In mice (of course) and human tissue exvivo. Earlier phase 1 studies with 15-PGDH has shown that it is safe and active in healthy volunteers.

Reference: “Inhibition of 15-hydroxy prostaglandin dehydrogenase promotes cartilage regeneration” by Mamta Singla, Yu Xin Wang, Elena Monti, Yudhishtar Bedi, Pranay Agarwal, Shiqi Su, Sara Ancel, Maiko Hermsmeier, Nitya Devisetti, Akshay Pandey, Mohsen Afshar Bakooshli, Adelaida R. Palla, Stuart Goodman, Helen M Blau and Nidhi Bhutani, 27 November 2025, Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.adx6649

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[–] 110 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Holy shit. Directly treating the cause of cartilage loss with pill-form treatment in human trials right now. The shit we've been doing with medical science recently is fucking wild.

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  • [–] 17 points 8 months ago (8 children)

    Would've been useful before I had my foot cut off. 🤷‍♂️

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  • [–] 22 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    In 20 years you'll get a pill from the pharmacy to grow a new one 😋

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  • [–] 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    TONIGHT ON DEAL OR NO DEAL:

    you can get this new leg but it will cost you a kidney

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