RESEARCH - Inhibiting proteins may prevent cartilage breakdown

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Inhibiting Proteins May Prevent Cartilage Breakdown In Arthritis Patients

ScienceDaily (Feb. 19, 2009) — Current arthritis medications can ease

the pain, but stopping the progression of the disease requires more

aggressive treatments: use of very limited available drugs or surgical

intervention. University of Missouri researchers hope to find new

therapeutic targets for arthritis by studying the interaction between

two proteins that, if interrupted, may prevent arthritis pain caused

by joint damage.

In a new study, researchers have found potential evidence that

blocking the proteins responsible for inducing inflammation prevents

cartilage breakdown.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218181907.htm

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