Post-Traumatic Arthritis: The Role of Cytokine Levels in Serum and Synovial Fluid

Naser Sarafan, Mohammad Fakoor, Abdolhossein Mehdinasab, Mohammad Bahadoram, Damoon Ashtary-Larky, Hossein Mahdavi and Fatemeh Javanmardi

Global Journal of Health Science, 2018, vol. 10, issue 1, 166

Abstract: BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES- Inflammatory processes play an important role in intra-articular fractures. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between chemerin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and Interleukin 17 (IL-17) serum and synovial fluid levels of osteoarthritis patients and individuals with intra-articular fractures.METHOD- In this case-control study, all osteoarthritis patients and individuals with intra-articular fractures who visited the Imam Khomeini Orthopedic Clinic of Ahvaz were examined. Blood samples (5 cc) were collected prior to surgery to measure chemerin Interleukin 17, and hs-CRP serum levels. Synovial fluid samples (2 cc) were collected during the surgery.RESULTS- Measuring the levels of IL-17, chemerin and hs-CRP indicated a significant statistical difference between the serum and synovial fluids of osteoarthritis patients, individuals with intra-articular fractures, and the control group (p < .001). Post-hoc analyses showed statistically significant differences in all conditions except for hs-CRP levels between osteoarthritis patients and individuals with intra-articular fractures.CONCLUSION- Discovering ways to stop or slow down osteoarthritis is a matter of great concern. The findings on osteoarthritis indicate diverse, complex, and multidimensional processes involving cytokines. Information on cytokines that effect diseases can help develop efficient therapy methods.

Date: 2018
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