Puslapis 1 nuo 56 rezultatus
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the environmental changes in synovial fluid and subchondral bone during synovitis in rabbits in which the knee joint on one side was subjected to a procedure causing instability; a traumatic synovitis rapidly developed. Three weeks following the
According to the original hypothesis, synovial tissue (ST) oedema and synovial fluid (SF) volume increase contribute to local hypoxia and metabolic alterations and to inflammation (A 1). Studies on biochemical mechanisms (A 2) in synovitides show that the SF volume correlates to SF hypoxia that
The synovial cavity has a negative pressure in health. When the joint is exercised, vascular patency is maintained, allowing for nutrition of the avascular cartilage. In rheumatoid synovitis, the situation is altered. The cavity pressure is raised and upon movement this pressure exceeds the
In early synovitides the tissue inflammatory cell reaction is often weak and sometimes absent, many alterations being consistent with nonvasculitic exudation (I). Increased permeability to protein may require little, if any, endothelial damage. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increased transfer of
OBJECTIVE
To detect the expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with osteoarthritis and investigate their roles in the synovial lesions of osteoarthritis.
METHODS
The expressions of HIF-1α and VEGF in the synovium were detected by
BACKGROUND
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by invasion of cartilage, bone and tendon by inflamed synovium. Previous studies in our laboratory have shown that hypoxia is a feature of RA synovitis. In the present study, we investigated the consequences of hypoxia on angiogenesis and
BACKGROUND
Limited range of motion (ROM) as a result of joint contracture in treatment associated with joint immobilization or motor paralysis is a critical issue. However, its molecular mechanism has not been fully clarified and a therapeutic approach is not yet established.
METHODS
In the present
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a destructive chronic autoimmune disease characterized by synovium inflammation, cartilage destruction, bone erosion and the presence of autoantibodies. Hypoxia is a prominent micro-environmental feature in a range of disorders including RA. A combination of increased
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common type of autoimmune arthritis. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) as a transcription factor in response to hypoxia suggests that it could be a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of RA. In this study, we assessed whether the HIF pathway
BACKGROUND
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory articular disease with cartilage and bone damage due to hyperplasic synoviocyte invasion and subsequent matrix protease digestion. Although monoclonal antibodies against tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) have been approved for clinical use in
Angiogenesis inhibition, long studied in the treatment of malignancies, has begun to emerge as a potential therapeutic approach in managing inflammatory arthritis, particularly rheumatoid arthritis. The growth of new vessels is required for the development of the rheumatoid pannus, which then leads