title: [Effect of calcitonin on articular cartilage of osteoarthritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the effect of calcitonin on cartilage and subchondral bone of osteoarthritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent literatures about the effect of calcitonin on osteoarthritis was reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Calcitonin could promote the synthesis of important cartilage matrix such as proteoglycans and collagen II, propelling the regeneration of cartilage and subchondral bone.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Calcitonin can protect articular cartilage through promoting the synthesis of cartilage and inhibiting its degradation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital, North China Coal Medical College, Tangshan Hebei 063000, PR China.
authors.forename: Yinna
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wenya
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002116:Calcitonin