Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: These results suggest that exoglycosidases, which are present in the SF of RA patients, may contribute to the depletion of GAGs from cartilage and thereby facilitate the invasion of synovial cells and their attachment to cartilage in RA.
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Authors | Zsuzsanna Ortutay, Anna Polgár, Béla Gömör, Pál Géher, Tamás Lakatos, Tibor T Glant, Renate E Gay, Steffen Gay, Eva Pállinger, Csaba Farkas, Eva Farkas, László Tóthfalusi, Katalin Kocsis, András Falus, Edit I Buzás |
Journal | Arthritis and rheumatism
(Arthritis Rheum)
Vol. 48
Issue 8
Pg. 2163-72
(Aug 2003)
ISSN: 0004-3591 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12905469
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Autoantibodies
- Glycosaminoglycans
- Glucuronidase
- Acetylglucosaminidase
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Topics |
- Acetylglucosaminidase
(immunology, metabolism)
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(diagnosis, immunology, metabolism)
- Autoantibodies
(blood)
- Cartilage
(enzymology, immunology)
- Extracellular Matrix
(metabolism)
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Glucuronidase
(immunology, metabolism)
- Glycosaminoglycans
(metabolism)
- Granulocytes
(enzymology)
- Humans
- Lymphocytes
(enzymology)
- Male
- Monocytes
(enzymology)
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Synovial Fluid
(enzymology)
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