Preliminary Report: Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fluid Increased Osteoclastogenesis In Vitro by Monocyte Differentiation Pathway Regulating Cytokines
Table 3
Cell morphology in synovial fluid assay.
TRAcP intensity
Number of nuclei
Stromal cells
RA ()
2
4-7
2
OA ()
2
2
Ctrl ()
3
2-3
1
Each bone slice was analyzed blindly and independently by two researchers. TRAcP intensity and the presence of stromal cells were analyzed on a 0-3 scale and the average number of nuclei per cell was counted. /Fisher’s exact test,. Example images are shown in Figure 4 and S4.