Elevated C-reactive protein levels in osteoarthritis are associated with local joint inflammation
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Abstract
Patients with idiopathic OA undergoing either total hip or knee arthroplasty or knee arthroscopic debridement were identified. Synovial membrane inflammation was graded intraoperatively and by histologic examination of samples obtained from standardized locations. Synovial fluid IL-6 levels and plasma CRP levels were measured using a high-sensitivity ELISA. Twelve patients with early OA and 37 patients with end-stage OA were identified. These OA patients were dichotomized into two groups: high CRP (CRP level > 3 μg/ml) and low CRP (CRP < 3 μg/ml). The high CRP group demonstrated elevated synovial fluid IL-6 levels ( P < 0.001) as well as increased intraoperative and histologic synovitis scores ( P = 0.045 and P = 0.03, respectively) compared with the low CRP group. There was a highly statistically significant correlation between synovial fluid IL-6 levels and systemic CRP levels (rho = 0.66, P < 0.001). We have demonstrated an association between a marker of systemic inflammation and local synovial inflammation in patients with OA. The more aggressive disease seen in OA patients with elevated CRP levels may be mechanistically linked to a more inflammatory synovial response in the diseased joint.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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