Research Article
Prostanoid Receptor Subtypes and Its Endogenous Ligands with Processing Enzymes within Various Types of Inflammatory Joint Diseases
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Detection of PGE-2 receptor 1 (EP1 receptor) mRNA (a) and number of EP1-IR cells (b, c) in patients with joint trauma (JT), osteoarthritis (OA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (a) Quantification of EP1 mRNA shows that EP1 mRNA was more prominent in various forms of inflammatory joint disease compared to control synovium (data are shown as , , one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test). (b) Quantitative analysis of immunofluorescence microscopy for EP1-IR cells relative to control synovium (data are shown as , , Kruskal–Wallis ANOVA on ranks followed by Dunn’s test). (c) Immunofluorescence microscopy shows more abundant EP1-IR cells (Texas red fluorescence) in JT, OA, and RA compared to control synovium. DAPI blue fluorescence shows nuclear staining. . (, compared to control).
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