Osteoarthritis in the XXIst century: Risk factors and behaviours that influence disease onset and progression

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 6093-6112

  Musumeci, Giuseppe ^a   Aiello, Flavia Concetta ^a   Szychlinska, Marta Anna ^a   Di Rosa, Michelino ^b   Castrogiovanni, Paola ^a   Mobasheri, Ali ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; High intensity and ballistic sports; Osteoarthritis (OA); Risk factors; Sedentary lifestyle

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; ADIPONECTIN; ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT RECEPTOR; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGENASE 3; FIBRONECTIN; GLUCOSE; HISTONE; INTEGRIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LAMININ; LEPTIN; NICOTINAMIDE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RESISTIN; RETINOL; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

APOPTOSIS; BODY MOVEMENT; BONE METABOLISM; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNICITY; GENDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; JOINT INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SENESCENCE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATHOLOGY;

CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DIET; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84925851686     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms16036093     Document Type: Review

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