NDUFS3 and disease of the tendon: In a rat model of tendinopathy, Cur-F127&gel significantly promoted tendon repair, as evidenced by reduced inflammatory cell infiltration, improved collagen fiber alignment, restored expression of key mitochondrial-related proteins (Ndufs3, Uqcrq, Uqcr10, Atp5mc3), and alleviated oxidative stress damage demonstrated by increased SOD activity and decreased MDA content in tendon tissue, thereby suppressing disease progression.