... flow of electrolytes and charges that ultimately impair cartilage activity This assumption is fostered by our observations of a marked decrease in anabolic activity, as shown by sGAG synthesis ... proteoglycan synthesis of human articular chondrocytes: the role of nonenzymatic glycation Arthritis Rheum 1999, 42:1003-1009 48 Schafer SJ, Luyten FP, Yanagishita M, Reddi AH: Proteoglycan metabolism ... and catabolic activity led us to speculate that a high-energy EMF may to some extent compromise the biosynthetic activity and/or function of articular chondrocytes Although it is known that mechanical...