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RHEUMATOLOGY
卷 40, 期 1, 页码 55-61出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/40.1.55
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granzyme B; cartilage destruction; rheumatoid arthritis
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Objective. To investigate the cartilage-degrading capacity of granzyme B and the presence of granzyme B-positive cells at sites of erosion in the rheumatoid synovium. Methods. Granzyme B was added to [H-3]proline[S-35]sulphate-labelled cartilage matrices and to cartilage explants. Proteoglycan degradation was assessed by the release of S-35 and glycosaminoglycans into the medium and collagen degradation was assessed by the release of H-3 and hydroxyproline and by measuring the fraction of denatured collagen. Granzyme B expression was studied at the invasive front of the synovium by immunohistochemistry. Results. Granzyme B induced loss of both newly synthesized, radiolabelled proteoglycans in cartilage matrices and resident proteoglycans of the cartilage explants. No effect on collagen degradation was found. Granzyme B-positive cells were present throughout the synovium and at the invasive front. Conclusion. The presence of granzyme B-positive cells at the invasive front of the synovium together with its ability to degrade articular proteoglycans supports the view that granzyme B may contribute to joint destruction in Rheumatoid arthritis.
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