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This study was undertaken 1) to determine whether or not renin is present in synovial fluid in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, and, if present, 2) to investigate whether it is synthesized in synovial fluid, or it is only transported from the circulation into the synovial cavity. The active renin concentration (indirect) was measured with angiotensin I radioimmunoassay kits. Inactive renin was converted into active renin with Sepharose-bound trypsin. Both active and inactive forms of renin were found in synovial fluid. They were significantly higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 9) than in those with osteoarthritis (n = 16). In plasma, the concentration of inactive renin was significantly higher (P less than 0.001) in the former. Albumin, transferrin, alpha 2-macroglobulin, ceruloplasmin and immunoglobulins G and M were also found in synovial fluid. In each disease, a plot of the log ratio of synovial fluid to the serum concentration against the log molecular weight of each protein gave an approximately straight line curve, suggesting that these proteins are derived from the circulation and are transported into the synovial cavity. In contrast, the ratio of synovial fluid to plasma concentrations of active renin was significantly higher than that predicted on the basis of the above-mentioned interrelationships in both diseases, whereas the ratio of inactive renin was significantly lower. These findings suggest that 1) inactive and active renin are filtered into the synovial fluid from the circulation, and that 2) inactive renin is converted into the active form in the fluid.

Prorenin-Renin Axis in Synovial Fluid in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis.