研究指出──膝關節軟骨在成年後即失去修復及再生能力【醫事綜探】 試閱
Research Indicates that Knee Cartilage Loses Its Ability to Repair and Regenerate in Adulthood
不同於硬骨,軟骨受損後可能永就無法痊癒再生,丹麥研究團隊透過追蹤碳-12的放射性同位素碳-14於膝關節軟骨內含量來推定生成時間後發現:人類可能僅餘成年前具備合成膠原蛋白的能力。如何讓膝蓋軟骨增生避免膝關節損傷退化仍有待研究。
Unlike the hard bones, cartilage may not regenerate itself after cartilage damage. The Danish research team estimated the generating time by tracking the carbon- 12’s radioisotope, carbon-14, in the knee cartilage. It was discovered that humans may only have the ability to synthesize collagen before adulthood. The way on how to produce knee cartilage to avoid knee joint damage still remains to be studied.
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