Abstract:Destruction of articular cartilage and bone is the main cause of joint dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis. Estrogen has been proven to have a protective effect against articular cartilage damage, however, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we found that acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) mediates intracellular Ca2+ overload in response to extracellular acidification, which leads to mitochondrial stress in rat chondrocytes. Estrogen antagonizes Ca2+ overload-induced mitochondrial stress by inhib… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.