Partial characterization of synovial fluid nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase

Phenotypic characterization of equine synovial fluid-derived chondroprogenitor cells

Background: Progenitor cells exist in most tissues and body fluids. Synovial fluid chondroprogenitor cells have been described in several species; however, the specific phenotypic characteristics of these cells have not been defined. This study addressed the impacts of joint location and donor age variation on synovial fluid chondroprogenitor numbers, and determined whether synovial fluid chond...

Detection and initial characterization of synovial lining fragments in synovial fluid.

OBJECTIVE Free fragments of synovium have occasionally been seen in synovial fluid but have not been studied systematically. We wished to establish a method for the reliable detection of these fragments in joint and bursa effusions and begin to characterize them by histochemical and immunohistochemical methods. METHODS Cell smears, wet drop preparations and cytospins were prepared from 39 con...

Elasticity of synovial fluid.

Synovial perfusion and synovial fluid solutes.

answer goes back to the cardinal signs of inflammation. The redness and heat of this state relate directly to increased local blood supply, and these critical findings cannot be examined systematically without accurate quantification of flow. Further, the imbalances of vascular permeability and tissue clearance that lead to tissue swelling cannot be evaluated usefully without an understanding o...

The isolation and partial characterization of the major glycoprotein (LGP-I) from the articular lubricating fraction from bovine synovial fluid.

The articular lubricating fraction from bovine synovial fluid was prepared by repeated fractionation in three consecutive CsCl density gradients to remove completely traces of hyaluronic acid. The major glycoprotein consituent (LGP-I) was then isolated by repeated gel-permeation chromatography. The yield of the LGP-I component was about 20 mg/litre of synovial fluid. Sedimentation-equilibrium m...