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Cigarette smoking and the risk for cartilage loss and knee pain in men with knee osteoarthritis
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- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Smoking may reduce DHEA and cartilage maintenanceShow More
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It is my hypothesis that most drugs of addiction activate DHEA release. When DHEA declines following drug activation of DHEA, the drug is again used to reactivate DHEA. This may be the basis of addiction. Smoking has been demonstrated to activate DHEA release (Neuropsychopharmacology. 2005 Sep;30(9):1751-63).
DHEA, estradiol, and testosterone have been found to "stimulate articular cartilag...
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