Pathologic association of type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: involvement of hyperglycemia in local chondrocyte activation
AGEs, advanced glycation end-products; IL-1β, interleukin-1 beta; MMP matrix metalloproteinase; mROS, mitochondrial reactive oxygen species; NO, nitric oxide; PPAR-γ, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma; RAGE, receptor of AGE; TLR4, toll-like receptor 4.
Reprinted from Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 122, Courties A, Sellam J. Osteoarthritis and type 2 diabetes mellitus: What are the links? 198-206, Copyright (2016), with permission from Elsevier.