Vnitr Lek 1989, 35(12):1203-1210

[Measurement of keratan sulfate levels in synovial fluid in joint diseases].

K Pavelka, M J Seibel, W Müller

The authors describe their own modification of the ELISA method for the assessment of the epitope of keratate sulphate (KS) in synovial fluid. Considerably elevated values of KS were found in patients with gouty arthritis and reactive arthritis, as compared with patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The KS levels in the exudate of patients with osteoarthritis were significantly higher than in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. In patients with rheumatoid arthritis a negative relationship was found between the KS level in the exudate and the activity of the disease. A relationship was found between KS in the exudate and the interleukin-1 level in the exudate. Finally the authors discuss the importance of assessment of cartilage fragments in body fluids by immunochemical methods and future development trends of this discipline.

Keywords: Adult; Aged; Arthritis, metabolism, ; Female; Glycosaminoglycans, analysis, ; Humans; Keratan Sulfate, analysis, ; Male; Middle Aged; Synovial Fluid, analysis,

Published: December 1, 1989  Show citation

ACS AIP APA ASA Harvard Chicago Chicago Notes IEEE ISO690 MLA NLM Turabian Vancouver
Pavelka K, Seibel MJ, Müller W. [Measurement of keratan sulfate levels in synovial fluid in joint diseases]. Vnitr Lek. 1989;35(12):1203-1210.
Download citation




Vnitøní lékaøství

Madam, Sir,
please be aware that the website on which you intend to enter, not the general public because it contains technical information about medicines, including advertisements relating to medicinal products. This information and communication professionals are solely under §2 of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. Is active persons authorized to prescribe or supply (hereinafter expert).
Take note that if you are not an expert, you run the risk of danger to their health or the health of other persons, if you the obtained information improperly understood or interpreted, and especially advertising which may be part of this site, or whether you used it for self-diagnosis or medical treatment, whether in relation to each other in person or in relation to others.

I declare:

  1. that I have met the above instruction
  2. I'm an expert within the meaning of the Act n.40/1995 Coll. the regulation of advertising, as amended, and I am aware of the risks that would be a person other than the expert input to these sites exhibited


No

Yes

If your statement is not true, please be aware
that brings the risk of danger to their health or the health of others.