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In vivo experiments confirmed that SkII treatment attenuated ferroptosis in OA rats by activating the SLC7A11\/GPX4 pathway. In conclusion, our findings indicate that SkII alleviates OA progression by inhibiting ferroptosis through the SLC7A11\/GPX4 signaling axis. 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