Hyaluronic Acid: A Key Ingredient in the Therapy of Inflammation

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polymer, produced endogenously by the human body, which has unique physicochemical and biological properties, exhibiting desirable biocompatibility and biodegradability. Therefore, it has been widely studied for possible applications in the area of inflammatory dise...

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Autores principales: Marinho, Andreia, Nunes, Cláudia, Reis, Salette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533685/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34680150
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom11101518
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description Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polymer, produced endogenously by the human body, which has unique physicochemical and biological properties, exhibiting desirable biocompatibility and biodegradability. Therefore, it has been widely studied for possible applications in the area of inflammatory diseases. Although exogenous HA has been described as unable to restore or replace the properties and activities of endogenous HA, it can still provide satisfactory pain relief. This review aims to discuss the advances that have been achieved in the treatment of inflammatory diseases using hyaluronic acid as a key ingredient, essentially focusing on studies carried out between the years 2017 and 2021.
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spelling pubmed-85336852021-10-23 Hyaluronic Acid: A Key Ingredient in the Therapy of Inflammation Marinho, Andreia Nunes, Cláudia Reis, Salette Biomolecules Review Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polymer, produced endogenously by the human body, which has unique physicochemical and biological properties, exhibiting desirable biocompatibility and biodegradability. Therefore, it has been widely studied for possible applications in the area of inflammatory diseases. Although exogenous HA has been described as unable to restore or replace the properties and activities of endogenous HA, it can still provide satisfactory pain relief. This review aims to discuss the advances that have been achieved in the treatment of inflammatory diseases using hyaluronic acid as a key ingredient, essentially focusing on studies carried out between the years 2017 and 2021. MDPI 2021-10-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8533685/ /pubmed/34680150 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom11101518 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Hyaluronic Acid: A Key Ingredient in the Therapy of Inflammation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8533685/
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