Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Contributions of different intraarticular tissues to the acute phase elevation of synovial fluid MMP-2 following rat ACL rupture.
- Journal:
- Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Tang, Zhenyu et al.
- Affiliation:
- Bioengineering College · China
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
Inflammation and accumulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in synovial fluids may be involved in the poor healing ability of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) after injury. With a rat ACL rotating injury model, we found that levels of IL-1beta, IL-6, and TNF-alpha were significantly higher in synovial fluids after ACL injury. MMP-2 activity and global MMP activity in synovial fluids also increased significantly in a time-dependent manner. Ex vivo studies showed that all tissues contributed to the elevation of MMP-2 in synovial fluids, especially synovium and the injured ACL. We concluded that although the regular wound-healing mechanism also occurs after ACL injury, accumulation of MMP activity in the synovial fluids, due to all of the intraarticular tissues, may be at least one of the important reasons why an injured ACL cannot be repaired.
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