期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
卷 46, 期 7, 页码 1225-1230出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.02.027
关键词
Muscular loading; PRG4; Proteoglycan 4; Superficial zone protein; Lubricin; Synovial fluid; Osteoarthritis; Knee joint; Biomarker; Rehabilitation; Prevention
资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Funding Source: Medline
We developed a novel testing system that allows quantification of joint loading and permits analysis of changes in total protein and PRG4 contents in joint fluid of intact knees in live mice. A sequence of 15 repeat, isometric muscular contractions of low intensity (less than 50% of the maximal isometric muscular force), and high intensity (greater than 55% of maximal) were applied repeatedly (up to five times with a 15 mm rest between contractions) to the mouse knee. Increases in knee joint loading were accompanied with significant increases in total protein (p < 0.0001) and PRG4 concentrations in the synovial fluid. Total protein and PRG4 concentrations decreased with repeated high intensity loading. However, the addition of cell secretion inhibitors to the knee prior to muscular loading resulted in PRG4 levels that remained below the detection limit for all loading conditions. These results suggest that changes in synovial fluid proteins and PRG4 concentrations upon joint loading are mediated by cells within the joint, and that these changes may be used as quantitative indicators for the intensity and duration of acute joint loading, and might serve as a powerful clinical tool to assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation and prevention exercise programs. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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