Osteoarthritis: Carbohydrate-binding protein promotes inflammation
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
More and more people, particularly older people, are suffering from osteoarthritis due to wear and tear on their joints. This primarily affects the knee and hip joints but also the spine. In earlier studies, scientists showed that raised levels of certain proteins, so-called galectins, and their docking sites are found in patients with osteoarthritis. However, until now, their role in osteoarthritis was largely unknown.