INACTIVATION OF THE ELASTASE INHIBITORY ACTIVITY OF ALPHA-1 ANTITRYPSIN IN FRESH SAMPLES OF SYNOVIAL-FLUID FROM PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

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CHIDWICK, K [1 ]
WINYARD, PG [1 ]
ZHANG, Z [1 ]
FARRELL, AJ [1 ]
BLAKE, DR [1 ]
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[1] LONDON HOSP,COLL MED,INFLAMMAT GRP,ARTHRIT & RHEUMATISM COUNCIL BLDG,25-29 ASHFIELD ST,LONDON E1 1AD,ENGLAND
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10.1136/ard.50.12.915
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R5 [内科学];
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The proteinase inhibitory ability of alpha-1 antitrypsin was measured in 23 samples of rheumatoid arthritis synovial fluid, eight osteoarthritic synovial fluids and nine normal control serum samples. For each sample a detailed kinetic analysis was performed with porcine pancreatic elastase as the target proteinase. Samples were stored for less than 24 hours at 4-degrees-C before analysis, which does not significantly alter the proportion of inactive alpha-1 antitrypsin. In rheumatoid synovial fluid the elastase inhibitory ability was disproportionately depressed relative to the immunochemically determined concentrations of alpha-1 antitrypsin.
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