Effective lubrication of articular cartilage by an amphiphilic hyaluronic acid derivative
| Autor: | Robert A. Whiteside, Antonella Schiavinato |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Cartilage
Articular medicine.medical_specialty Friction Biophysics Osteoarthritis In Vitro Techniques chemistry.chemical_compound Lubrication Hyaluronic acid medicine Animals Synovial fluid Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Hyaluronic Acid Lubricant Cartilage medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Cattle Viscosupplementation Contact area Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Biomechanics. 27:515-519 |
| ISSN: | 0268-0033 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.11.012 |
| Popis: | Background Intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid based therapies is gaining popularity as a treatment option for non-operative management of patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis. Although there is an abundance of evidence for both biological and mechanical mechanisms of joint protection by hyaluronic acid, one clear intention of viscosupplementation is to reduce friction and wear by providing an extrinsic lubricant. We tested the in vitro friction response of a novel hyaluronic acid derivative that presents amphiphilic features to promote adhesion to the cartilage surface and thereby improve cartilage lubrication. Methods Migrating Contact Area and Static Contact Area friction tests were conducted on bovine articular cartilage to assess the efficacy of two lubricants, a chemically modified amphiphilic hyaluronic acid and synovial fluid from a healthy joint, as well as a phosphate buffered saline negative control. Findings No differences in lubrication ( P = 0.34) were evident between the three test articles during the Migrating Contact Area test, which represents articulation of healthy articular cartilage. The modified hyaluronic acid presented an equilibrium friction coefficient 2.8 times less than that of the synovial fluid ( P ≤ 0.0005) and five times less than that of the PBS control ( P ≤ 0.0001) during the Static Contact Area test, representing a mixed lubrication condition. Interpretation The present study demonstrated that a chemically modified amphiphilic hyaluronic acid can provide equivalent lubrication to synovial fluid during articulation of loaded healthy articular cartilage and can provide superior lubrication as indicated by a lower coefficient of friction than synovial fluid under loading conditions potentially associated with cartilage wear. |
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