ankylosis/albumin

Arthritis was induced by injecting cationic amidated bovine serum albumin (aBSA) (pI approximately 9.2) into the knee joint of immunized guinea pigs and the mechanisms of articular cartilage destruction were studied morphologically and biochemically. Marked synovitis associated with

OBJECTIVE The balance between destruction and homeostatic or reparative responses determines the outcome of arthritis. Increasing evidence suggests a role for signaling pathways, essential for development and growth, in the maintenance of tissue homeostasis and attempts at repair. Inappropriate

BACKGROUND This study evaluated the healing of mandibular condylar fracture in rats submitted to experimental and protein undernutrition (8% of protein) by means of histological analysis. METHODS Forty-five adult Wistar rats were divided into three groups of 15 animals: a fracture group, who were

Endemic skeletal fluorosis is characterized by bone, joint and muscle pain, progressive ankylosis of various joints and crippling deformities. Whole body skeletal scintigraphy with 99Tcm-methylene diphosphonate was performed for 17 symptomatic subjects suffering from this disorder. The fluoride

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between inflammation and remodeling by inhibiting tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) in male DBA/1 mice with spontaneous arthritis, a model of spondylarthritis (SpA). METHODS TNFalpha was inhibited using etanercept, a soluble TNF receptor. The efficacy of the