Laboratory of Rheumatology Unit

To study the mechanisms involved in cytokine production and cartilage degradation in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Research Aims

• Involvment of xanthine oxidase in inflammation
• Pathogenic role of BCP crystals

• Primary cultures of macrophages and chondrocytes
• Crystal intra-articular injection
• Knee meniscectomy model of OA
• Murine models of rheumatoid arthritis
• Immunohistochemical analysis

On the initiative of Professor So, the Foundation for Research on rheumatic diseases has been created.

Discover its objectives and how to support the www.fondation-rmr.ch.