A comparative evaluation of the metabolic profiles of normal and inflammatory knee-joint synovial fluids by high resolution proton NMR spectroscopy

  • Declan P. Naughton
  • , Rachel Haywood
  • , David R. Blake
  • , Sally Edwards
  • , Geoffrey Hawkes
  • , Martin Grootveld

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-225
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume332
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Oct 1993
Externally publishedYes

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

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