Joint Injections and Cartilage Health: More Fuel for the Fire
September 03 2008, Article # 12624
The potential impact of intra-articular medications on the health of cartilage in joints has been debated for decades. Adding fuel to the fire is the recent finding that two common joint medications not only support cartilage cells, they also might help to protect cartilage from being damaged by some other substances sometimes used within the joint.
The researchers found that both triamcinolone and hyaluronic acid supported cartilage cells and protected cartilage from the toxic effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS; an endotoxin, which is a pro-inflammatory agent), amikacin, and/or the local anaesthetic mepivicaine.
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