Research Article

[Retracted] Application Effect of Different Concentrations of Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined with Quadriceps Training on Cartilage Repair of Knee Osteoarthritis

Table 3

Comparison of levels of MMPs ( ).

GroupLCG (n = 12)MCG (n = 12)HCG (n = 13)

T1
MMP-1 (μg/ml)0.60 ± 0.050.61 ± 0.050.63 ± 0.04
MMP-3 (ng/ml)230.98 ± 12.15231.98 ± 12.40229.98 ± 12.01
MMP-9 (ng/ml)70.54 ± 2.6870.68 ± 2.4171.01 ± 2.35
MMP-13 (ng/ml)298.65 ± 12.41297.41 ± 10.57300.10 ± 13.14

T2
MMP-1 (μg/ml)0.56 ± 0.040.46 ± 0.06#0.44 ± 0.04#
MMP-3 (ng/ml)170.54 ± 8.54135.20 ± 6.98#130.65 ± 6.55#
MMP-9 (ng/ml)55.24 ± 3.5443.20 ± 2.15#42.11 ± 2.68#
MMP-13 (ng/ml)240.21 ± 12.68205.98 ± 10.41#200.68 ± 12.14#

T3
MMP-1 (μg/ml)0.42 ± 0.040.31 ± 0.04#0.38 ± 0.05###
MMP-3 (ng/ml)96.84 ± 2.6582.12 ± 2.45#88.64 ± 2.14###
MMP-9 (ng/ml)38.54 ± 3.2229.68 ± 2.10#34.12 ± 2.12###
MMP-13 (ng/ml)156.98 ± 12.41137.68 ± 10.45#146.68 ± 10.41###

Note. # indicated compared with LCG, and ## indicated compared with MCG.