Figure 4From: Serum keratan sulfate transiently increases in the early stage of osteoarthritis during strenuous running of rats: protective effect of intraarticular hyaluronan injectionSerum concentration of keratan sulfate. Blood was collected every week at 0 to 5 weeks. Sequential serum concentrations of keratan sulfate are shown individually in the control group (left panel) and in the hyaluronan group (center panel). Maximum values of the concentrations are plotted, and the average values are shown in the right panel (control, n = 8; injection of hyaluronan, n = 5). **P < 0.05 by Mann–Whitney U test.Back to article page