Research Article

Comparative Expression Analyses of Pro- versus Anti-Inflammatory Mediators within Synovium of Patients with Joint Trauma, Osteoarthritis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Detection of 15-LOX mRNA (a) and number of 15-LOX-IR cells (b and c) in patients with joint trauma (JT), osteoarthritis (OA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (a) Quantification of 15-LOX mRNA shows that 5-LOX mRNA was significantly higher in OA and JT compared to RA and control synovium (, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test). (b) Quantitative analysis of immunofluorescence microscopy for 15-LOX-IR cells. Relative to control, #relative to other groups (, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test). Data are shown as means ± SEM. (c) 5-LOX-IR cells are more abundant in RA synovium than in JT, OA, and control synovium. Bar = 20 μm.
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