Abstract
High resolution 1H NMR spectroscopy has been employed to investigate the metabolic profile of healthy human knee-joint synovial fluid (SF) and the biochemical data acquired have been compared with those of matched serum, and inflammatory knee-joint SF samples. Results obtained indicate that the healthy human knee-joint has a hypoxic status (high lactate level when expressed relative to that of paired serum) that is milder than that of the inflamed human knee-joint. Moreover, normal SF differs from that of inflammatory SF in that it contains little or no NMR-detectable lipoprotein-associated fatty acids and 'acute-phase' glycoproteins, an observation reflecting the limited passage of these macromolecules from plasma into the synovial space in healthy subjects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-225 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 332 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Oct 1993 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Note: This work was supported by the Arthritis and Rheumatism Council (UK) [grant number B0141] and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (UK).Keywords
- Allied health professions and studies