Molecular Assessment of Healthy Pathological Articular Cartilages in Physically Active People: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Physiological aging triggers a cascade of negative effects on the human body and the human joint is only one of the several compartments affected by this irreversible and natural process. Osteoarthritis and cartilage degeneration can cause pain and disability; therefore, identifying the molecular processes underlying these phenomena and the biomarkers produced during physical activity is of critical importance. In the present review, the main goal was to identify and discuss the articular cartilage biomarkers analyzed in studies in which physical or sports activities were adopted and eventually to propose a standard operating procedure for the assessment. Articles collected from Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus were scrutinized to detect reliable cartilage biomarkers. The principal artic

SUBMITTER: Petrigna L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9963910 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature