Associations of serum citrate levels with knee structural changes and cartilage enzymes in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Fuqin BianGuangfeng RuanJianhua XuKang WangJuan WuJiale RenBingru ChangChanghai DingPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2020)
Serum citrate was negatively associated with knee structural changes including femoral osteophytes, cartilage defects, and BMLs and also serum MMP-13 in patients with knee OA, suggesting that low serum citrate may be a potential indicator for advanced knee OA.