| Literature DB >> 2335050 |
G Verbruggen1, E M Veys, A M Malfait, L Schatteman, N Wieme, J Nimmegeers, M G Gerin, C Broddelez.
Abstract
The effect of niflumic acid on hyaluronic acid and proteoglycan metabolism of human cartilage cells was investigated in vitro. Cartilage cells were obtained from five different donors. Niflumic acid levels used in the test systems ranged from 0 to 22 microgramsr/ml and were comparable to serum concentrations in humans after oral intake. Niflumic acid increased the synthesis rates of proteoglycan in some batches of isolated and monolayer-cultured chondrocytes. The effect on hyaluronate synthesis was less pronounced. The fact that this increase in the synthesis of proteoglycan was restricted to some of the donors whereas isolated cells or tissue samples from other individuals remained unaffected illustrates the heterogeneity of different human donors. Depression of proteoglycan synthesis in the presence of the drug was never observed.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2335050 DOI： 10.1007/bf02030238
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN： 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980