TGF-beta1 Antibodies Effectively Halt Osteoarthritis in Mice (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins Medicine

TGF-beta1 Antibodies Effectively Halt Osteoarthritis in Mice

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When placed in the bone (green) beneath the cartilage (red) of a rat's knee joint, antibodies against the protein TGF-beta1 can prevent the damage caused by osteoarthritis. Left, without treatment; right, with treatment.

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Gehua Zhen, Courtesy of <i>Nature Medicine</i>

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