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Comparative Study
. 2014 Mar;38(3):649-54.
doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-2195-8. Epub 2013 Nov 22.

Do gene expression changes in articular cartilage proteases of the synovial membrane correlate with expression changes of the same genes in systemic blood cells?

Adam Kwapisz  1 , Michał Chojnacki, Marcin Domżalski, Andrzej Grzegorzewski, Marek Synder
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Comparative Study

Do gene expression changes in articular cartilage proteases of the synovial membrane correlate with expression changes of the same genes in systemic blood cells?

Adam Kwapisz et al. Int Orthop. 2014 Mar.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of our study was to find whether an injury of the knee joint tissues increases gene expression of selected hyaline cartilage degenerating enzymes such as matrix metaloproteinases (MMP) and aggreacaneses (Agg).

Methods: A total of 138 patients (81 female, 57 male) were admitted for knee arthroscopy with a mean age of 38.8 years. Full blood samples were collected preoperatively and synovium samples intraoperatively. Joint tissue lesions such as menisci, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and hyaline cartilage were estimated. Real time PCR with spectrophotometric analysis was performed.

Results: An ACL lesion was found in 56 patients, medial menisci (MM) in 65, and lateral menisci (LM) in five. Chondral lesions were estimated according to Outerbridge's grading system. In laboratory tests correlation between ACL tear and gene expression was seen except TIMP1 in serum (p < 0.05). In MM lesions MMP9, Agg2 elevation in serum was observed. LM lesions erased MMP13, MMP14 in serum and MMP8 in synovium. Chondral lesions revealed that many genes had higher expression in patients without hyaline degeneration. All of the gene expressions correlated between serum and synovium.

Conclusion: An ACL lesion provokes elevation in expression of proteases genes, while the influence of other lesions remains elusive. Gene expression in synovium correlates with peripheral blood.

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Distribution of intraoperatively identified knee joint lesions (ACL anterior cruciate ligament, LM lateral meniscus, MM medial meniscus, Ch articular cartilage)
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