title: [Research advance on relation between humic acid and chondrocyte injuries].
abstract: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a chronic osteoarthritic disease, and a endemic in parts of China, its etiology is unknown. Humic substance in drinking water has been proposed as one of the causative factors of KBD. At present, many studies on humic acid and chondrocyte injuries were reported. In this article, the progress of humic acid and chondrocyte injuries were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Guiying
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ying
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Rongsheng
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006812:Humic Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D006812:Humic Substances