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Bone & Joint Research
Vol. 10, Issue 10 | Pages 693 - 703
1 Oct 2021
Ultrasound-targeted simvastatin-loaded microbubble destruction promotes OA cartilage repair by modulating the cholesterol efflux pathway mediated by PPARγ in rabbits
Wang X Wang D Xia P Cheng K Wang Q Wang X Lin Q Song J Chen A Li X
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Aims

To evaluate the effect of ultrasound-targeted simvastatin-loaded microbubble destruction (UTMDSV) for alleviation of the progression of osteoarthritis (OA) in rabbits through modulation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARγ).

Methods

In vitro, OA chondrocytes were treated with ultrasound (US), US-targeted microbubble destruction (UTMD), simvastatin (SV), and UTMDSV on alternate days for four weeks. Chondrocytes were also treated with PPARγ inhibitor, PPARγ inhibitor+ UTMDSV, and UTMDSV. The cholesterol efflux rate and triglyceride levels were measured using an assay kit and oil red O staining, respectively. In vivo, the OA rabbits were treated with a single intra-articular injection of UTMD, SV, and UTMDSV every seven days for four weeks. Cartilage histopathology was assessed by safranin-O staining and the Mankin score. Total cholesterol (TC) and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) in rabbit knee synovial fluid were detected by enzyme-marker assay. Aggrecan, collagen II, and PPARγ expression levels were analyzed by Western blotting (WB).

Bone & Joint Research
Vol. 5, Issue 9 | Pages 370 - 378
1 Sep 2016
The histological and elemental characterisation of corrosion particles from taper junctions
Munir S Oliver RA Zicat B Walter WL Walter WK Walsh WR
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Objectives

This study aimed to characterise and qualitatively grade the severity of the corrosion particles released into the hip joint following taper corrosion.

Methods

The 26 cases examined were CoC/ABG Modular (n = 13) and ASR/SROM (n = 13). Blood serum metal ion levels were collected before and after revision surgery. The haematoxylin and eosin tissue sections were graded on the presence of fibrin exudates, necrosis, inflammatory cells and corrosion products. The corrosion products were identified based on visible observation and graded on abundance. Two independent observers blinded to the clinical patient findings scored all cases. Elemental analysis was performed on corrosion products within tissue sections. X-Ray diffraction was used to identify crystalline structures present in taper debris.

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