Preventing effects of joint contracture by high molecular weight hyaluronan injections in a rat immobilized knee model.

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that HMWHA injections suppressed inflammatory, fibrotic, and hypoxic conditions observed in the immobilized joint capsule.
PMID: 26097527 [PubMed - in process]

Source: International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology - June 26, 2015 Category: Pathology Authors: Kanazawa K, Hagiwara Y, Tsuchiya M, Yabe Y, Sonofuchi K, Koide M, Sekiguchi T, Itaya N, Ando A, Saijo Y, Itoi E Tags: Int J Clin Exp Pathol Source Type: research