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Background Lameness is a debilitating condition in equine athletes that leads to more performance limitation and loss of use than any other medical condition.
Amanda Watkins+14 more
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Neutrophil extracellular trap clearance by synovial macrophages in gout
Background Monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, i.e., the central etiological factors in gouty arthritis, induce the formation of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).
Ji Hye Jeong+7 more
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Objective: To validate a quantitative high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) assay for chondroitin sulfate (CS) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in synovial fluid, and to analyze glycan-patterns in patient samples.
Elin Andersson+7 more
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Background Currently, two pathogenic pathways describe the role of obesity in osteoarthritis (OA); one through biomechanical stress, and the other by the contribution of systemic inflammation.
Daniel Medina-Luna+14 more
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Comparative biochemical analysis of synovial fluid constituents in infected cases following total knee replacement [PDF]
Introduction Biochemical parameters of synovial fluid constituents were reviewed in patients prior to total knee replacement (TKR). The diagnostic value of certain biochemical tests was identified as prognostic factors in the development of infection ...
Elena L. Matveeva+5 more
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Background: Senescence, a characteristic of cellular aging and inflammation, has been linked to the acceleration of osteoarthritis. The purpose of this study is to prospectively identify, measure, and compare senescent profiles in synovial fluid and ...
Robert A. Waltz+9 more
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Fast Morphological Gallbladder Changes Triggered by a Hypercholesterolemic Diet
Introduction and aim. Obesity is a worldwide epidemic problem, described as a risk factor for hepatic diseases, such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and other pathologies related to development of cholesterol crystals and cholesterol gallbladder ...
Alberto López-Reyes+13 more
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Aims Preoperative aspiration culture and intraoperative cultures play pivotal roles in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) diagnosis and pathogen identification.
Hao Li+5 more
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Objective: To investigate whether presepsin can be used as a novel biomarker to differentiate between native joint septic arthritis (NJSA) and crystal arthritis (CA). Methods: This study included 75 patients diagnosed with either NJSA (n = 21) or CA (n =
Takashi Imagama+11 more
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Background TNF-α-stimulated gene 6 (TSG-6) protein, a TNF-α-responsive hyaladherin, possesses enzymatic activity that can catalyze covalent crosslinks of the polysaccharide hyaluronic acid (HA) to another protein to form heavy chain-hyaluronic acid (HC ...
Diana C. Fasanello+15 more
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