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Excitatory Amino Acids Display Compartmental Disparity Between Plasma And Synovial Fluid In Clinical Arthropathies, Terry A. Mcnearney, Karin N. Westlund
Excitatory Amino Acids Display Compartmental Disparity Between Plasma And Synovial Fluid In Clinical Arthropathies, Terry A. Mcnearney, Karin N. Westlund
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies have demonstrated elevated levels of excitatory amino acids (EAA) glutamate (Glu) and aspartate (Asp) in the synovial fluid (SF) of patients with active arthritis. The source of SF EAA concentrations are thought in large part to be secondary to passive diffusion from the plasma across synovial membranes and less so, reflective of local synovial pathology.
OBJECTIVE: This descriptive report assesses the hypothesis that the SF EAA levels reflect inflammatory processes of the joint and are not dependent on plasma levels.
METHODS: Simultaneously drawn plasma and SF samples were obtained from 14 recently deceased cadavers and 10 patients …