Some of these are more involved in breaking down cartilage through proteolysis, meaning increased catabolism, whereas others are more involved in blocking the formation of new cartilage (meaning decreased anabolism).

有些通过蛋白水解作用参与软骨的分解，意味着分解代谢增加，另一些可能参与阻止新生软骨的形成，意味着合成减少。