Abstract Number: 2900 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoarthritis-Associated Calcium-Containing Crystals and Biomaterial Microparticles Both Drive M1 Macrophage Polarization in a Syk and MAP Kinase-Dependent Manner
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals are associated with advanced osteoarthritis (OA) andsynovitis. OA-associated synovium exhibits increased numbers of macrophages compared with non-OA joints.…