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Isolation and Culture of Primary Synovial Macrophages and Fibroblasts from Murine Arthritis Tissue
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[Intrinsic properties of arthrofibrosis tissue: histologic and cell biology analysis]
J Zeichen1, T Gerich, P Lobenhoffer
1Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.
Langenbecks Archiv Fur Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Chirurgie. Kongress
|October 2, 2003
Abstract:
A chronic inflammatory reaction and an increased expression of Ki-67 positive cells in arthrofibrotic tissue and the increased proliferation of fibroblasts from arthrofibrotic tissue could be due to an immunopathological reaction. Compared to systemic and organ fibrotic tissue arthrofibrotic tissue is characterized by an increased expression of collagen type VI.
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