Locally delivered modified citrus pectin - a galectin-3 inhibitor shows expected anti-inflammatory and unexpected regeneration-promoting effects on repair of articular cartilage defect
Yiyun Zhang, Danning Su, Yimeng Wang, Ziqiang Wang, Ying Ren, Rui Liu, Bo Du, Ruiping Duan, Yan‐Ping Shi, Lingrong Liu, Xuemin Li, Qiqing Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Regeneration (biology)Articular cartilageCartilagePectinMaterials scienceGalectin-3Articular cartilage repairCell biologyGalectin-1Biomedical engineeringMedicineOsteoarthritisImmunologyBiologyBiochemistryPathologyAnatomyAlternative medicineGalectins and Cancer BiologyPolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsSilk-based biomaterials and applications