The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model

Volume: 33 Number: 3 September 1, 2007
  • Onur Tirelioğlu
  • M. Sadık Bilgen
  • Teoman Atıcı
  • Ulviye Yalçınkaya
  • Ömer Faruk Bilgen
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The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model

Abstract

This experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of intra-articular injection of human amniotic fluid (HAF) on articular cartilage and sinovial tissue in a developed osteo-arthritic rabbit knee model. The right knee anterior cruciate ligament was cut to develop osteoarthritis in 20 rabbits. After 4 weeks, 10 rabbits were given intra-articular injections of 0.5ml HAF once a week for 3 weeks (Group I). The other 10 rabbits as control group received no treatment (Group II). Both groups were sacrificed 12 weeks after the final injection. The Meachim morphologic grading for macroscopic evaluation, and modified Mankin evaluation for histopathological cartilage examination, were used. Histological evaluation of the synovial tissue according to Yoshimi histopathologic grading and the synovial lining cell layer thickness was measured. According to morphologic evaluation, 100% of group I had grade 1-2, while were %80 of group II had grade 3-4 (p<0.05). In the histopathological evaluation of the cartilage, the medial femoral condyles and medial tibial plateau in Group I were 6.6 (1- 12) and 7.0 (1-12) respectively, while in Group II they were 17.8 (7-30) and 18.9 (6-30), (p<0.05). Significant differences were observed in the synovial tissue histopathologic grading (p<0.05; Group I 6.3 (3-8), Group II 12.9 (6-17). Mean synovial lining cell layer thickness was 20 µm (10-30) in Group I and 29 µm in Group II (p<0.05). Since HAF, which is an inert fluid, rich in proteins, macromolecules and growth factors, has protective effects against cartilage and synovial tissue changes in an experimental rabbit model, it may be an alternative agent in cartilage protective therapy.

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Onur Tirelioğlu This is me

M. Sadık Bilgen This is me

Teoman Atıcı This is me

Ulviye Yalçınkaya This is me

Ömer Faruk Bilgen This is me

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September 1, 2007

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Year 2007 Volume: 33 Number: 3

APA
Tirelioğlu, O., Bilgen, M. S., Atıcı, T., Yalçınkaya, U., & Bilgen, Ö. F. (2007). The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, 33(3), 121-125. https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT
AMA
1.Tirelioğlu O, Bilgen MS, Atıcı T, Yalçınkaya U, Bilgen ÖF. The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2007;33(3):121-125. https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT
Chicago
Tirelioğlu, Onur, M. Sadık Bilgen, Teoman Atıcı, Ulviye Yalçınkaya, and Ömer Faruk Bilgen. 2007. “The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 33 (3): 121-25. https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT.
EndNote
Tirelioğlu O, Bilgen MS, Atıcı T, Yalçınkaya U, Bilgen ÖF (September 1, 2007) The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 33 3 121–125.
IEEE
[1]O. Tirelioğlu, M. S. Bilgen, T. Atıcı, U. Yalçınkaya, and Ö. F. Bilgen, “The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model”, Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 121–125, Sept. 2007, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT
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Tirelioğlu, Onur - Bilgen, M. Sadık - Atıcı, Teoman - Yalçınkaya, Ulviye - Bilgen, Ömer Faruk. “The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty 33/3 (September 1, 2007): 121-125. https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT.
JAMA
1.Tirelioğlu O, Bilgen MS, Atıcı T, Yalçınkaya U, Bilgen ÖF. The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty. 2007;33:121–125.
MLA
Tirelioğlu, Onur, et al. “The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model”. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty, vol. 33, no. 3, Sept. 2007, pp. 121-5, https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT.
Vancouver
1.Onur Tirelioğlu, M. Sadık Bilgen, Teoman Atıcı, Ulviye Yalçınkaya, Ömer Faruk Bilgen. The Effects of Intra-Articular Injections of Human Amniotic Fluid in an Experimental Osteoarthritic Rabbit Model. Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty [Internet]. 2007 Sep. 1;33(3):121-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA82MU58TT

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