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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 1225-1233Publisher
AMER VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.1225
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- NCRR NIH HHS [RR02512] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK54481] Funding Source: Medline
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Objective-To determine matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity in synovial fluid (SF) obtained from the joints of dogs with degenerative joint disease (DJD) secondary to various underlying conditions. Sample Population-35 samples of SF obtained from 18 clinically normal (control) dogs and 34 samples of SF obtained from 17 dogs with DJD; dogs with DJD were from 2 populations (client-owned dogs and research dogs that had DJD secondary to the lysosomal storage disease mucopolysaccharidosis VII). Procedure-MMP activity in samples of SF was semiquantitatively examined by use of gelatin or casein zymography. Western blot analysis was performed by use of antibodies for MMP-2 and MMP-9. In addition, in situ VIMP activity was observed in sections of synovial membrane obtained from healthy and osteoarthritic joints. Results-Samples of SF from osteoarthritic joints had higher MMP-2 activity and dramatically increased MMP-9 activity, compared with values for healthy joints. Substrate-overlay analyses indicated minimal gelatin-degrading activity in synoviocytes obtained from control dogs, whereas greater activity was seen in osteoarthritic synoviocytes, with additional activity in the underlying tissue. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance-Higher MMP-2 activity and dramatic increases in MMP-9 activity were associated with the osteoarthritic state, even though MMP-2 activity was detected in healthy joints. This study expands information on MMP production in SF of osteoarthritic joints in other species and documents the similarity of MMP activity patterns regardless of the cause of DJD.
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