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In these tests, normal CILP slowed the activity of another protein, called TGF-[beta]1, that normally regenerates cartilage matrix tissue, the team reports. Obtaining cultures or performing histochemical staining can help rule out infectious organisms, while clinical tests for cartilage matrix proteins or antibodies to type II collagen (found uniquely in cartilage) can help define relapsing polychondritis. Glucosamine and chondroitin are biochemical components of proteoglycan molecules in the articular cartilage matrix, and their role in the integrity of the cartilage has been established. |
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