Journal
CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS
Volume 70, Issue 3, Pages 1545-1551Publisher
HUMANA PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-014-0091-5
Keywords
Adjuvant; Lumbar facet joint; Osteoarthritis; Animal model; Rat
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81071514]
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To study the establishment of adjuvant-induced osteoarthritis of the lumbar facet joint in a rat model. Complete Freund's adjuvant (experimental group) and saline (control group) were randomly injected into the right and left side of rat, respectively. The rats were killed, and degeneration of lumbar facet joint was evaluated at macroscopic level and scored based on OARSI scores system. Moreover, Interleukin-1 beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels in the synovium were measured. The macroscopic scores and OARSI scores of experimental group were higher than the control group (P < 0.05). The concentration of tumor necrosis factor-alpha was significantly increased only on 3- and 7-day post-surgery when compared with controls, and interleukin-1 beta was increased on days 3,7 and 14 post-surgery (P < 0.05). The rat model of adjuvant can induce degeneration of the lumbar facet joint. It can be useful for studies on mechanisms and treatment of lumbar facet joint osteoarthritis.
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