11
Views
6
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Article

Immunohistopathologic Findings in Synovial Biopsies Before and After Synovectomy in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Joint Diseases and their Relation to Clinical Evaluation: A Prospective Study of Biopsies Taken from Areas Selected by Arthroscopy

, &
Pages 269-279 | Received 13 Nov 1989, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

References

  • Zvaifler NJ. The immunopathology of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Adv Immunol 1973; 16: 265–336
  • Førre Ø, Thoen J, Lea T, Dobloug J H, Mellbye O J, Natvig J B, Pahle J, Solheim BG. In situ characterization of mononuclear cells in rheumatoid tissues using monoclonal antibodies. No reduction of T8 positive cells or augmentation in T4 positive cells. Scand J Immunol 1982; 16: 315–21
  • Førre Ø, Waalen K, Thoen J, Hovig T. Macrophages and dendritic cells in rheumatic diseases. Immunology of Rheumatic Diseases, S Gupta, N Talal. Plenum Publishing Corp., New York 1985; 543–62
  • Førre Ø, Dobloug J H, Natvig JB. Augmented numbers of HLA-DR positive T lymphocytes in the synovial fluid and synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Immunol 1982; 15: 227–33
  • Waalen K, Førre Ø., Linker-Israeli M, Thoen J. Evidence of an activated T-cell system with augmented turnover of interleukin 2 in rheumatoid arthritis. Stimulation of human T lymphocytes be dendritic cells as a model for rheumatoid T-cell activation. Scand J Immunol 1987; 25: 367–73
  • Ishikawa H, Ziff M. Electron microscopic observations in immunoreactive cells in the rheumatoid synovial membrane. Arthr Rheum 1976; 19: 1–14
  • Iguchi T, Kurosaka M, Ziff M. Electron microscpic study of HLA-DR and monocyte/macrophage staining cells in the rheumatoid synovial membrane. Arthr Rheum 1986; 29: 600–13
  • Kurosaka M, Ziff M. Immunelectron microscopic study of the distribution of T cell subsets in rheumatoid synovium. J Exp Med 1983; 158: 1191–1210
  • Goldie IF. Synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis. Theoretical aspects and a 14 year follow up in the knee joint. Reconstr Surg Traumat 1981; 18: 2–10
  • Dummer U, Tillmann K. Comparative evaluation of partial and subtotal synovectomies of the knee joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Reconstr Surg Traumat 1981; 18: 8–15
  • Souter WA. Present attitudes on timing of surgical interventions in treatment of rheumatoid disease. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1985; 74: 19–25, suppl 198
  • Paus A, Pahle JA. The value of arthroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1986; 75: 168–71
  • Bergstrøm R, Gillquist J, Lysholm J, Hamberg P. Arthroscopy of the knee in children. J Pediatr Orthop 1984; 4: 542–5
  • Rydholm U. Arthroscopy of the knee in juvenile chronic arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 1986; 15: 109–12
  • Watanabe M, Takeda S, Ikeuchi H. Atlas of arthroscopy. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York 1979; 113–21
  • Lindblad S. Arthroscopic and immunohistopathologic characterization of the synovial membrane in rheumatoid diseases. Thesis, Stockholm 1987
  • Paus A C, Pahle JA. Arthroscopic evaluation of the synovial lining before and after synovectomy of the knee joint in patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases. Scand J Rheumatol, in press
  • Paus A C, Refsum S, Førre Ø. Histopathologic changes of arthroscopic synovial biopsies before and after synovectomy in patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases. Scand J. Rheumatol, in press
  • Ropes M W, Bennett G A, Cobb S, Jacox R, Jessar RA. Revision of diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. Bull Rheum Dis 1958; 0: 175–6
  • Brewer EJ, jr, Bass J, Baum J, Cassidy J T, Fink C, Jacobs J, Hanson V, Levinson J E, Schuller J, Stillman JS. Current proposed revision JRA criteria. Arthr Rheum 1977; 20: 195–9
  • Wright V. Psoriatic arthritis. Copemans textbook of the rheumatic diseases, J Scott. Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh, London, New York 1978; 537–50
  • Geens S, Clayton M L, Leidholt J D, Smyth C J, Barholomew BA. Synovectomy and debridement of the knee in rheumatoid arthritis. J Bone Joint Surg 1969; 51A: 626–42
  • Maini R N, Plater Zyberk C. The significance of the CD5+ B cells in rheumatic diseases. Scand J Rheumatol 1988; 76: 237–42, Suppl
  • Lindblad S, Hedfors E. Intraarticular variation in synovitis. Local macroscopic and microscopic signs of inflammatory activity are significantly correlated. Arthr Rheum 1985; 28: 977–86
  • Jalkanen S, Steere A C, Fox R J, Butcher EC. A distinct endothelial cell recognition system that controls lymphocyte traffic into inflamed synovium. Science 1986; 233: 556–8
  • Steinbrocker O, Traeger C H, Batterman RC. Therapeutic criteria in rheumatoid arthritis. JAMA 1949; 140: 659
  • Ritchie D M, Boyle J A, McInnes J M, Jasani M K, Dalakos T G, Grieveson P, Buchanan WW. Clinical studies with an articular index for the assessment of joint tenderness in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Quart Med 1968; 147: 393–406

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.