Figure 7From: Low dose native type II collagen prevents pain in a rat osteoarthritis model CTX-II, urine levels. On day 1, 2 mg MIA in 25 μl saline were delivered in the left knee articular cavity. Collagen was suspended in 1% CMC and p.o. daily administered starting on day 1. Control animals were treated with vehicle. On day 14 urine samples were collected and analyzed by ELISA kit. Each value represents the mean of 12 rats performed in 2 different experimental set. *P < 0.01 with respect to vehicle + vehicle rats; §P < 0.05 and ^P < 0.01 compared MIA + vehicle treated rats.Back to article page