REMEDIES FOR JOINT DISEASES

The present invention provides an agent for treatment of arthritic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis that has for its active ingredient a complex of hyaluronic acid and zinc. This complex synergistically inhibits proliferation of synovial cells and suppresses matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9, whic...

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Hauptverfasser: SERIZAWA, ISAO, MAEKAWA, KEISEI, ILLES, JANOS, NESZMELI, ERZSEBET
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides an agent for treatment of arthritic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis that has for its active ingredient a complex of hyaluronic acid and zinc. This complex synergistically inhibits proliferation of synovial cells and suppresses matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9, which is produced by synovial cells, as compared with its constituents, hyaluronic acid and zinc, alone.