| Literature DB >> 6565489 |
J S Bartholomew, D A Lowther, C J Handley.
Abstract
Treatment of bovine articular cartilage in culture with a low molecular weight elastase purified from rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes resulted in degradation and release of proteoglycans from the tissue, coupled with a prolonged inhibition of proteoglycan biosynthesis. These observations are consistent with those seen in experimental arthritis induced in rabbits. Comparison of the size of the proteoglycan degradation products extracted from elastase-treated cartilage in culture with that from arthritic cartilage showed marked similarities. The results strongly suggest that leukocyte elastase is a contributing factor in proteoglycan degradation and inhibition of synthesis in inflammatory joint disease.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6565489 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780270810
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN: 0004-3591