Autologous Conditioned Serum: Functional and Clinical Results

Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential ability of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) to decrease the pain and improve the joint functionality in patients affected by knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Timeline

Start

2017-10-06

Primary completion

2018-09-28

Completion

2018-09-28

Publications

• Background Shewale AR, Barnes CL, Fischbach LA, Ounpraseuth ST, Painter JT, Martin BC. Comparative Effectiveness of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid and Corticosteroid Injections on the Time to Surgical Knee Procedures. J Arthroplasty. 2017 Dec;32(12):3591-3597.e24. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2017.07.007. Epub 2017 Jul 14.
• Background Klocke R, Levasseur K, Kitas GD, Smith JP, Hirsch G. Cartilage turnover and intra-articular corticosteroid injections in knee osteoarthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2018 Mar;38(3):455-459. doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-3988-2. Epub 2018 Feb 2.
• Background Bhandari M, Bannuru RR, Babins EM, Martel-Pelletier J, Khan M, Raynauld JP, Frankovich R, Mcleod D, Devji T, Phillips M, Schemitsch EH, Pelletier JP. Intra-articular hyaluronic acid in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a Canadian evidence-based perspective. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis. 2017 Sep;9(9):231-246. doi: 10.1177/1759720X17729641. Epub 2017 Sep 12.
• Background Pelletier JP, Martel-Pelletier J, Abramson SB. Osteoarthritis, an inflammatory disease: potential implication for the selection of new therapeutic targets. Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Jun;44(6):1237-47. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200106)44:63.0.CO;2-F. No abstract available.
• Background Nuki G. Osteoarthritis: a problem of joint failure. Z Rheumatol. 1999 Jun;58(3):142-7. doi: 10.1007/s003930050164.
• Background Kapoor M, Martel-Pelletier J, Lajeunesse D, Pelletier JP, Fahmi H. Role of proinflammatory cytokines in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2011 Jan;7(1):33-42. doi: 10.1038/nrrheum.2010.196. Epub 2010 Nov 30.
• Background Martel-Pelletier J, Alaaeddine N, Pelletier JP. Cytokines and their role in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Front Biosci. 1999 Oct 15;4:D694-703. doi: 10.2741/martel.
• Background Nixon AJ, Grol MW, Lang HM, Ruan MZC, Stone A, Begum L, Chen Y, Dawson B, Gannon F, Plutizki S, Lee BHL, Guse K. Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritis Treatment With Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Gene Therapy in Small and Large Animal Models. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Nov;70(11):1757-1768. doi: 10.1002/art.40668. Epub 2018 Sep 10.
• Background Calich AL, Domiciano DS, Fuller R. Osteoarthritis: can anti-cytokine therapy play a role in treatment? Clin Rheumatol. 2010 May;29(5):451-5. doi: 10.1007/s10067-009-1352-3. Epub 2010 Jan 27.
• Background Alvarez-Camino JC, Vazquez-Delgado E, Gay-Escoda C. Use of autologous conditioned serum (Orthokine) for the treatment of the degenerative osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint. Review of the literature. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2013 May 1;18(3):e433-8. doi: 10.4317/medoral.18373.
• Background Buckland-Wright C. Subchondral bone changes in hand and knee osteoarthritis detected by radiography. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2004;12 Suppl A:S10-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2003.09.007.
• Results Baltzer AW, Moser C, Jansen SA, Krauspe R. Autologous conditioned serum (Orthokine) is an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2009 Feb;17(2):152-60. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.06.014. Epub 2008 Jul 31.
• Results Fox BA, Stephens MM. Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with Orthokine-derived autologous conditioned serum. Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2010 May;6(3):335-45. doi: 10.1586/eci.10.17.
• Results Wehling P, Moser C, Frisbie D, McIlwraith CW, Kawcak CE, Krauspe R, Reinecke JA. Autologous conditioned serum in the treatment of orthopedic diseases: the orthokine therapy. BioDrugs. 2007;21(5):323-32. doi: 10.2165/00063030-200721050-00004.
• Results Auw Yang KG, Raijmakers NJ, van Arkel ER, Caron JJ, Rijk PC, Willems WJ, Zijl JA, Verbout AJ, Dhert WJ, Saris DB. Autologous interleukin-1 receptor antagonist improves function and symptoms in osteoarthritis when compared to placebo in a prospective randomized controlled trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Apr;16(4):498-505. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2007.07.008. Epub 2007 Sep 6.

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