Catabolism of hyaluronan in the knee joint of the rabbit.
1992
Abstract Catabolism of hyaluronan was studied by injecting hyaluronan labelled with [ 125 I]-tyramine cellobiose ([ 125 I]-TC) into knee joints of rabbits. After endocytosis [ 125 I]-TC remains intracellularly allowing localization of the site of catabolism. At 6 hours after injection 63% could be recovered in and around the joint, while at 48 hours 32% remained locally. Chromatography showed that 12% of the injected tracer was degraded in joint tissues at 6 hours, increasing to 33% at 24 hours. There was no apparent degradation within the joint fluid. No tracer was found in the regional lymph glands, but 16% of the injected tracer was detected in the liver at 24 hours. This investigation demonstrates that hyaluronan in the joint can be degraded both locally and in the liver.
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