title: High concentrations of immunoreactive gliostatin/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor in synovial fluid and serum of rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Since neovascularization plays an important role in the propagation of rheumatoid synovitis, we analyzed the concentration of gliostatin/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor (GLS/PD-ECGF), a potent angiogenic and chemotactic factor, in the synovial fluid and serum of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The immunoreactive GLS/PD-ECGF concentrations (mean value +/- S.D.) in synovial fluid, measured by a sandwich enzyme immunoassay, were significantly higher in RA patients than in osteoarthritis (OA) patients (233.02 +/- 219.40 vs. 9.09 +/- 14.86 ng/g, P < 0.001), and the serum concentrations were also higher in RA patients than in age-matched controls (8.77 +/- 7.60 vs. 3.74 +/- 2.61 ng/ml, P < 0.005). These results suggest that GLS/PD-ECGF may participate in the endothelial proliferation resulting in initiation of the extensive emigration of mononuclear cells and proliferation of the synovial tissues in rheumatoid arthritis, and that the immunoreactive GLS/PD-ECGF in serum as well as synovial fluids may be a useful diagnostic marker of RA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioregulation Research, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Asai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D013939:Thymidine Phosphorylase