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CARTILAGE
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 505-511出版社
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1947603519841679
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osteoarthritis; knee; glypican-3; plasma; synovial fluid
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- Ratchadapiseksompotch Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University [RA61/104]
This study found that the levels of glypican-3 in plasma and synovial fluid were negatively associated with the radiographic severity of knee osteoarthritis. Glypican-3 might serve as a potential biomarker for reflecting the severity of knee OA and could play a significant role in the pathophysiology of degenerative joint disease.
Objective. Glypican-3 possesses a possible action in regulation of bone growth and development implicated in osteoarthritis (OA) pathology. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate glypican-3 in plasma and synovial fluid of knee OA patients and to determine the possible association between glypican-3 levels and radiographic severity. Design. A total of 80 knee OA patients and 80 healthy controls were recruited. Glypican-3 levels in plasma and synovial fluid were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The severity of knee OA was assessed by radiographic grading according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification. Relative mRNA expression of glypican-3 in 10 inflamed synovial tissues from OA patients and 10 non inflamed synovial controls was quantified using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results. Plasma glypican-3 levels were significantly lower in OA patients than in healthy controls (P = 0.03), whereas synovial fluid glypican-3 levels were remarkably greater than in paired plasma samples of OA patients (P < 0.001). Subsequent analysis demonstrated that plasma and synovial fluid glypican-3 levels were inversely associated with the radiographic severity of knee OA (r = -0.691, P < 0.001; r = -0.646, P < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, there was a positive relationship between plasma and synovial fluid glypican-3 levels in knee OA patients (r = 0.515, P < 0.001). Additionally, overexpression of glypican-3 mRNA was observed in inflamed synovium of OA patients (P = 0.021). Conclusions. The present study revealed that plasma and synovial glypican-3 levels were negatively associated with radiographic severity of knee OA. Glypican-3 could emerge as a potential biomarker for reflecting the severity of knee OA and might play a plausible role in the pathophysiology of degenerative joint disease.
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