A randomized, blinded, prospective clinical trial was performed to determine the effects of intravenous (IV) administration of hyaluronan sodium (HA) on serum glycosaminoglycans (GAG) concentrations, synovial fluid (SF) hyaluronan concentrations and viscosity in dogs treated for unilateral rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament...
Keywords: Hyaluronic acid, synovial fluid, Osteoarthritis
08/2005 | Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SchattauerTo better understand the mechanisms responsible for the pathological processes of osteoarthritis (OA) and topotentially identify a profile of changes that could bepredictive of early OA, matrix metalloproteinase-1(MMP-1) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in the synovial fluid and serum ofnormal and osteoarthritic dogs were examined...
Keywords: Matrix metalloproteinase, synovial fluid, serum
00/0000 | Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology, SchattauerKeywords: ?-glucuronidase, Km, N-acetyl-?-D-hexosaminidase, rheumatoid arthritis, synovial fluid
08/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de Gruyter