## Abstract Wound infection remains a problem. Syringe and needle jet lavage of chlorhexidine gluconate 0.05% removed or killed 99.8% of contaminating bacteria within 1 minute in a wound model. In clinical use, however, possibletoxicity to articular cartilage is a concern. In an established intact
In vitro and in vivo effects of metal chelators on cartilage metabolism
β Scribed by Dr. Michael G. Ehrlich; Ray Stefanich; Kenneth K. Ishizue; Ann L. Armstrong; Henry J. Mankin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 545 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-0266
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
The effect of metallic chelating agents (EDTA, EGTA) on cartilage metabolism was studied both in vitro, on calf cartilage, and in vivo, in rabbits. The question asked was whether it was possible to affect neutral protease activity, and not also inhibit beneficial synthetic systems. In vitro, EDTA suppressed anabolic processes, while EGTA had no effect. However, EDTA in vivo did not suppress glycosaminoglycan or RNA production, but paradoxically stimulated them. At the same time, EDTA inhibited neutral protease activity in normal animals.
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