PMID- 31770663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200203 LR - 20200203 IS - 1879-1506 (Electronic) IS - 0003-9969 (Linking) VI - 110 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Effect of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid in treatment of osteoarthritic temporomandibular joints of rats. PG - 104618 LID - S0003-9969(19)31017-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104618 [doi] AB - OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the histological and biochemical effects of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid on experimentally induced osteoarthritic changes in male rat temporomandibular joint (TMJ). DESIGN: In this in-vivo study, 36 male albino rats were divided into 3 groups; control non-injected, disease and treatment group. Osteoarthritis was induced using a single intra-articular injection of Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) (50 mul). High molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMWHA) was injected intra-articularly once a week, for a total of 3 injections. TMJ tissue samples were dissected from control, disease and treatment groups for biochemical analysis using ELISA test to detect the levels of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) on day 28. Histological examination was done using Hematoxylin &eosin, Mallory's trichrome and Alcian blue stains. Data was analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn-Sidek method, with a 5 % significance level. RESULTS: Treatment group showed regaining of the normal histological features of the TMJ and decreased levels of MMP-3 when compared to disease group. CONCLUSIONS: These findings may suggest that HMWHA plays a role in the management of CFA-induced osteoarthritic cartilage lesions. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. FAU - Tolba, Yasmine M AU - Tolba YM AD - Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt. Electronic address: yasminetolba@hotmail.com. FAU - Omar, Samia S AU - Omar SS AD - Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt. FAU - Nagui, Dina A AU - Nagui DA AD - Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt. FAU - Nawwar, Muhammad A AU - Nawwar MA AD - Oral & Maxillofacial surgery specialist, Ministry of Health, Egypt. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191116 PL - England TA - Arch Oral Biol JT - Archives of oral biology JID - 0116711 RN - 9004-61-9 (Hyaluronic Acid) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - *Hyaluronic Acid/therapeutic use MH - Male MH - Molecular Weight MH - *Osteoarthritis/drug therapy MH - Rats MH - Temporomandibular Joint MH - *Temporomandibular Joint Disorders/drug therapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Hyaluronic acid OT - Matrix metalloproteinase-3 OT - Osteoarthritis OT - Temporomandibular joint EDAT- 2019/11/27 06:00 MHDA- 2020/02/06 06:00 CRDT- 2019/11/27 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/14 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/11/15 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/11/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0003-9969(19)31017-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104618 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Arch Oral Biol. 2020 Feb;110:104618. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2019.104618. Epub 2019 Nov 16.