title: [Change in nitric oxide contents of knee joint fluid in patients with degenerative osteoarthritis].
abstract: The degenerative osteoarthritis (DOA) is a common disease of aged people. But its pathogenesis and mechanism are not very clear. We compared the Nitric Oxide content in knee fluid of DOA with the normal people as matched age. The results indicated that the Nitric oxide has a high concentration in DOA. This suggested that the Nitric Oxide may play an important role in the mechanism of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Medical University, Changsha.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism*; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide