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Changes in ECM structure in healthy and OA cartilage. Under normal physiological conditions, a healthy cartilage structure is maintained by an underlying network of collagen II and aggrecan aggregates with a hyaluronic acid backbone. However, osteoarthritic cartilage exhibits elevated MMPs, and reduced aggrecan molecule size. MMPs: Matrix metalloproteinases
