Table 2.

The results of OARSI. * p < 0.05 OA vs. control; ** p < 0.01 OA vs. control; # p < 0.05 OA vs. EGCG).

	Ctrl	OA	10 uM EGCG
Cartilage matrix loss (Structure)	0.80 ± 0.2	1.5 ± 0.3	0.8 ± 0.2
Cartilage degeneration score	0.2 ± 0.2	1.25 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.3
Proteoglycan content	1.2 ± 0.3	2.5 ± 0.3 **	1.4 ± 0.3 #
Surface to Tidemark integrity	0.0	0.0	0.0
Additional features osteophyte	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean	2.6 ± 0.2	5.25 ± 0.6 *	3.0 ± 0.29 #