Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (51): 8327-8332.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.51.023

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Pathogenesis of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis patients

Ding Cheng-biao, Zhou Yun   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
  • Received:2015-11-10 Online:2015-12-10 Published:2015-12-10
  • About author:Ding Cheng-biao, Master, Physician, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: We gradually realize that inflammatory changes in the knee synovial membrane play an important role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis.
OBJECTIVE: To summarize the studies on the pathogenesis of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis patients in recent 15 years and to conclude the experimental achievements in the molecular biology.
METHODS: Wanfang database, VIP information resource system, CNKI database and PubMed database were retrieved using the keywords of "osteoarthritis, synovitis, pathogenesis” for articles addressing the pathogenesis of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis, which were published from 2000 to 2015. Totally 3 446 articles were retrieved, and finally 36 articles were included in result analysis. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Synovitis of the knee may be a super-early manifestation of knee osteoarthritis, which can influence osteoarthritis progression. In the formation of osteoarthritis, the autoinflammatory reaction of the synovium, released inflammatory mediators, cytokines and proteins exert important role in the occurrence of diseases. Until today, however, we cannot elaborate the accepted pathogenesis of synovitis at the molecular level.
 

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