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Both Rheumatoid and osteoarthritis is triggered by oxidative stress or excess free radicals. People drinking Carbon 60 hydrated fullerenes (0.0002mg/100ml) have seen a marked decrease in pain symptoms from arthritis after 21 days, if their baseline free radical levels are initially low. Works both with injections and after oral administration.
Rheumatoid arthritis and oxidative stress
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the joints and tissue around the joints with infiltration of macrophages and activated T cells (4, 25, 26). The pathogenesis of this disease is due to the generation of ROS and RNS at the site of inflammation. Oxidative damage and inflammation in various rheumatic diseases were proved by increased levels of isoprostanes and prostaglandins in serum and synovial fluid compared to controls (26).
Source: Free Radicals, Antioxidants in Disease and Health
http://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3614697/###
Free radicals in primary knee osteoarthritis.
J Med Assoc Thai. 2009 Dec;92 Suppl 6:S268-74
Sutipornpalangkul W1, Morales NP, Harnroongroj T.
Author information: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tewsv@mahidol.ac.th
AbstractFree radicals have an important role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by abnormal chondrocyte metabolism exceeds the physiological buffering capacity and results in oxidative stress. The excessive production of ROS can damage proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and matrix components. They also serve as important intracellular signaling molecules that amplify the inflammatory response. An understanding of oxidative stress involved in this disease might allow the use of antioxidant therapies in the prevention and/or treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
Source:
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/20120698