Abstract
Parallel measures of osteoarthritis (OA) across species can help evaluate OA models relative to humans. Toward this need, our group recently developed a magnetic nanoparticle-based technology, termed magnetic capture, to analyze biomarkers within a rat knee. The objectives of this study were to directly compare magnetic capture to lavage, and assess c-telopeptide of collagen type II (CTXII) in the rat medial meniscus transection (MMT) model of knee OA. MMT surgery was performed in 30 male Lewis rats (3 months, 250g). Using lavage or magnetic capture, CTXII was assessed in the OA-affected and contralateral knee at 1 week (n=6 per group) or 4 weeks (n=8 per group) after surgery. While lavage detected elevated CTXII concentrations in the OA-affected knee at 1 week (P=0.002), magnetic capture detected elevated CTXII levels in the OA-affected knee at 4 weeks (P=0.016). While magnetic capture did not detect significant elevation of CTXII at week 1, five of six rats evaluated with magnetic capture had higher CTXII levels in the OA-affected joint relative to the contralateral limb. Moreover, with magnetic capture, CTXII levels increased from 1 week to 4 weeks, corresponding to histological damage. CTXII concentrations evaluated via lavage were relatively constant across time. Magnetic capture and lavage evaluate CTXII in different ways: Magnetic capture measures total CTXII in the joint, while lavage measures concentration. Our data indicate magnetic capture may be advantageous at later time points, where CTXII can be diluted by effusions.
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