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Researchers started working with peptides in the 1920s, and synthetic peptides have been used to treat diabetes ever since
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329,330 In degenerative joint diseases like OA, the metabolic balance of chondrocytes is disrupted, leading to the overproduction of degrading enzymes and inflammatory mediators, including iNOS, MMP-13, and ADAMTS5 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 5), which participate in cartilage degradation and inflammatory processes
However, maintaining adequate protein intake and exercising regularly helps preserve lean mass