Avocado/soybean unsaponifiable (ASU) to treat osteoarthritis: a clarification
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.01.010
Avocado/soybean unsaponifiable (ASU) to treat osteoarthritis: a clarification
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Avocado soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) suppress TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, COX-2, iNOS gene expression, and prostaglandin E2 and nitric oxide production in articular chondrocytes and monocyte/macrophages.Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 Nov;15(11):1249-55. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.07.009. Epub 2007 Sep 12. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007. PMID: 17845860
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