Synovial cysts of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are very rare, and to date, only 12 cases of a synovial cyst in the TMJ region have been reported in the literature. In this paper, we present the clinicopathological and immunohistochemical characteristics of one such lesion affecting a 48-year-old woman, presented with a mass in the left preauricular region. We describe the usefulness of imm...

Cultures of synovial cells obtained at surgery from patients with rheumatoid arthritis produced a protein which inhibits the mitosis of normal rabbit and human synovial cells, and of human lung fibroblasts. This mitotic inhibitory effect can be transferred to rabbit synovial cells by intra-articular injection of the animals with rheumatoid synovial cell cultures.

OBJECTIVES The aims were to isolate and positively identify the microfibrillar elements which have been observed in the synovial lining. In addition, synovial fluid was examined for these elements to improve the understanding of the role of these structures in health and disease. METHODS Bacterial collagenase digestion of bovine synovial linings and human and bovine synovial fluids was used t...

Concentrations of fibronectin, immunoglobulins G, M, and A, and C3 and C4 components of complement, and other plasma proteins were determined in synovial fluids from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other diseases (non-RA). Fibronectin concentrations were two to three times greater in all synovial fluids than in plasma, and RA synovial fluids had a significantly higher mean concentra...

Studies on hyaluronate in normal human synovial fluid have been hindered by the high viscosity and small volume of fluid available. Reports on hyaluronate levels in normal synovial fluid, in which a number of different methods have been used, have shown discordant results (1-4). Several methods were used in the present study to determine the hyaluronate content of normal synovial fluid. Weighin...

Background Synovial tissue macrophages significantly contribute to Rheumatoid Arthritis, yet the precise nature/function of macrophage subsets within inflamed joint remains unexplored. Objectives To fully explore spectrum distinct activation states residing synovium RA, at risk and healthy individuals. Methods Single-cell synovial suspensions from RA (n=44), IAR (n=5), HC (n=11), PsA (n=11) OA ...

OBJECTIVE Alterations in local concentrations of hormones, affecting directly synovial cells, could be involved in the modulation of the rheumatic inflammatory processes. The aim of present study was to investigate the levels of selected hormones (steroids, peptide and thyroid hormones) in synovial fluid of knee joint of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and control individuals with non-r...

The synovial fluids of patients with a destructive form of osteoarthritis (DOA) were shown to contain high levels of bone resorbing activity as judged by the ability of the fluid to stimulate the release of 45Ca from labelled cultured mouse calvariae. The activity was lost on extended storage of the synovial fluids and was dependent for its effect on cellular activity in bone. Bone resorbing ac...

INTRODUCTION Synovial fibroblasts invade cartilage and bone, leading to joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis. However, the mechanisms that regulate synovial fibroblast invasion are not well understood. Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) has been implicated in cellular invasion in several cell types, and FAK inhibitors are in clinical trials for cancer treatment. Little is known about the role of ...