RESEARCH - Rotten eggs gas and inflammation in arthritis joints

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" Rotten Eggs " Gas and Inflammation in Arthritic Joints

ScienceDaily

22 Aug 2010

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gas more commonly associated with the

smell of " rotten eggs " and blocked drains. However, it has now been

shown to be present naturally in our bodies and reside in knee joint

synovial fluid, the protective fluid found in the cavities of joints

that reduces friction between the cartilage of joints during movement.

Synovial fluid H2S may play a role in reducing inflammation in joints.

The research, carried out by scientists at the Peninsula Medical

School and rheumatologists at the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Trust in

Exeter and funded by the local Northcott Medical Research Foundation,

was presented at the New York Academy of Sciences' 4th International

Conference on Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Disease and is

published in the current issue of the ls of the New York Academy

of Sciences.

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