Combination gene therapy more effective in cartilage preservation in osteoarthritis

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A combinatorial gene therapy approach -- one designed to inhibit inflammation and one targeting protection against cartilage degeneration -- was shown to preserve articular carti-lage better than each approach alone in animal models of both moderate and severe post-traumatic osteoarthritis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news