type: Article

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