Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a cartilage degenerative disease that leads to loss of proper function of the tissue. Early degeneration of OA cartilage is associated with the loss of proteoglycans (PG). We have recently shown that it is possible to measure PG loss in cartilage indirectly by quantitation of sodium by 23Na MRI of articular cartilage in-vivo and in-vitro. We want to further characterize this sodium by classifying it into two species based on their environments. In biological tissues there exists free and bound sodium fractions. The free sodium is usually in isotropic motion whereas bound sodium undergoes anisotropic motion and hence the 23Na NMR signal decay is biexponential in these tissues. We are attempting to precisely quantify the amount of bound sodium in phantoms and cartilage by 23Na Multiple Quantum Filtered (MQF) NMR. By measuring the equilibrium magnetization by both SQ and MQF signals will enable one to quantitate bond fraction of sodium. We ha ve measured this in phantoms and currently in the process of measuring in cartilage.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Biotechnology Resource Grants (P41)
Project #
5P41RR002305-17
Application #
6349330
Study Section
Project Start
2000-09-01
Project End
2001-08-31
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-30
Support Year
17
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
$21,009
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Pennsylvania
Department
Type
DUNS #
042250712
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
19104

  Publications

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