摘要:
Disclosed are methods for detecting and treating joint disease. The methods of diagnosis include determining increased expression of enzymes that are upregulated during the progress of joint and ligament inflammation and degeneration. In addition, disclosed are methods of treating the disease including inhibiting the activity of responsible proteases.
摘要:
Method of diagnosing persistent, chronic synovitis and progressive joint degradation in the joint of a mammal. The method including providing a test sample comprising synovial fluid, cell or tissue from the joint of a mammal; detecting the presence of bacterial DNA, measuring the concentration of one or more biomarkers being cathepsin K, MMP-2 and -9, cathepsin S, tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase, invariant chain, CD4+ T-lymphocytes, CD8+ T-lymphocytes, CD44+ mononuclear cells, Toll-like receptor-2, Toll-like receptor-9, or a combination thereof; and, comparing the concentration of the biomarker from the test sample to a corresponding biomarker concentration in a control sample from healthy dogs, or an internal PBMC control sample, wherein a statistically significant elevated concentration of the biomarker in the test sample indicates that the mammal's joint is diseased.
摘要:
Disclosed are methods for detecting and treating joint disease. The methods of diagnosis include determining increased expression of enzymes that are upregulated during the progress of joint and ligament inflammation and degeneration. In addition, disclosed are methods of treating the disease including inhibiting the activity of responsible proteases.