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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-6-20
pubmed:abstractText
Inflammatory reactions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often cause severe joint destruction. However, the mechanism of bone destruction is still a matter of controversy. To determine whether multinuclear cells found in the rheumatoid synovium can resorb bone, isolated synovial cells were assessed for tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining and the ability to resorb bone in a dentine resorption assay. TRAP-positive multinuclear cells were found in six out of 10 samples. These six samples showed resorption pit formation on dentine slices. The other four samples did not form resorption pits. The results of this study demonstrate that TRAP-positive multinuclear cells isolated from the rheumatoid synovium form resorption pits on dentine slices. Our results suggest that inflamed synovial cells in rheumatoid joints might participate in bone destruction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0263-7103
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
213-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Bone resorption by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-positive multinuclear cells isolated from rheumatoid synovium.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oita Medical University, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article