Synovial collagenase: Its presence in culture from joint disease of diverse etiology

Presence of antibodies to native G1 doma

Presence of antibodies to native G1 domain of aggrecan core protein in synovial fluids from patients with various joint diseases

✍ Christopher Karopoulos; Merrill J. Rowley; Mirna Z. Ilic; Christopher J. Handley 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 905 KB

## Objective: To investigate the occurrence of igg antibodies to aggrecan in synovial fluids (sf) from patients with arthritis and various articular diseases, and to determine the nature of epitopes present within aggrecan that react with these antibodies. ## Methods: Sf samples were reacted with