Synovial fluid inorganic pyrophosphate concentration and nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase activity in basic calcium phosphate deposition arthropathy and Milwaukee shoulder syndrome - PubMed (original) (raw)

Synovial fluid inorganic pyrophosphate concentration and nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase activity in basic calcium phosphate deposition arthropathy and Milwaukee shoulder syndrome

J W Rachow et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1988 Mar.

Abstract

Synovial fluid (SF) inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) concentration is elevated in calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition arthropathy. Since CPPD and basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals often are present in the same joints, we determined [PPi] and activity of the PPi-generating enzyme, nucleotide pyrophosphohydrolase (NPPH), in SF from the joints of patients with various arthropathies, including those with BCP crystals. We found elevated SF [PPi] in joints with BCP crystals, as well as in joints with CPPD crystals. The presence of BCP crystals in synovial fluids was also predictive of elevated NPPH activity.

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