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Usimaki A, Ciamillo SA, Barot D, Linardi RL, Engiles JB, Ortved KF. Single injection of intra-articular autologous protein solution in horses with acute interleukin-1B-induced synovitis decreases joint pathology scores. Equine Vet J 2024. [PMID: 39051479 DOI: 10.1111/evj.14203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/21/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Autologous protein solution (APS) has been shown to decrease lameness in horses with osteoarthritis (OA). Synovitis is an early driver of OA, providing an opportunity to intervene in the progression of disease via intra-articular (IA) therapeutics. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a single IA APS injection in horses with interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced synovitis. We hypothesised that APS would decrease joint swelling and lameness, improve synovial fluid parameters and improve joint pathology scores in horses compared with untreated controls. STUDY DESIGN Randomised controlled in vivo experiment. METHODS Synovitis was induced with IL-1β (65 ng) in one randomly selected tarsocrural joint. Twenty-four hours later, joints were treated with APS (Pro-Stride®) (n = 12) or left as untreated controls (n = 6). Lameness examinations and joint circumference measurements were performed on Days 0 (prior to IL-1β), 1 (prior to APS), 2, 4, 7 and 14. Synovial fluid, obtained on the same days, was analysed for protein concentration, nucleated cell count, and cytokine (IL-1β, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-6, IL-10) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) concentrations. Gross pathology and synovial membrane histopathology scoring was performed on APS-treated (n = 5), untreated control (n = 4) and normal (n = 9) tarsocrural joints. RESULTS APS did not decrease lameness or joint circumference compared with untreated controls. Synovial fluid parameters were not different between treatment groups. APS treatment did significantly decrease gross and histopathology scores. MAIN LIMITATIONS Main limitations included the use of an induced model of the synovitis, inter-horse variability in the response to IL-1β and likely variability in the constituents of APS from individual horses. CONCLUSIONS APS treatment of tarsocrural joints with synovitis did not significantly improve lameness or alter synovial fluid parameters. APS did lead to significant improvement in gross joint appearance and synovial membrane histology suggesting that APS may have disease-modifying effects.
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- Alexandra Usimaki
- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Clinical Studies-New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, USA
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Late-Onset Inflammation in Asian Rhinoplasty Using Alloplastic Implants. Aesthetic Plast Surg 2021; 45:670-678. [PMID: 32100083 DOI: 10.1007/s00266-020-01648-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Late-onset inflammation is a rare complication that may occur several months to years after undergoing an uneventful rhinoplasty using alloplastic implants and an uneventful postoperative course. Studies to determine the pathophysiological mechanisms of late-onset inflammation related to implants used in rhinoplasty are limited. The purpose of the study was to analyze differences between non-healthy capsules (NHC) with late-onset inflammation and healthy capsules (HC) without inflammation as controls to determine the possible cause of the inflammation. METHODS Between April 2009 and May 2018, 39 patients who underwent rhinoplasty with alloplastic implants underwent histological studies. Twenty-one patients in the NHC group showed late-onset inflammation, while 18 patients in the HC group did not display late-onset inflammation. Capsules around the alloplastic implants were harvested, and histological studies using hematoxylin and eosin, Masson's trichrome, colloidal iron, and CD31 staining were performed and compared between the NHC and HC groups. RESULTS In hematoxylin and eosin and Masson's trichrome staining, edematous granulation tissues, inflammatory cellular contents, and a disorganized collagen layer were increased in the NHC group compared to the HC group. The colloidal iron staining revealed mucin deposition in the NHC group. CD31-positive cells were observed lining the capsule in both groups; however, the lining cells were damaged in the NHC group. CONCLUSION Granulation tissues, inflammatory reaction, collagen degeneration, mucin deposition, and endothelial lining cell damage were greater in the NHC group compared to the HC group. Damaged capsules may play a crucial role in late-onset inflammation. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Moretti A, Paoletta M, Liguori S, Ilardi W, Snichelotto F, Toro G, Gimigliano F, Iolascon G. The Rationale for the Intra-Articular Administration of Clodronate in Osteoarthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052693. [PMID: 33799992 PMCID: PMC7962069 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Several pharmacological therapeutic approaches have been proposed to manage osteoarthritis (OA), including intra-articular (IA) injections. Although the discovery of clodronate, a bisphosphonate, dates back to the 1960s and the effects of its IA administration have been investigated for decades in animal models, mechanisms of action of this drug are not quite clear, particularly in OA. This scoping review is an overview of the biological as well as the clinical role of clodronic acid in OA. METHOD A scoping review based on the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews) model was performed to characterize the mechanisms of action of IA clodronate in OA and to evaluate its efficacy from a clinical point of view. RESULTS Several effects of clodronate have been observed in animal models of OA, including depletion of synovial lining cells that results in reduced production of chemokines (IL-1, TNF- α), growth factors (TGF-β, BMP 2/4), and metalloproteases (MMP 2/3/9); prevention of cartilage damage, synovial hyperplasia, and proteoglycans loss; reduction in joint inflammation, joint swelling, and osteophyte formation. From a clinical perspective, patients with knee OA treated with IA clodronate experienced improvements in pain and joint mobility. CONCLUSION Clodronate appears to have different mechanisms of action interfering with the pathogenic processes contributing to OA development and progression. This intervention demonstrated positive effects for patients affected by knee OA.
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- Antimo Moretti
- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties and Dentistry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 81100 Naples, Italy; (A.M.); (M.P.); (S.L.); (W.I.); (F.S.); (G.T.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-081-566-5538
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Rothbauer M, Höll G, Eilenberger C, Kratz SRA, Farooq B, Schuller P, Olmos Calvo I, Byrne RA, Meyer B, Niederreiter B, Küpcü S, Sevelda F, Holinka J, Hayden O, Tedde SF, Kiener HP, Ertl P. Monitoring tissue-level remodelling during inflammatory arthritis using a three-dimensional synovium-on-a-chip with non-invasive light scattering biosensing. LAB ON A CHIP 2020; 20:1461-1471. [PMID: 32219235 DOI: 10.1039/c9lc01097a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic joint disease in which an autoimmune response translates into an inflammatory attack resulting in joint damage, disability and decreased quality of life. Despite recent introduction of therapeutic agents such as anti-TNFα, even the best current therapies fail to achieve disease remission in most arthritis patients. Therefore, research into the mechanisms governing the destructive inflammatory process in rheumatoid arthritis is of great importance and may reveal novel strategies for the therapeutic interventions. To gain deeper insight into its pathogensis, we have developed for the first time a three-dimensional synovium-on-a-chip system in order to monitor the onset and progression of inflammatory synovial tissue responses. In our study, patient-derived primary synovial organoids are cultivated on a single chip platform containing embedded organic-photodetector arrays for over a week in the absence and presence of tumor-necrosis-factor. Using a label-free and non-invasive optical light-scatter biosensing strategy inflammation-induced 3D tissue-level architectural changes were already detected after two days. We demonstrate that the integration of complex human synovial organ cultures in a lab-on-a-chip provides reproducible and reliable information on how systemic stress factors affect synovial tissue architectures.
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- Mario Rothbauer
- Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
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Bernstein A, Reichert SNA, Südkamp NP, Hernandez SL, Nerlich AG, Kühle J, Mayr HO. Expression of xylosyltransferases I and II and their role in the pathogenesis of arthrofibrosis. J Orthop Surg Res 2020; 15:27. [PMID: 31973761 PMCID: PMC6979351 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-020-1544-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Arthrofibrosis is a painful and restraining complication that occurs after about 10% of total knee arthroplasty and cruciate ligament surgery. The pathogenesis of arthrofibrosis has not yet been fully understood. Stress signals stimulate immune cells, and fibroblast differentiates into myofibroblast, which produce a large amount of collagen. Xylosyltransferases also appear to be involved in these pathways. They catalyze proteoglycan biosynthesis, which is involved in tissue remodeling and myofibroblast differentiation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the disease arthrofibrosis and the expression of the two isoforms of xylosyltransferases I and II. METHODS Tissue samples from 14 patients with arthrofibrosis were compared with tissue samples from seven healthy controls. The xylosyltransferases were detected by immunohistochemistry. The tissues were divided into four different areas of interest: vessels, synovialis, cell-poor and cell-rich fibrosis, or cell-poor and cell-rich areas in the control group. A quantification of the results was performed by modification of the immunoreactive score according to Remmele and Stegner. RESULTS Xylosyltransferase I was expressed in the various tissue types at varying rates. Xylosyltransferase I expression was considerably and significantly stronger than that of xylosyltransferase II. The following sequences of xylosyltransferase I and xylosyltransferase II expression were determined as follows: vessels >> cell-rich fibrosis > cell-poor fibrosis > synovialis. A positive correlation between the number of positive fibroblasts and the immunoreactive scoring system (IRS) was documented. CONCLUSIONS The significant positive correlation of xylosyltransferase -I expression with increasing number of fibroblasts demonstrates a high myofibroblast differentiation rate, which implies a gradual event as the pathogenesis of arthrofibrosis.
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- Anke Bernstein
- G.E.R.N. Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- G.E.R.N. Tissue Replacement, Regeneration & Neogenesis, Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Academic Clinics München-Bogenhausen and München-Schwabing, 81925 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center - Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, Hugstetter Straße 55, 79106 Freiburg, Germany
- Department of Knee, Hip and Shoulder Surgery, Schoen Clinic Munich Harlaching, Harlachinger Strasse 51, 81547 Munich, Germany
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Luan L, Ma Y, Zhang L. HOXD10 silencing suppresses human fibroblast-like synoviocyte migration in rheumatoid arthritis via downregulation of the p38/JNK pathway. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:1621-1628. [PMID: 30186380 PMCID: PMC6122097 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Homeobox D10 (HOXD10) belongs to the human homeobox (HOX) gene family, and the homologous protein encoded by HOX primarily controls cell differentiation and morphogenesis during embryonic development. The current study aimed to explore the roles and mechanisms of HOXD10 in the migration of human fibroblast-like synoviocytes in rheumatoid arthritis (RAFLS). Cell counting kit-8, cell migration and wound healing assays were performed to examine the cell viability and migration, respectively. Western blot and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction assays were used to evaluate the association between mRNA and protein expression levels. The results revealed HOXD10 expression was upregulated in tissues from patients with RA. HOXD10 silencing inhibited the viability of RAFLS. In addition, HOXD10 silencing suppressed the migration of RAFLS through modulating the expression of cadherin-11, N-cadherin, E-cadherin, vimentin, zonula occludens-1, integrinβ1 and paxillin. In conclusion, HOXD10 silencing downregulates the p38/c-Jun N-terminal kinase signaling pathway, which in turn may suppress the migration of RAFLS.
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- Luan Luan
- Department of Rheumatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Jining No. 1 People's Hospital, Jining, Shandong 272000, P.R. China
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Chimenti MS, Conigliaro P, Triggianese P, Baffari E, Squillaci E, Bolacchi F, Perricone R, Bergamini A. Synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis modulates monocyte cell-surface phenotype. J Int Med Res 2016; 44:15-21. [PMID: 27683133 PMCID: PMC5536540 DOI: 10.1177/0300060515593231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the ability of synovial fluid from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA) to modulate cell-surface phenotype, function and viability of monocytes. Methods Monocytes from healthy donors were incubated with synovial fluid from patients with RA or OA. These were then cultured with autologous healthy CD4+ T-cells. Immunoglobulin-like transcript 4 (ILT4) and CD86 were evaluated on stimulated monocytes and CD4+ T-cells via fluorescence activated cell sorting. Results Monocytes incubated with synovial fluid from patients with RA (SF-RA; n = 12) had significantly lower ILT4 and higher CD86 levels than those incubated with synovial fluid from patients with OA (SF-OA; n = 12) or medium alone. In patients with RA, there was a significant negative correlation between ILT4 and disease activity score (DAS; r = −0.699), and a positive correlation between CD86 and DAS (r = 0.626). T-cells costimulated with monocytes cultured with SF-RA produced significantly more interferon-γ and tumour necrosis factor-α than those costimulated with monocytes cultured with SF-OA or controls. Conclusions Soluble mediators in SF-RA could contribute to modulating inflammation and local effectiveness of the immune response.
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- Maria Sole Chimenti
- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Systemic Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy
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Chase DR, Oberg KC, Chase RL, Malott RL, Weeks DA. Pseudoepithelialization of Breast Implant Capsules. Int J Surg Pathol 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/106689699400100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A review of 11 breast implant capsules revealed that 5 (45%) possessed a pseudoepithe lial lining virtually indistinguishable morphologically from true synovium. These cap sules showed a spectrum of connective tissue metaplasia that culminated in an ex tremely well-ordered double layer of columnar-appearing cells marking only for vimentin intermediate filaments and failing to stain for various cytokeratins and human factor VIII. Neither trichrome stains nor electron microscopy showed evidence of a basement membrane. The cases indicate that under appropriate conditions breast tissues can undergo mesenchymal metaplasia as well as the much more common epithelial metaplasia. Furthermore, a process morphologically identical to that previ ously described as "synovial metaplasia" in other locations also occurs in some breast capsules where, as in the dermis and in periarticular sites, its development may be dependent upon local factors such as friction and micromotion. Int J Surg Pathol 1 (3): 151-154, 1994
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- Donald R. Chase
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 11234 Anderson Street, Room 2146, Loma Linda, CA 92354
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Zhu L, Wang J, Wei T, Gao J, He H, Chang X, Yan T. Effects of Naringenin on inflammation in complete freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis by regulating Bax/Bcl-2 balance. Inflammation 2015; 38:245-51. [PMID: 25256150 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-0027-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Naringin (COG) is a flavanone with various bioactivities including an expectorant effect, antitussive effect, and inhibitory effect on asthma and acute lung injury. The aims of the present study were to investigate the antiarthritis activities of COG and elucidate the underlying mechanisms with regard to its molecular basis of action for the best combination. Arthritis was induced by intradermal injection of complete Freund's adjuvant. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into five groups with 10 rats in each group: (1) control group, (2) AA group, (3) AA + dexamethasone (AA + Dex, 2 mg/kg), (4) AA + COG (20 mg/kg), (5) AA + COG (40 mg/kg). Paw swelling was measured, and the production of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-1β, and IL-6 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in serum. Pathological changes of joints tissues were observed by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining. Apoptosis of synovial tissues was measured by terminal dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay. The expressions of apoptosis-related molecules, including Bcl-2 and Bax, were determined by Western blotting. In both COG and Dex treatments, COG and Dex significantly suppressed paw swelling in AA rats. Moreover, COG and Dex significantly suppressed the production of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in serum. HE staining study demonstrated that COG and Dex significantly suppressed pathological changes of joints tissues; TUNEL assay demonstrated that COG and Dex induced apoptosis of AA via regulation of the protein expression of Bcl-2 and Bax. These data suggest that COG may have therapeutic potential for RA.
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- Lingpeng Zhu
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjin, China
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Norisoboldine induces apoptosis of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from adjuvant-induced arthritis rats. Int Immunopharmacol 2014; 20:110-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2014.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Braun HJ, Kim HJ, Chu CR, Dragoo JL. The effect of platelet-rich plasma formulations and blood products on human synoviocytes: implications for intra-articular injury and therapy. Am J Sports Med 2014; 42:1204-10. [PMID: 24634448 PMCID: PMC5878923 DOI: 10.1177/0363546514525593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on chondrocytes has been studied in cell and tissue culture, but considerably less attention has been given to the effect of PRP on synoviocytes. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) compose 80% of the normal human synovium and produce cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases that can mediate cartilage catabolism. PURPOSE To compare the effects of leukocyte-rich PRP (LR-PRP), leukocyte-poor PRP (LP-PRP), red blood cell (RBC) concentrate, and platelet-poor plasma (PPP) on human FLS to determine whether leukocyte and erythrocyte concentrations of PRP formulations differentially affect the production of inflammatory mediators. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS Peripheral blood was obtained from 4 donors and processed to create LR-PRP, LP-PRP, RBCs, and PPP. Human synoviocytes were cultured for 96 hours with the respective experimental conditions using standard laboratory conditions. Cell viability and inflammatory mediator production were then evaluated. RESULTS Treatment with LR-PRP resulted in significantly greater synoviocyte death (4.9% ± 3.1%) compared with LP-PRP (0.72% ± 0.70%; P = .035), phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) (0.39% ± 0.27%; P = .018), and PPP (0.26% ± 0.30%; P = .013). Synoviocytes treated with RBC concentrate demonstrated significantly greater cell death (12.5% ± 6.9%) compared with PBS (P < .001), PPP (P < .001), LP-PRP (P < .001), and LR-PRP (4.9% ± 3.1%; P < .001). Interleukin (IL)-1β content was significantly higher in cultures treated with LR-PRP (1.53 ± 0.86 pg/mL) compared with those treated with PBS (0.22 ± 0.295 pg/mL; P < .001), PPP (0.11 ± 0.179 pg/mL; P < .001), and RBCs (0.64 ± 0.58 pg/mL; P = .001). IL-6 content was also higher with LR-PRP (32,097.82 ± 22,844.300 pg/mL) treatment in all other groups (P < .001). Tumor necrosis factor-α levels were greatest in LP-PRP (9.97 ± 3.110 pg/mL), and this was significantly greater compared with all other culture conditions (P < .001). Interferon-γ levels were greatest in RBCs (64.34 ± 22.987 pg/mL) and significantly greater than all other culture conditions (P < .001). CONCLUSION Treatment of synovial cells with LR-PRP and RBCs resulted in significant cell death and proinflammatory mediator production. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Clinicians should consider using leukocyte-poor, RBC-free formulations of PRP when administering intra-articularly.
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- Address correspondence to Jason L. Dragoo, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway Street, Pavilion C, 4th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063-6342, USA ()
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Ezechieli M, Diekmann J, Weizbauer A, Becher C, Willbold E, Helmecke P, Lucas A, Schavan R, Windhagen H. Biodegradation of a magnesium alloy implant in the intercondylar femoral notch showed an appropriate response to the synovial membrane in a rabbit model in vivo. J Biomater Appl 2014; 29:291-302. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328214523322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Degradable magnesium alloys are promising biomaterials for orthopedic applications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential effects on both the synovial membrane (synovialis) and the synovial fluid (synovia) of the degradation products of a MgYREZr-pin implanted in the intercondylar femoral notch in a rabbit model. Thirty-six animals were randomized into two groups (MgYREZr or Ti6Al4V alloy) of 18 animals each. Each group was then divided into three subgroups with implantation periods of 1, 4, and 12 weeks, with six animals in each subgroup. The initial inflammatory reaction caused by the surgical trauma declined after 12 weeks of implantation, and elucidated a progressive recovery of the synovial membrane. Compared with control Ti6Al4V pins, there were no significant differences between the groups. However, after 12 weeks, recovery of the synovial membrane was more advanced in the titanium group, in which 92% showed no signs of synovitis, than in the magnesium group. A cytotoxicity test with L929 cells and human osteoblasts (HOB) was also conducted, according to EN ISO 10993-5/12, and no toxic leachable products were observed after 24 h of incubation. In conclusion, the MgYREZr alloy seems to be a suitable material for intra-articular degradable implants.
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- Marco Ezechieli
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- CrossBIT, Center for Biocompatibility and Implant-Immunology, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- CrossBIT, Center for Biocompatibility and Implant-Immunology, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Production Engineering and Machine Tools (IFW), Leibniz Universität Hannover, Garbsen, Germany
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- Syntellix AG, Schiffgraben 11, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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The effect of local anaesthetics on synoviocytes: a possible indirect mechanism of chondrolysis. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc 2013; 21:1468-74. [PMID: 22717739 DOI: 10.1007/s00167-012-2104-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE While the effect of local anaesthetics on chondrocyte viability is widely documented, the effect of these medications on synoviocytes is largely unknown. The purpose of this study was to understand the effect of 0.5 % bupivacaine and 0.5 % bupivacaine with epinephrine on synoviocyte viability, cytokine and growth factor release, and breakdown product formation. METHODS Rabbit fibroblast-like synoviocyte (Type B) cultures were perfused with 0.5 % bupivacaine or 0.5 % bupivacaine with epinephrine (1:200,000) for 24 h. Cell viability was evaluated using a two-colour fluorescence assay. The supernatant was analysed using multiplex inflammatory and matrix metalloproteinase assays. RESULTS Synoviocytes treated for 24 h with 0.5 % bupivacaine with epinephrine demonstrated a significant decrease in viability (31.3 ± 19.4 % cell death) when compared with synoviocytes cultured in control media (3.8 ± 1.3 % cell death, p = 0.000) and those cultured in 0.5 % bupivacaine alone (12.6 ± 11.1 % cell death, p = 0.003). No significant decrease in cell viability was observed in synoviocytes treated with 0.5 % bupivacaine compared to those in control media (12.6 ± 11.1 % vs 3.8 ± 1.3 % cell death, p = 0.194). Significantly greater amounts of MMP-1 (47.0 ± 9.2 pg/ml) and MMP-3 (250.0 ± 68.8 pg/ml) were observed in 0.5 % bupivacaine cultures compared with controls (14.3 ± 14.3, p = 0.023 and 72.0 ± 84.9, p = 0.045, respectively). CONCLUSIONS 0.5 % bupivacaine with epinephrine caused a significant increase in cell death of the synoviocytes, while 0.5 % bupivacaine alone produced cell injury and a significant release of matrix metalloproteinases, which may also lead to indirect injury of the surrounding chondrocytes. These results may help explain the onset of chondrolysis observed in patients who have been treated with intra-articular local anaesthetics.
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The aim of this study was to examine the changes of the synovial tissue in rabbit temporomandibular joint (TMJ) internal derangement (ID) models using light and electron microscope. Thirteen rabbits were included in our study. The right TMJ of all animals were used as the experimental group while the left ones as the control group. ID model was established by using elastic rubber rope to stretch anteriorly. Synovial tissues were collected and examined by light and electron microscope to observe microstructure and ultrastructure changes after establishing the model. CD34 was used to count small blood vessels. A paired t test was performed with SPSS 16.0 software package to compare the data of the experimental and the control side. The average number of small blood vessels in the experimental side was significantly greater than the control side both in the first and second week. Numerous synovial cells of type A and type B were detected under electron microscope, and type A cells shrunk after a period of time. This study is helpful to understand the development of the TMJ intra-articular adhesion.
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Kiener HP, Karonitsch T. The synovium as a privileged site in rheumatoid arthritis: cadherin-11 as a dominant player in synovial pathology. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2013; 25:767-77. [PMID: 22265259 DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2011.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease in which an autoimmune response translates primarily into joint inflammation with attendant joint destruction. While evidence implicates both the adaptive and innate immune system in rheumatoid synovitis, several lines of evidence now support the concept that the synovial tissue itself actively participates in the destructive inflammatory processes of arthritis. Specifically, the resident mesenchymal cells, the fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs), frame a synovial microenvironment that responds to, augments and perpetuates the inflammatory process. Moreover, the FLSs have been recognised as the dominant cells mediating joint destruction. The identification of cadherin-11 expression on FLS provided an opportunity to unravel molecular mechanisms by which these resident mesenchymal cells govern processes that result in destructive synovitis in the context of systemic autoimmune disease. Herein, we discuss the unfolding biology of the synovial cadherin with its implications for the synovial pathology in arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
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- Hans P Kiener
- Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
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Limb ischemia–reperfusion differentially affects the periosteal and synovial microcirculation. J Surg Res 2012; 178:216-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2011] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Preclinical efficacy of sodium narcistatin to reduce inflammation and joint destruction in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis. Rheumatol Int 2011; 32:3751-60. [PMID: 22159913 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-011-2217-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Current therapies for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) do not work for all patients, can lose efficacy over time, and can have significant side effects. The discovery of new, effective therapies for RA remains an unmet medical need. The Amaryllidaceae isocarbostyril narciclasine was previously shown to prophylactically reduce paw swelling in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis (AA). In this study, the efficacy of sodium narcistatin (SNS), a water-soluble cyclic phosphate pro-drug of narciclasine, was assessed in AA rats for anti-inflammatory and bone-sparing properties after disease onset. AA rats were given daily intraperitoneal injections of SNS (1.75, 3.5, or 5 mg/kg/day, in 500 μl sterile endotoxin-free saline) or saline from disease onset through severe disease stages. Footpad widths and radiographic scoring were used as indicators of inflammation and joint destruction, respectively. Ex vivo cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBC), splenocytes, and draining lymph node (DLN) cells were determined using ELISAs. SNS treatment dose-dependently reduced joint inflammation (~70%) and bone loss (~50%) compared with AA controls. SNS treatment also reduced spleen weight (without affecting body weight), pro-inflammatory cytokine production by PMBC, splenocytes, and DLN cells, and site-dependently altered T-helper (Th)1-/Th2-type and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles. SNS dramatically reduces inflammation and has bone-sparing properties, possibly by reducing immune cell pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Our findings support the development of SNS as a therapeutic for RA.
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Shim WH, Jwa SW, Song M, Kim HS, Ko HC, Kim BS, Kim MB. Cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst of the cheek generated by repetitive minor trauma. Ann Dermatol 2011; 23:S235-8. [PMID: 22148059 PMCID: PMC3229074 DOI: 10.5021/ad.2011.23.s2.s235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst (CMSC) refers to a cyst lined by metaplastic synovial tissue including villous structures. It is thought to be a tissue reaction to local trauma, and most cases have a history of preceding surgery or trauma. Clinically, most of the lesion is a tender intradermal nodule that is associated with scar tissue. However, dermatologists have difficulty in diagnosing CMSC because CMSC is reported only rarely and its clinical manifestation can be confused with implantational epidermal cyst, suture granuloma or other cutaneous cysts. Thus, a histopathological exam is mandatory for diagnosis of CMSC. Herein we report the case of an 18-year-old man who developed CMSC on the left cheek on the posterior ramus of the mandible. He had a history of repetitive digital manipulation of the lesion before the onset of CMSC.
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- Woo-Haing Shim
- Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
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Fibroblasts are important participants in inflammation. Although not leukocytes, their capacity to produce cytokines, chemokines, and other inflammatory factors locally in tissues suggests that they can contribute to inflammatory diseases. For example, fibroblasts in a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint are a dominant source of IL-6 and RANKL in the synovium, both of which are therapeutic targets for inflammation and bone erosion. Previously, we found that fibroblasts can be targeted by mAb directed against cadherin-11 (cad-11), a mesenchymal cadherin that fibroblasts selectively express. Targeting cad-11 significantly reduced inflammation as assessed by joint swelling and clinical inflammation scores. However, the mechanism by which anti-cad-11 reduced inflammation was not known. Here, we show that cad-11 engagement induces synovial fibroblasts to secret proinflammatory cytokines including IL-6. Cad-11 engagement strongly synergized with TNF-α and IL-1β in the induction of IL-6. Importantly, cad-11 activated MAP kinases and NF-κB for IL-6 induction. IL-6 levels in ankles of inflamed joints were reduced in cad-11 mutant mice compared to wild-type mice with inflammatory arthritis. Thus, we suggest that cad-11 modulates synovial fibroblasts to evoke inflammatory factors that may contribute to the inflammatory process in RA.
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Chen M, Lam BK, Luster AD, Zarini S, Murphy RC, Bair AM, Soberman RJ, Lee DM. Joint tissues amplify inflammation and alter their invasive behavior via leukotriene B4 in experimental inflammatory arthritis. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:5503-11. [PMID: 20876351 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Mechanisms by which mesenchymal-derived tissue lineages participate in amplifying and perpetuating synovial inflammation in arthritis have been relatively underinvestigated and are therefore poorly understood. Elucidating these processes is likely to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of multiple diseases. Leukotriene B(4) (LTB(4)) is a potent proinflammatory lipid mediator that initiates and amplifies synovial inflammation in the K/BxN model of arthritis. We sought to elucidate mechanisms by which mesenchymal-derived fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLSs) perpetuate synovial inflammation. We focused on the abilities of FLSs to contribute to LTB(4) synthesis and to respond to LTB(4) within the joint. Using a series of bone marrow chimeras generated from 5-lipoxygenase(-/-) and leukotriene A(4) (LTA(4)) hydrolase(-/-) mice, we demonstrate that FLSs generate sufficient levels of LTB(4) production through transcellular metabolism in K/BxN serum-induced arthritis to drive inflammatory arthritis. FLSs-which comprise the predominant lineage populating the synovial lining-are competent to metabolize exogenous LTA(4) into LTB(4) ex vivo. Stimulation of FLSs with TNF increased their capacity to generate LTB(4) 3-fold without inducing the expression of LTA(4) hydrolase protein. Moreover, LTB(4) (acting via LTB(4) receptor 1) was found to modulate the migratory and invasive activity of FLSs in vitro and also promote joint erosion by pannus tissue in vivo. Our results identify novel roles for FLSs and LTB(4) in joints, placing LTB(4) regulation of FLS biology at the center of a previously unrecognized amplification loop for synovial inflammation and tissue pathology.
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- Mei Chen
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Kiener HP, Watts GFM, Cui Y, Wright J, Thornhill TS, Sköld M, Behar SM, Niederreiter B, Lu J, Cernadas M, Coyle AJ, Sims GP, Smolen J, Warman ML, Brenner MB, Lee DM. Synovial fibroblasts self-direct multicellular lining architecture and synthetic function in three-dimensional organ culture. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 62:742-52. [PMID: 20131230 DOI: 10.1002/art.27285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To define the intrinsic capacity of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) to establish a 3-dimensional (3-D) complex synovial lining architecture characterized by the multicellular organization of the compacted synovial lining and the elaboration of synovial fluid constituents. METHODS FLS were cultured in spherical extracellular matrix (ECM) micromasses for 3 weeks. The FLS micromass architecture was assessed histologically and compared with that of dermal fibroblast controls. Lubricin synthesis was measured via immunodetection. Basement membrane matrix and reticular fiber stains were performed to examine ECM organization. Primary human and mouse monocytes were prepared and cocultured with FLS in micromass to investigate cocompaction in the lining architecture. Cytokine stimuli were applied to determine the capacity for inflammatory architecture rearrangement. RESULTS FLS, but not dermal fibroblasts, spontaneously formed a compacted lining architecture over 3 weeks in the 3-D ECM micromass organ cultures. These lining cells produced lubricin. FLS rearranged their surrounding ECM into a complex architecture resembling the synovial lining and supported the survival and cocompaction of monocyte/macrophages in the neo-lining structure. Furthermore, when stimulated by cytokines, FLS lining structures displayed features of the hyperplastic rheumatoid arthritis synovial lining. CONCLUSION This 3-D micromass organ culture method demonstrates that many of the phenotypic characteristics of the normal and the hyperplastic synovial lining in vivo are intrinsic functions of FLS. Moreover, FLS promote survival and cocompaction of primary monocytes in a manner remarkably similar to that of synovial lining macrophages. These findings provide new insight into inherent functions of the FLS lineage and establish a powerful in vitro method for further investigation of this lineage.
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Ando A, Hagiwara Y, Onoda Y, Hatori K, Suda H, Chimoto E, Itoi E. Distribution of Type A and B Synoviocytes in the Adhesive and Shortened Synovial Membrane during Immobilization of the Knee Joint in Rats. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2010; 221:161-8. [DOI: 10.1620/tjem.221.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Akira Ando
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Takeda General Hospital
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University School of Dentistry
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine
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Puri J, Hutchins B, Bellinger LL, Kramer PR. Estrogen and inflammation modulate estrogen receptor alpha expression in specific tissues of the temporomandibular joint. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2009; 7:155. [PMID: 20043825 PMCID: PMC2811708 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 12/31/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Estrogen is known to play role in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and estrogen effects can be mediated by estrogen receptor (ER) alpha present in the TMJ. Cells expressing the estrogen receptor ERalpha are present in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) but changes in expression due to estrogen and inflammation have not been characterized. In this study, ERalpha protein content and the number of cells expressing ERalpha was measured in 17 beta-estradiol-treated rats after inflammation was induced in the TMJ. METHODS Sixteen ovariectomized female rats were divided into two groups such that one group received 17 beta estradiol (E2) and the other was given vehicle (VEH). Groups were then subdivided further, one received injections of saline and the other received Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) within the superior joint space of the TMJ. Thus the four groups include no E2/saline, E2/saline, no E2/CFA and E2/CFA. After treatment, the rats were sacrificed, and the TMJ anterior, disc, retrodiscal and synovial tissues were analyzed by western blot and immunocytochemistry. Positive stained cells were counted using a Nikon epifluorescent microscope. RESULTS The western blot showed that ERalpha protein significantly decreased with inflammation. The number of ERalpha-positive cells in the TMJ was not affected by inflammation or 17 beta-estradiol with exception of the retrodiscal tissue. In the retrodiscal tissue 17 beta-estradiol significantly decreased the number of ERalpha-positive cells but only in a non-inflamed joint. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, inflammation and 17 beta-estradiol can modulate ERalpha expression in the TMJ but the effects are tissue specific.
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- Jyoti Puri
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Ribeiro-Dasilva MC, Peres Line SR, Leme Godoy dos Santos MC, Arthuri MT, Hou W, Fillingim RB, Rizzatti Barbosa CM. Estrogen receptor-alpha polymorphisms and predisposition to TMJ disorder. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2009; 10:527-33. [PMID: 19411060 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2008] [Revised: 11/05/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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UNLABELLED Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJD) affect women with greater frequency than men, and sex hormones may contribute to this female predominance. Therefore, this study investigated whether estrogen receptor-alpha (XbaI/PvuII) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with TMJD in women. DNA was obtained from 200 women with TMJD (100 with chronic pain and 100 with signs of TMJD but no pain) diagnosed according to the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder (RDC/TMD) and 100 control women without TMJD. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms of polymerase chain reaction products were used to analyze XbaI and PvuII SNPs in DNA fragments. A model directly characterizing specific DNA sequence variants based on the risk haplotypic structure implemented with the EM algorithm was used to analyze the data. The [GC] haplotype of the XbaI locus was significantly more prevalent in both TMJD groups when compared with the control group (P = .0012). Specifically, the [GC] haplotype was more prevalent within the painful TMJD group versus the control group (OR = 3.203, 95% CI = 1.633, 6.284) and in the TMJD no pain versus the control group (OR = 2.51, 95% CI = 1.267, 4.97). In conclusion, the presence of [GC] haplotype in the XbaI locus may increase the susceptibility of women to develop TMJD. PERSPECTIVE This study suggests that a polymorphism in the estrogen receptor may increase the risk of women developing temporomandibular joint disorder. This finding may elucidate the interindividual differences in the contribution of estrogen to TMJD, the genetic influences on TMJD predisposition, and may serve as the basis for future treatment tailoring, which could enhance outcomes for these patients.
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Raychaudhuri SP, Raychaudhuri SK. The regulatory role of nerve growth factor and its receptor system in fibroblast-like synovial cells. Scand J Rheumatol 2009; 38:207-15. [PMID: 19177265 DOI: 10.1080/03009740802448866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Investigating the role of nerve growth factor (NGF) and its receptors (NGF-R) in inflammatory diseases is an active field of research. Inflammatory diseases of the joint are the commonest cause of human morbidity but very little is known about the effect of NGF on synovial tissue biology. Here we have studied NGF/NGF-R and their functional significance on cultured fibroblast-like synovial cells (FLS) collected from the synovial tissue of five healthy subjects. METHODS NGF/NGF-R expression was determined in the basal condition and after stimulation with tumour necrosis factor (TNF)alpha and interleukin (IL)-1beta by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS). Proliferation studies were performed by cell count, hexosaminidase assay, and the MTT assay. The synovial fluid (SF) NGF level was studied by ELISA in 12 psoriatic arthritis (PsA), 14 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and 10 osteoarthritis (OA) patients. RESULTS FACS studies showed that unstimulated FLS expressed low levels of NGF and the high-affinity NGF-tyrosine kinase receptor TrkA, and TNFalpha and IL-1beta increased NGF and TrkA expression in FLS. NGF (100 ng/mL) increased FLS proliferation by 400% compared to the control (medium only). The NGF level was significantly higher in the PsA group (365.5+/-85.2 pg/mL) than in the RA (120+/-35 pg/mL) and OA groups (30+/-6 pg/mL). CONCLUSIONS Upregulation of NGF/TrkA in proinflammatory cytokine-activated FLS, the mitogenic effect of NGF on FLS, and the increased NGF level in SF of inflammatory arthritis suggest that there is cross-talk between NGF/NGF-R and FLS. These results also suggest that dysregulated production of NGF may lead to synovial cell proliferation and thus could influence the inflammatory and proliferative cascades of inflammatory arthritis.
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- S P Raychaudhuri
- VA Medical Center Sacramento, Clinical Immunology Laboratory, Davis, CA, USA.
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Tas SW, Vervoordeldonk MJ, Hajji N, May MJ, Ghosh S, Tak PP. Local treatment with the selective IkappaB kinase beta inhibitor NEMO-binding domain peptide ameliorates synovial inflammation. Arthritis Res Ther 2007; 8:R86. [PMID: 16684367 PMCID: PMC1779420 DOI: 10.1186/ar1958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2005] [Revised: 03/13/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB is a key regulator of synovial inflammation. We investigated the effect of local NF-kappaB inhibition in rat adjuvant arthritis (AA), using the specific IkappaB kinase (IKK)-beta blocking NF-kappaB essential modulator-binding domain (NBD) peptide. The effects of the NBD peptide on human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and macrophages, as well as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) whole-tissue biopsies, were also evaluated. First, we investigated the effects of the NBD peptide on RA FLS in vitro. Subsequently, NBD peptides were administered intra-articularly into the right ankle joint of rats at the onset of disease. The severity of arthritis was monitored over time, rats were sacrificed on day 20, and tissue specimens were collected for routine histology and x-rays of the ankle joints. Human macrophages or RA synovial tissues were cultured ex vivo in the presence or absence of NBD peptides, and cytokine production was measured in the supernatant by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The NBD peptide blocked interleukin (IL)-1-beta-induced IkappaB alpha phosphorylation and IL-6 production in RA FLS. Intra-articular injection of the NBD peptide led to significantly reduced severity of arthritis (p < 0.0001) and reduced radiological damage (p = 0.04). This was associated with decreased synovial cellularity and reduced expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and IL-1-beta in the synovium. Incubation of human macrophages with NBD peptides resulted in 50% inhibition of IL-1-beta-induced TNF-alpha production in the supernatant (p < 0.01). In addition, the NBD peptide decreased TNF-alpha-induced IL-6 production by human RA synovial tissue biopsies by approximately 42% (p < 0.01). Specific NF-kappaB blockade using a small peptide inhibitor of IKK-beta has anti-inflammatory effects in AA and human RA synovial tissue as well as in two important cell types in the pathogenesis of RA: macrophages and FLS. These results indicate that IKK-beta-targeted NF-kappaB blockade using the NBD peptide could offer a new approach for the local treatment of arthritis.
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- Sander W Tas
- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology F4-218, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology F4-218, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology F4-218, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6046, USA
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- Immunobiology Section, Yale University Medical School, 300 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06519, USA
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology F4-218, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, PO Box 22700, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Guan G, Kerins CC, Bellinger LL, Kramer PR. Estrogenic effect on swelling and monocytic receptor expression in an arthritic temporomandibular joint model. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 97:241-50. [PMID: 16153820 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2005] [Accepted: 05/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Clinical presentation of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are more common in women and changes in the female hormone estrogen affect the level of swelling, pro-inflammatory cytokine release and pain in animal models of TMJ arthritis. Estrogen also modulates the expression of the CD16 receptor in vitro. This alters pro-inflammatory cytokine release in monocytes/macrophages when auto-antigens and arthritic factors bind the CD16 receptor. This study investigated the effects of various levels of estrogen on the intensity of inflammation and CD16 expression in a TMJ arthritic animal model. The experiments included rats that were intact or ovariectomized (OVX), eliminating the major source of estrogen output. A portion of the OVX animals had estrogen replaced with 17-beta estradiol (E2) using Alzet pumps. In OVX animals E2 levels were administered for 10 days to create an artificial estrus cycle or to simulate pregnancy. Following E2 treatment the rats were given an intra-articular TMJ injection of saline or complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). CFA injection significantly increased TMJ swelling, stress induced chromodacryorrhea and attenuated food intake, thus indicating the adjuvant induced TMJ pain/inflammation. Removing endogenous E2 through OVX reduced CFA induced TMJ inflammation, whereas CFA increased the number of TMJ monocytes expressing the CD14 receptor equally in all groups irrespective of plasma E2 levels. Paradoxically, higher levels of E2 reduced the number of TNF-alpha positive, CD16+ and double labeled CD14+/CD16+ cells. The findings indicate that reduced plasma E2 levels attenuated CFA induced TMJ inflammation, whereas increasing E2 levels enhanced TMJ swelling in a dose dependent manner. Estrogenic group differences in CFA induced swelling were independent of TMJ CD14+, CD14+/CD16+ or CD16+ cell numbers suggesting E2 action on the CFA immune response primarily excluded CD16 receptor action.
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- Guoqiang Guan
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University System, Health Science Center, Dallas, 75246, USA
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Metaplastic synovial cyst (synovial metaplasia of the skin) refers to a cyst lined by a membrane resembling hyperplastic synovial villi. Synovial-like metaplasia has been described around prostheses and breast implant capsules and may occur in postsurgical cutaneous scars, unrelated to prostheses or implants. We describe a metaplastic synovial cyst occurring in the left breast of a 23-year-old man 2 years after surgical treatment of gynecomastia. The expanding clinicopathologic scenario of metaplastic synovial cyst, in scar tissue in male breast unrelated to mammary implants, and as a potential complication after surgical treatment of gynecomastia is highlighted.
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- Pratistadevi K Ramdial
- Department of Pathology, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu Natal and Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
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Nozawa-Inoue K, Amizuka N, Ikeda N, Suzuki A, Kawano Y, Maeda T. Synovial membrane in the temporomandibular joint--its morphology, function and development. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 66:289-306. [PMID: 14692685 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.66.289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This paper reviews recent findings of the synovial membrane, in particular the morphology, function and development of synovial lining cells, in the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Electron microscopic studies have confirmed the synovial membrane in TMJ consists of macrophage-like type A cells and fibroblast-like type B cells identical to those in other systematic joints. The macrophage-like type A cells react with anti-macrophage and macrophage-derived substances including the major histocompatibility class II molecule, and show a drastic increase in their number in the inflamed synovial membrane. In addition, they have the ability to produce substances involved in the progression of TMJ inflammation such as nitric oxide and inducible nitric oxide synthase. Observation of osteopetrotic mice revealed that macrophage-like type A cells in TMJ are derived from monocyte lineage. Immunocytochemistry for 25kDa heat shock protein was able to depict the entire shape of fibroblast-like type B cells including their unique processes. The expression of an estrogen receptor alpha-immunoreaction in the fibroblast-like type B cells may explain the etiology of temporomandibular disorders at a higher frequency in females than in males, suggesting that TMJ is a target tissue for estrogen. Furthermore, fibroblast-like type B cells are equipped with a basement membrane to serve as an adhesion molecule for the fibroblast-like type B cells to keep their epithelial arrangement. A clear understanding of the morphology of the intact synovial membrane will serve to clarify the etiology and development of temporomandibular disorders.
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- Kayoko Nozawa-Inoue
- Division of Oral Anatomy, Department of Oral Biological Science, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
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Kramer PR, Kramer SF, Guan G. 17 beta-estradiol regulates cytokine release through modulation of CD16 expression in monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 50:1967-75. [PMID: 15188374 DOI: 10.1002/art.20309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Macrophages release cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1), and IL-6, which modulate the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Macrophage release of these cytokines can be modulated by estrogen. Fc gamma receptor type IIIA (CD16a) is a receptor expressed on macrophages that selectively binds IgG molecules, an important rheumatoid factor in RA. Binding of CD16 by anti-CD16 monoclonal antibodies stimulates macrophage cytokine release. We undertook this study to test the hypothesis that decreased concentrations of estrogen (17 beta-estradiol) directly cause an increase in CD16 expression, resulting in increased release of proinflammatory cytokines from monocytes and/or macrophages upon receptor binding. METHODS THP-1 cells and female human primary monocytes and monocyte-derived macrophages were treated with no 17 beta-estradiol, physiologic levels (1 x 10(-8)M) of 17 beta-estradiol, or 1 x 10(-8)M 17 beta-estradiol followed by withdrawal of 17 beta-estradiol. Surface expression of CD16 and CD16 messenger RNA was measured using fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS) and semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, respectively. Cytokine release from 17 beta-estradiol-treated or untreated monocytes was then quantitated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and FACS after crosslinking the receptor with anti-CD16 antibodies. RESULTS CD16 transcript significantly increased in macrophage-like THP-1 cells and in primary, peripheral blood macrophages in the absence of 17 beta-estradiol, and the observed increase in message was dependent on transcription. CD16 receptor levels on CD14+, transforming growth factor beta-treated primary monocytes also increased in cells deprived of 17 beta-estradiol. Analysis of the cytokines released showed that CD16 crosslinking stimulated significant increases in TNF alpha, IL-1 beta, and IL-6 due to the absence of estrogen. CONCLUSION Estrogen can modulate proinflammatory cytokine release from activated monocytes and/or macrophages, in part through modulation of CD16 expression.
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- P R Kramer
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, 75246, USA.
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Marino AA, Waddell DD, Kolomytkin OV, Meek WD, Wolf R, Sadasivan KK, Albright JA. Increased intercellular communication through gap junctions may contribute to progression of osteoarthritis. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2004:224-32. [PMID: 15187861 DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000129346.29945.3b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Our aim was to support the hypothesis of a specific association between gap junctions in synovial tissue and the presence of osteoarthritis, as evidenced by differences between osteoarthritis and non-osteoarthritis synovia in the number of gap junctions, the amount of gap-junction protein, and the amount of enzymatic activity produced through a pathway mediated by gap-junction intercellular communication. An average of 4.41 gap junctions were found per 100 cells counted in the osteoarthritis synovia, compared with 1.00 in the controls. The amount of the gap-junction protein connexin 43 in synovial lining cells was approximately 50% greater in patients with osteoarthritis. Synovial lining cells from patients with osteoarthritis produced matrix metalloproteinases constitutively and, at higher levels, in response to stimulation by interleukin-1 beta. In both cases, intercellular communication through gap junctions was shown to be critical to the ability of the cells to secrete matrix metalloproteinases. Overall, the results indicated that gap junctions between synovial lining cells were altered significantly in patients with osteoarthritis, as a consequence of the disease process or as part of the causal chain. In either case, gap junctions seem to be a rational therapeutic target.
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- Andrew A Marino
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, LSU Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130-3932, USA.
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Henderson B. Out of one eye: a life integrating cellular biochemistry and function. Cell Biochem Funct 2003; 21:201-6. [PMID: 12910470 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Brian Henderson
- Division of Infection and Immunity, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, UK.
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For many years, a large body of circumstantial evidence supported the notion that the synovial membrane produced the hyaluronan-rich synovial fluid. A quantitative cytochemical technique for uridine-diphospho glucose dehydrogenase (UDPGD) activity established that fibroblast-like cells on the intimal surface of the synovial lining made a specific contribution to maintaining these glycosaminoglycan levels. Our studies have aimed to determine the mechanisms that control the attainment and persistence of this differentiated phenotype, and have recently focused on their appearance during joint cavity development in the embryonic limb; a process that is dependent upon skeletal movement. These in situ micro-biochemical studies have shown that cells bordering the presumptive joint cavity exhibit raised UDPGD activity, are associated with a matrix rich in hyaluronan and show immobilization-induced loss in such characteristics. Together with complimentary studies in adult joints, this suggests that mechanical stimuli promote the acquisition of this joint line-forming phenotype. For this reason our studies have attempted to identify the 'up-stream' mechano-dependent factors that control these events. Endothelial cells respond to mechanical stimuli by activating, via phosphorylation, mitogen activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPkinase/ERK). Using phospho-specific anti-ERK-1/2 antibodies we have shown that immunolabelling of developing limbs shows a clear joint line-selective activation during cavitation, with little if any labelling within neighbouring elements, and that this is abolished in immobilized limbs. In an attempt to facilitate the final mechanistic deciphering of these responses we have used an in vitro-based approach and found by Western blotting that active ERK-1/2 expression was increased in cultured articular surface cells following application of dynamic mechanical strain. Intriguingly, the use of a selective inhibitor (PD98059) of ERK activation by its classical activating kinase, Mek, to restrict such strain-induced increases, produced an enhanced strain-related increase in UDPGD mRNA expression. This suggests that mechano-dependent ERK activation serves a feedback regulatory role during differentiation of these cells. Whilst it is clear that these in vitro experiments serve a useful function, it is clear that they generally take little regard of the influence that might be provided by cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions within the developing limb's complex and dynamic environment and architecture. It is therefore imperative that we attempt to bridge the gap between the cell biology of such phenomena on the one hand, and the morphological approach to this same problem on the other.
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Metaplastic synovial cyst of the skin is a recently recognized entity characterized by an intradermal nodule that usually occurs at the site of previous surgical trauma. Histologically, the lesion demonstrates a cystic structure with villous-like projections and a lining resembling hyperplastic synovium. We have studied two patients with rheumatoid arthritis, aged 46 and 55 years, who presented with cystic nodules localized on the thumb and great toes, respectively, without any history of previous trauma or surgical procedures performed in the areas. The presence of vimentin and CD 68 positivity of the cells lining the cyst walls supports the similarities between normal and metaplastic synovium. We hypothesize that constant pressure on the great toe, repeated manipulation of the finger, and chronic inflammation around the affected joints may have played roles in the pathogenesis of the lesions in our patients.
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- Charoen Choonhakarn
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Frisbie DD, Ghivizzani SC, Robbins PD, Evans CH, McIlwraith CW. Treatment of experimental equine osteoarthritis by in vivo delivery of the equine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene. Gene Ther 2002; 9:12-20. [PMID: 11850718 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2001] [Accepted: 10/16/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Osteoarthritis in horses and in humans is a significant social and economic problem and continued research and improvements in therapy are needed. Because horses have naturally occurring osteoarthritis, which is similar to that of humans, the horse was chosen as a species with which to investigate gene transfer as a potential therapeutic modality for the clinical treatment of osteoarthritis. Using an established model of equine osteoarthritis that mimics clinical osteoarthritis, the therapeutic effects resulting from intra-articular overexpression of the equine interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene through adenoviral-mediated gene transfer were investigated. In vivo delivery of the equine IL-IRa gene led to elevated intra-articular expression of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist for approximately 28 days, resulting in significant improvement in clinical parameters of pain and disease activity, preservation of articular cartilage, and beneficial effects on the histologic parameters of synovial membrane and articular cartilage. Based on these findings, gene transfer of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is an attractive treatment modality for the equine patient and also offers future promise for human patients with osteoarthritis.
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- D D Frisbie
- Equine Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Yarbrough TB, Lee MR, Hornof WJ, Schumacher HR, O'Brien TR. Evaluation of samarium-153 for synovectomy in an osteochondral fragment-induced model of synovitis in horses. Vet Surg 2000; 29:252-63. [PMID: 10871227 DOI: 10.1053/jvet.2000.5611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of intraarticular administration of Samarium-153 (153Sm) bound to hydroxyapatite microspheres (153SmM) on an osteochondral chip-induced synovitis. STUDY DESIGN Sixty days after implantation of autogenous osteochondral fragments in the middle carpal and metacarpophalangeal joints, 153SmM was administered into 1 joint of each type. The contralateral joints were used as untreated controls. ANIMALS OR SAMPLE POPULATION Fifteen horses without preexisting joint disease were randomly divided into 2 groups (7 in the carpal group, 8 in the metacarpophalangeal group). METHODS Horses had osteochondral fragments that were harvested from the lateral ridge of the trochlea of the talus and implanted bilaterally into a middle carpal joint and a metacarpophalangeal joint; the opposite joint type served as a control. Sixty days later, 10 to 15 mCi of 153SmM (20 to 50 microm diam) was injected into the fragment-implanted joints. Three horses were treated with nonradioactive hydroxyapatite fragments. Horses were examined clinically until they were killed 14 or 30 days later. Control and treated joints were examined grossly and microscopically to determine the effects of 153SmM on synovial membrane and cartilage. RESULTS Intraarticular 153SmM caused a transient flare with lameness, effusion, and edema for 48 to 72 hours. Implanted osteochondral chips induced a synovitis characterized by variable degrees of joint damage and synovial infiltrate. Use of 153SmM resulted in synovectomy of variable depth and extent. CONCLUSIONS Intraarticular 153SmM may be a useful method for synovectomy of inflamed synovial membrane. CLINICAL RELEVANCE With further testing, radioactive pharmaceuticals might become useful clinical treatments for persistent synovitis not responsive to conventional techniques.
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- T B Yarbrough
- Department of Surgical and Radiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
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Iwanaga T, Shikichi M, Kitamura H, Yanase H, Nozawa-Inoue K. Morphology and functional roles of synoviocytes in the joint. ARCHIVES OF HISTOLOGY AND CYTOLOGY 2000; 63:17-31. [PMID: 10770586 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.63.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 169] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The joint capsule exhibits a unique cellular lining in the luminal surface of the synovial membrane. The synovial intimal cells, termed synoviocytes, are believed to be responsible for the production of synovial fluid components, for absorption from the joint cavity, and for blood/synovial fluid exchanges, but their detailed structure and function as well as pathological changes remain unclear. Two types of synoviocytes, macrophagic cells (type A cells) and fibroblast-like cells (type B cells) have been identified. Type A synoviocytes are non-fixed cells that can phagocytose actively cell debris and wastes in the joint cavity, and possess an antigen-presenting ability. These type A cells, derived from blood-borne mononuclear cells, can be considered resident macrophages (tissue macrophages) like hepatic Kupffer cells. Type B synoviocytes are characterized by the rich existence of rough endoplasmic reticulum, and dendritic processes which form a regular network in the luminal surface of the synovial membrane. Their complex three-dimensional architecture was first revealed by our recent scanning electron microscopy of macerated samples. The type B cells, which are proper synoviocytes, are involved in production of specialized matrix constituents including hyaluronan, collagens and fibronectin for the intimal interstitium and synovial fluid. The proliferative potentials of type B cells in loco are much higher than type A cells, although the transformation of subintimal fibroblasts into type B cells can not be excluded. In some mammals, type B cells show features suggesting endocrine and sensory functions, but these are not recognized in other species. The synoviocytes, which form a discontinuous cell layer, develop both fragmented basement membranes around the cells and junctional apparatus such as desmosomes and gap junctions. For an exact understanding of the mechanism of arthritis, we need to establish the morphological background of synoviocytes as well as their functions under normal conditions.
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- T Iwanaga
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Chapter 5 surface tensiometry in rheumatology. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-7303(00)80029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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The cutaneous metaplastic synovial cyst is a recently described lesion that characteristically presents as a solitary, tender subcutaneous nodule. On histopathologic examination, the lesion is characterized by a cystic structure with villous-like projections and a lining resembling hyperlastic synovium. The cause of cutaneous metaplastic synovial cysts is unclear, but trauma is presumed to be a precipitating factor, as most reported cases have a history of antecedent cutaneous injury. Here we present a case of multiple, bilateral cutaneous metaplastic synovial cysts in a 72-year-old white man with rheumatoid arthritis. This is the first reported case of a patient with multiple lesions. The characteristic clinical and pathologic features of this lesion, along with proposed cause, are reviewed herein.
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- S R Singh
- Division of Dermatology, Kansas City VA Medical Center, Missouri, USA
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Hashiramoto A, Sano H, Maekawa T, Kawahito Y, Kimura S, Kusaka Y, Wilder RL, Kato H, Kondo M, Nakajima H. C-myc antisense oligodeoxynucleotides can induce apoptosis and down-regulate Fas expression in rheumatoid synoviocytes. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1999; 42:954-62. [PMID: 10323451 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199905)42:5<954::aid-anr14>3.0.co;2-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of c-myc in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the mechanism of synovial apoptosis. METHODS Using cultured human synoviocytes from patients with RA and c-myc antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS ODN), we examined the inhibition of cell proliferation by the MTT assay and the induction of apoptosis with TUNEL staining and fluorescence microscopy. In addition, the effect of c-myc on down-regulation of Fas expression was analyzed by flow cytometry, cytotoxicity assay, and reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS Treatment with c-myc AS ODN induced inhibition of cell proliferation, along with down-regulation of c-Myc protein and c-myc messenger RNA (mRNA) expression. The morphologic changes of synovial cell death were typical of apoptosis. In addition, c-myc AS ODN treatment down-regulated expression of Fas mRNA but not Fas antigen. Analysis of the involvement of the caspase cascade revealed that the cytotoxic activity of c-myc AS ODN was completely blocked by inhibitors of both caspase 1 (YVAD-FMK) and caspase 3 (DEVD-FMK). CONCLUSION Our results strongly suggest that c-myc AS ODN might be a useful therapeutic tool in RA and clarify that cell death by c-myc AS ODN is induced through the caspase cascade, similar to Fas-induced apoptosis. In addition, combination therapy with anti-Fas antibody and c-myc AS ODN reduced Fas-dependent cytotoxicity.
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Takaoka Y, Matsuura S, Boda K, Nagai H. The effect of mesoporphyrin on the production of cytokines by inflammatory cells in vitro. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY 1999; 80:33-40. [PMID: 10446754 DOI: 10.1254/jjp.80.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate a mechanism of the anti-inflammatory action of mesoporphyrin, especially the effect on the production of cytokines by some cultured inflammatory cells. Mesoporphyrin had no effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced tumor necrosis factor-alpha production by RAW 264.7 cells (murine macrophage-like cells). Mesoporphyrin inhibited interferon-gamma production by 1E10.H2 cells (murine T helper-1 cells), but not interleukin-4 production by D10.G4.1 cells (murine T helper-2 cells). Mesoporphyrin inhibited interleukin-6 production by human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells. This inhibition of interleukin-6 production is closely related to the suppression of prostaglandin E2 generation by interfering cyclooxygenase 1 and 2 enzyme activities. These data suggest that the inhibition of cytokine production is one of the anti-inflammatory mechanisms of mesoporphyrin.
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- Y Takaoka
- Department of Pharmacology, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Mitahorahigashi, Japan
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Hewicker-Trautwein M, Carter SD, Bennett D, Kelly DF. Immunocytochemical demonstration of lymphocyte subsets and MHC class II antigen expression in synovial membranes from dogs with rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative joint disease. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 1999; 67:341-57. [PMID: 10206202 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-2427(98)00229-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The study describes the distribution of canine leucocyte antigens in synovial membrane biopsies from six dogs with canine rheumatoid arthritis (CRA) and from eight dogs with osteoarthritis (OA) secondary to spontaneous rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) (n = 5) or patellar luxation (n = 3). Synovial membranes from five dogs without evidence of joint lesions were used as control tissues. In the subsynovium of dogs with normal joints CD5+, CD4+, CD8+ and alpha beta TCR+ lymphocytes were present only in low numbers. With monoclonal antibody (mAb) to MHC class II antigen, either none or up to 20-30% of synovial lining cells were immunoreactive. Furthermore, scattered MHCII+ stromal cells were seen in the deeper subsynovial layer. In synovial membrane biopsies from dogs with CRA numerous diffusely and perivascularly distributed CD5+ lymphocytes were found in the subsynovium. CD4+ cells outnumbered CD8+ cells and were more numerous in the perivascular areas. In all the CRA cases examined, there were markedly higher numbers of alpha beta TCR+ cells compared with gamma delta TCR+ cells. With mAb to CD21, low numbers of immunoreactive lymphocytes were demonstrated. In all the CRA cases, a marked increase of MHC class II antigen expression was noted. In the majority of samples, 50% or more than 90% of the synovial lining cells were strongly MHC class II+. Throughout the subsynovial layer there were numerous MHC class II+ cells and included those with dendritic morphology and inflammatory mononuclear cells. Furthermore, marked perivascular immunoreactivity for MHC class II antigen was found. In biopsies from dogs with OA, there were markedly lower numbers of subsynovial CD5+, CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. T-cells were mainly diffusely distributed. In three of the eight OA dogs examined, there was an increased percentage of synovial lining cells expressing MHC class II. The majority of OA cases had subsynovial major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II+ cells with a dendritic morphology.
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- M Hewicker-Trautwein
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, UK.
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Wyatt LE, Sinow JD, Wollman JS, Sami DA, Miller TA. The influence of time on human breast capsule histology: smooth and textured silicone-surfaced implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 1998; 102:1922-31. [PMID: 9810987 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199811000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Although the histology of capsular tissue is well described in the literature, most studies in humans do not correlate histologic findings with implant age (number of years an implant was in place before sampling). As such, questions regarding the long-term histology in humans remain. The microanatomy of 93 human periprosthetic capsular tissues surrounding 22 textured and 71 smooth silicone-surfaced prostheses was studied. The implants were divided into two groups according to the time between implantation and capsulectomy: between 0 and 5 years or more than 5 years. Hematoxylin and eosin and Masson trichrome-stained sections were analyzed by light microscopy, with and without polarization. Eighteen of the textured implants contained silicone gel and four contained saline. Sixty of the smooth implants contained silicone gel, eight contained saline, and in three, the filler type was not known. For the majority of patients, surgery was performed for augmentation mammaplasty, and the implants were removed because of capsular contracture. The following histologic features were assessed: synovial-like metaplasia, villous hyperplasia, density of the collagenous capsule, alignment of collagen fibers within the capsule, and the presence of foreign material and of a foreign body reaction. The following trends were observed. In smooth implants, increasing implant duration was associated with a decrease in the presence of synovial-like metaplasia (p = 0.003) and villous hyperplasia; there was no significant difference in the presence of a dense collagenous capsule, the orientation of collagen fibers, or the presence of a foreign body reaction. An increase was observed in the presence of foreign material (p = 0.01). In textured implants, increasing implant duration was associated with a decrease in the presence of synovial-like metaplasia, villous hyperplasia (p = 0.003), dense collagenous architecture, and parallel orientation of collagen fibers (p = 0.017). An increase in the presence of a foreign body type reaction and foreign material (p = 0.024) was observed. In comparing textured and smooth-surfaced implants, synovial-like metaplasia was observed more often in the textured group, both at 0 to 5 years (p = 0.01) and at greater than 5 years (p < 0.01). Textured implants more often had villous hyperplasia at 0 to 5 years (p = 0.03) but not beyond 5 years. Smooth implants more often had a dense collagenous capsule than textured implants after 5 years. No significant difference was seen in the orientation of collagen fibers in capsules around smooth and textured implants at 0 to 5 years. After 5 years, the incidence of capsules with collagen fibers arranged parallel to the implant surface was significantly greater in the smooth group than in the textured group (p = 0.01). The presence of a foreign body type reaction was seen more often in the textured group between 0 and 5 years (p = 0.01) and at greater than 5 years (p < 0.01), and the presence of foreign material was more often seen in the textured group between 0 and 5 years (p = 0.06) and at greater than 5 years (p < 0.01). In summary, the cytologic changes around implants seem to be dynamic in nature, and implantation duration and shell type play a significant role. Synovial-like metaplasia, villous hyperplasia, and foreign material were more often observed in the textured group within the 0 to 5 year interval. Beyond 5 years, synovial-like metaplasia, a foreign body type reaction, and foreign material were more often observed in the textured group. Differences in the density of collagenous capsules were not significant at any time point, and collagen fibers oriented parallel to the implant surface were more often observed in the smooth group after 5 years. The significance of these findings awaits further investigation.
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- L E Wyatt
- Plastic Surgery Section, West Los Angeles Veterans Administration Medical Center, Calif, USA
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Gilroy DW, Tomlinson A, Greenslade K, Seed MP, Willoughby DA. The effects of cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitors on cartilage erosion and bone loss in a model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-induced monoarticular arthritis in the rat. Inflammation 1998; 22:509-19. [PMID: 9793797 DOI: 10.1023/a:1022350111213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Selective cyclooxygenase 2 (COX 2) inhibitors NS-398 and nimesulide were investigated for their effects on patellar cartilage and bone content in a model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb)-induced monoarticular arthritis in the rat. The protective/destructive properties of these nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were compared with piroxicam, known to accelerate cartilage breakdown and reduce bone erosion in this model in comparison to untreated arthritic controls. Male CFHB Wistar rats were injected intraarticularly with heat killed M.tb into the left stifle joint, resulting in loss of patellar cartilage glycosaminoglycans (GAG), bone erosion and inflammation. The right stifle joint received saline. Animals were dosed daily, p.o., with NS-398 (1, 10 mg/kg), nimesulide (0.5, 5 mg/kg) or piroxicam (10 mg/kg). Four days after M.tb injection, patellar GAG content, bone weight and joint swelling were measured in drug-treated animals and untreated arthritic controls. Changes in the left joint were compared to the right. The expression and distribution of COX 2 protein was determined by immunocytochemistry in synovial tissue from arthritic controls over the time course. Focal accumulations of inflammatory cells were positively immunolabelled for COX 2 in the synovium from the left stifle joint of untreated arthritic animals, 6 h after injection of M.tb. Labeling of inflammatory cell infiltrates increased and was widespread in the synovium at 24 h. By day 4 fibroblasts were positively labelled for COX 2 in addition to polymorphonuclear and mononuclear leukocytes. Piroxicam and nimesulide at the higher dose significantly exacerbated M.tb-induced cartilage GAG loss while NS-398 was without effect. Both COX 2 inhibitors did not alter M.tb-induced patellar bone loss. In contrast, piroxicam significantly reduced bone loss. All COX inhibitors significantly reduced joint swelling. In conclusion, the selective inhibition of COX 2 may result in the amelioration of synovitis with a lowered risk of NSAID-induced cartilage damage in rheumatic disease.
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- D W Gilroy
- Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
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Raso DS, Schulte BA. Immunolocalization of keratan sulfate, chondroitin-4-sulfate, and chondroitin-6-sulfate in periprosthetic breast capsules exhibiting synovial metaplasia. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996; 98:78-82. [PMID: 8657791 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199607000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The distribution of various proteoglycans and basement membrane components within 10 breast capsules with synovial metaplasia was assessed immunohistochemically. Immunoreactive keratan sulfate and chondroitin-4-sulfate were present in many of the synovial metaplasia lining cells, suggesting active secretion of these proteoglycans into the intraprosthetic space. In contrast, chondroitin-6-sulfate was confined to the extracellular matrix of the underlying supporting fibrous capsule. Type IV collagen and laminin were not associated with the synovial metaplasia lining, thus confirming the absence of a basement membrane, as previously indicated by morphologic analysis. As with tendon reconstruction, the development and maintenance of a synovial metaplasia lining that secretes lubricating factors such as proteoglycans may be beneficial for decreased capsular contracture.
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- D S Raso
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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Ko CY, Ahn CY, Ko J, Chopra W, Shaw WW. Capsular synovial metaplasia as a common response to both textured and smooth implants. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996; 97:1427-33; discussion 1434-5. [PMID: 8643727 DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199606000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Recent reports suggested that the presence of synovial metaplasia in the capsular tissues of breast implants is greater with textured-shelled implants compared with smooth. Textured implants, however, have become popular only in the last few years. Therefore, the studies do not address the possibility that synovial metaplasia may be a dynamic process related to time (e.g., implant age) rather than implant shell surface. In the current study, 159 implant capsules (85 patients) removed between February of 1992 and July of 1993 at UCLA Medical Center were evaluated histologically and correlated with clinical data, including the age of implants. Synovial metaplasia was identified in 40 percent (64 of 159) of the capsule specimens. A logistic regression analysis that removed the effect of implant age demonstrated no correlation of implant shell type (textured versus smooth) with the presence of synovial metaplasia. Gel bleed, implant location, pericapsular fluid, implant rupture, and capsular contracture also did not have any significant association with synovial metaplasia in the current study. The incidence of synovial metaplasia appears to decrease with age (77 percent at < 5 years; 22 percent at > 15 years). Our findings suggest that synovial metaplasia is not rare and in fact may be a fairly common transitional histologic finding. It may be part of the common progression that occurs at the implant-capsule interface. The clinical significance remains unknown.
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- C Y Ko
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif, USA
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Liao HX, Haynes BF. ROLE OF ADHESION MOLECULES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/s0889-857x(21)00464-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- N A Athanasou
- Department of Pathology, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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del Rosario AD, Bui HX, Petrocine S, Sheehan C, Pastore J, Singh J, Ross JS. True synovial metaplasia of breast implant capsules: a light and electron microscopic study. Ultrastruct Pathol 1995; 19:83-93. [PMID: 7792953 DOI: 10.3109/01913129509014607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The formation of true synovial-lined membranes at tissue sites not intimately related to an articulation or a tendon sheath has been described in a variety of pathologic and postsurgical conditions, but until recently has not been well recognized to occur in association with tissue surrounding silicone breast implants. Of 15 cases with resected periprosthetic breast capsules, 7 (47%) demonstrated true synovial metaplasia with capsule-implant interfaces lined by typical synovial cells. Histochemical and immunohistochemical staining reactions were essentially identical to those observed in synovial control cases and featured positive reactions to Alcian blue-periodic acid-Schiff, reticulin, and vimentin. Focal positive immunoreactivity was observed with alpha 1-antitrypsin, alpha 1-antichromotrypsin, lysozyme, and CD68. No immunoreactivity was observed with cytokeratin AE1/AE3, S-100 protein, carcinoembryonic antigen, or basement membrane antigens. Transmission electron microscopy of the lining cells confirmed their true synovial nature with the type A (macrophage-like) cells, type B (fibroblast-like) cells, and intermediate forms or type AB cells identified. We conclude that the cellular lining surrounding silicone breast implants is a true synovial membrane, that synovial metaplasia may occur in nearly one half of all resected periprosthetic capsules, and that awareness of this entity will enable the surgical pathologist to render an accurate histopathologic diagnosis.
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- A D del Rosario
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Samuel S. Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
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Palmer JL, Bertone AL. Joint structure, biochemistry and biochemical disequilibrium in synovitis and equine joint disease. Equine Vet J 1994; 26:263-77. [PMID: 8575393 DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-3306.1994.tb04386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- J L Palmer
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210-1089, USA
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