Abstract:Background
Chronic inflammation causes articular bone and cartilage degeneration in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite recent advances, management of RA is frequently accompanied with negative consequences, and ineffectiveness. Access to treatment is still hampered by many factors including financial restrictions. As a result, medications that reduce inflammation and bone resorption that are both safer and less expensive are required. Mesenchymal stem cells have recently been identified as a poten… Show more
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