Abstract Number: 1268 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Persistence of Crystals Under Polarised Light Microscopy in Stored Synovial Fluid Samples
Background/Purpose: Lacking an immediate access to a polarized light microscope is sometimes used to justify the clinical diagnosis of crystal-related arthritis. Some studies have assessed…Abstract Number: 3071 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recombinant Human Proteoglycan-4 (rhPRG4) Inhibits Monosodium Urate (MSU) Crystal Phagocytosis By Human Macrophages and Resultant Inflammatory Response
Background/Purpose: Gout is an inflammatory arthritis caused by precipitation of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals in synovial joints. MSU crystals interact with resident macrophages that…