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Articular cartilage slice explants were stored under various conditions, including freezing-thawing at various rates by using dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as a cryoprotective agent, incubating in standard tissue culture medium (MEM Eagle:NCTC 135:15% fetal calf serum) in 5% CO2 and air at 4 degrees, 21 degrees, and 37 degrees C, and incubating in standard tissue culture medium containing 200 micrograms/ml alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) at 37 degrees C after first ascertaining a dose-response curve of vitamin E. Results indicated that articular cartilage slice explants did not survive freezing or storage at 4 degrees and 21 degrees C as measured by 35S uptake. When stored at 37 degrees C in standard tissue culture in 5% CO2 and air, the slice explants remained viable for up to 60 days. The addition of alpha-tocopherol to the medium resulted in significantly less release of previously incorporated 35Sin stored cartilage slices and significantly less reduction of the amount of hexosamine present in the stored explants. alpha-Tocopherol in the medium also preserved safranin O staining. Thus, the application of tissue culture techniques to the storage of articular cartilage made it possible to preserve cartilage slice explants in a viable, biochemically "normal" state.
Arthritis Rheum 1979 Oct
PMID:Articular cartilage preservation and storage. I. Application of tissue culture techniques to the storage of viable articular cartilage. 9 May 9

We report on a 51-year-old male patient who had been suffering from gouty arthritis and podagra with relapsing attacks of severe pain for the last 10 years. We treated two tophaceus deposits on the left heel with the CO2 laser and conventional enucleating surgery. These tophi had immobilized the patient for months and it had not been possible to control them by conservative therapy.
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PMID:[Ulcerating gout tophi. Surgical therapy in a patient with hyperuricemia, hyperlipidemia and alcohol abuse]. 193

Kingella kingae is still a poorly understood germ which is responsible for osteoarticular infections. We observed nine cases of osteoarthritis involving K. kingae in children. They included 4 cases of arthritis, 2 of osteomyelitis, and 3 of spondylodiscitis. The germ was cultured in all cases by direct surgical approach or by needle aspiration of the septic locus. Evolution was always good after immobilization and nonspecific antibiotherapy. Our nine clinical cases, along with the few cases already published, allow us to state that K. kingae shows a strong affinity for bones and joints in the young child. Clinical presentation is nonspecific. The bacterial sampling must be cultured in enriched atmospheres (CO2). The strains are sensitive to most common antibiotics.
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PMID:Kingella kingae osteoarthritis and osteomyelitis in children. 333 23

This study examined ventilation in rats with arthritis induced by Mycobacterium butyricum. It was found that, 19 days after inoculation, the minute ventilation of arthritic rats breathing air was about two-fold higher than that of control animals. This increase resulted from an increase both in respiratory frequency and in tidal volume. Air-CO2 mixtures continued to stimulate ventilation in arthritic rats, and the minute ventilation of these animals on breathing 5 or 7% CO2 exceeded that of controls. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that arthritic rats hyperventilate and contribute to the validation of adjuvant arthritis as an animal model of chronic pain.
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PMID:Ventilatory response to adjuvant arthritis in the rat. 682 25

Four patients underwent lumbar interbody fusion, performed via a video-assisted retroperitoneal laparoscopic approach, complementary to posterior osteosynthesis at the L2-L3, L3-L4 and/or L4-L5 level. In three cases the interventions were for lumbar fractures, and in one case for microcristalline arthritis. After surgical training on human cadavers and several porcine operative sessions, retroperitoneal lateral approaches on the left side were performed by the authors without CO2 insufflation, assisted by videoscopy. The fusion process was monitored by fluoroscopy. It is possible to perform this technique cranially above L2 or caudally below L5. Minimal blood loss was observed. Average time for these interventions was 127 min. Interbody fusion was achieved in the first, second and fourth cases; the outcome in the third case at the final check-up, 6 months after operation, was uncertain. The first patient had a complication of ureteral wound, which was certainly caused by insufficient experience with the new technique. The authors hope to extend the application of this technique to other procedures as they become more experienced.
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PMID:New possibilities in L2-L5 lumbar arthrodesis using a lateral retroperitoneal approach assisted by laparoscopy: preliminary results. 883 Nov 28

Capnocytophaga canimorsus, formerly designated Dysgonic fermenter 2 (DF-2) was first described in 1976; it is a commensal bacterium of dogs and cats saliva, which can be transmitted to man by bite (54% of cases), scratch (8.5%), or mere exposure to animals (27%). We present a review of the clinical and microbiological characteristics of the Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections and 12 cases of infection in France. Over 100 cases of human infections have been reported, mainly septicemia in patients with diminished defences, due to splenectomy (33%), alcohol abuse (24%), immunosuppression (5%). However 40% of septicemia occur in patients with no predisposing conditions. Other infections are less frequent: meningitis, endocarditis, arthritis, pleural and localized eye infections. These infections range from mild to fulminating disease, with shock, respiratory distress, disseminated intravascular coagulation. Dermatological lesions (macular or maculopapular rash, purpura) or gangrene are common. This fastidious Gram-negative bacterium grows slowly on chocolate agar or on heart infusion agar with 5% rabbit blood incubated in 5% CO2. In spite of a great susceptibility of bacteria to antibiotics, the mortality is of 30%. Because of the severity of these infections, taking into account this organism in the management of bites is necessary, especially in patients with predisposing factors.
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PMID:Capnocytophaga canimorsus infections in human: review of the literature and cases report. 890 16

A new multipurpose CO2 laser therapy instrument has been developed. It is a highly efficient medical instrument. By use of high laser power density to coagulate, evaporate, and cut body tissue on the nidus, the operation can be controlled and has obvious curative effects. Unlike other kinds of CO2 laser therapy instruments, this device has an advanced switching power supply (SPS) and red guiding light system. With an overcurrent protective device, an overvoltage protective device, and a high-voltage shield device, it provides efficiency, stability, reliability, and low loss. The plastic casing does not leak electricity and the film switches are designed for clinical practice convenience. Additionally, the laser power is numerically displayed and can be set prior to the procedure. The distinct visible guiding light of the laser output makes the operation more convenient and accurate. Because of this unique design and properties, it is a leading model in China. The instrument can be widely used for surgery, gynecology, dermatology, and otolaryngology. The radiation therapy of low laser power density has the effect of being antiinflamatory, analgesic, and antipruritic, and promotes cure of the epithelium. Moreover, it is effective to treat all sorts of sprains, scapulohumeral periarthritis, arthritis, sciatica, and surface ulcers.
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PMID:A new multipurpose CO2 laser therapy instrument. 1015 May 71

Surgical synovectomy to remove the inflammatory synovium can temporarily ameliorate rheumatoid inflammation and delay the progress of joint destruction. An efficient medically induced programmed cell death (apoptosis) in the rheumatoid synovium might play a role similar to synovectomy but without surgical tissue damage. Gene transfer of Fas ligand (FasL) has increased the frequency of apoptotic cells in mouse and rabbit arthritic synovium. In this study, we investigated whether repeated FasL gene transfer could remove human inflammatory synovial tissue in situ and function as a molecular synovectomy. Briefly, specimens of human synovium from joint replacement surgeries and synovectomies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients were grafted subcutaneously into male C.B-17 severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mice. Injections of a recombinant FasL adenovirus (Ad-FasL) into the grafted synovial tissue at the dosage of 10(11) particles per mouse were performed every two weeks. Three days after the fifth virus injection, the mice were euthanized by CO2 inhalation and the human synovial tissues were collected, weighed and further examined. Compared to the control adenovirus-LacZ (Ad-LacZ) and phosphate buffered saline (PBS) injected RA synovium, the Ad-FasL injected RA synovium was dramatically reduced in size and weight (P < 0.005). The number of both synoviocytes & mononuclear cells was significantly reduced. Interestingly, an approximate 15-fold increased frequency of apoptotic cells was observed in RA synovium three days after Ad-FasL injection, compared with control tissues. In summary, our in vivo investigation of gene transfer to human synovium in SCID mice suggests that repeated intra-articular gene transfer of an apoptosis inducer, such as FasL, may function as a 'gene scalpel' for molecular synovectomy to arrest inflammatory synovium at an early stage of RA.
Arthritis Res Ther 2005
PMID:Elimination of rheumatoid synovium in situ using a Fas ligand 'gene scalpel'. 1627 76

We investigated the existence of nanosize particles in synovial fluids of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients. These specimens were cultured under mammalian cell culture conditions (37 degrees C; 5% CO2/95% air) for a long period. After about 2 months, many nanoparticles appeared and they gradually increased in number and in size. The nanobacteria-like particles exist in synovial fluids of arthritis patients. The possibility of their existence and pathogenesis in various diseases should be verified cautiously.
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PMID:Nanobacteria-like particles in human arthritic synovial fluids. 1667 19

Inhalation of CO2 or isoflurane is a commonly used method of euthanasia with mice, but information related to their effects on serum inflammatory markers in chronic models of inflammation is limited. In the current study, nineteen-week old DBA female mice with (n = 53) or without (n = 51) collagen-induced arthritis were randomly assigned to euthanization with CO2 (n = 55) or isoflurane (n = 49. Plasma was collected for the measurement of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) by ELISA. When mice without and with collagen-induced arthritis were pooled, compared to CO2, administration of isoflurane was associated with lower production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha (pg/ml, mean +/- SEM) (26.1 +/- 2.82 versus 48.1 +/- 7.99) and IL-6 (25.18 +/- 2.73 versus 48.1 +/- 6.82) (ANOVA, p < 0.05). In contrast to TNF-alpha and IL-6, administration of CO2 decreased the plasma sICAM-1 level (1170+/- 50 versus 758 +/- 24 for CO2) (p < 0.00001). When data were analyzed as a function of collagen-induced arthritis, the differences between CO2 and isoflurane persisted. Low plasma sICAM-1 levels found in CO2 euthanasia group may be due to degradation. Since mice are the most common animal model for studying inflammation, researchers should be aware of these iatrogenic experimental variables before interpreting their data.
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PMID:Differential effects of isoflurane and CO2 inhalation on plasma levels of inflammatory markers associated with collagen-induced arthritis in DBA mice. 1934 22


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