Coenzyme Q10 Ameliorates Pain and Cartilage Degradation in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis by Regulating Nitric Oxide and Inflammatory Cytokines

Jennifer Lee; Yeon Sik Hong; Jeong Hee Jeong; Eun Ji Yang; Joo Yeon Jhun; Mi Kyoung Park; Young Ok Jung; Jun Ki Min; Ho Youn Kim; Sung Hwan Park; Mi-La Cho

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069362

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Coenzyme Q10 Ameliorates Pain and Cartilage Degradation in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis by Regulating Nitric Oxide and Inflammatory Cytokines

Jennifer Lee ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jennifer Lee, Yeon Sik Hong

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Yeon Sik Hong ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jennifer Lee, Yeon Sik Hong

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Jeong Hee Jeong,

Affiliation Rheumatism Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Eun Ji Yang,

Affiliation Rheumatism Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Joo Yeon Jhun,

Affiliation Rheumatism Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Mi Kyoung Park,

Affiliation Rheumatism Research Center, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Young Ok Jung,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Kang Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Jun Ki Min,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Ho Youn Kim,

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Sung Hwan Park ,

* E-mail: rapark@catholic.ac.kr (SHP); iammila@catholic.ac.kr (MLC)

Affiliation Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Mi-La Cho

* E-mail: rapark@catholic.ac.kr (SHP); iammila@catholic.ac.kr (MLC)

Affiliations Division of Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Conversant Research Consortium in Immunologic disease, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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Coenzyme Q10 Ameliorates Pain and Cartilage Degradation in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis by Regulating Nitric Oxide and Inflammatory Cytokines

Jennifer Lee,
Yeon Sik Hong,
Jeong Hee Jeong,
Eun Ji Yang,
Joo Yeon Jhun,
Mi Kyoung Park,
Young Ok Jung,
Jun Ki Min,
Ho Youn Kim,
Sung Hwan Park

Published: July 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069362

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