0 5 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 6 10 beta beta NN 11 13 in in IN 14 24 rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 25 34 arthritis arthritis NN 34 35 : : : 36 47 correlation correlation NN 48 52 with with IN 53 65 inflammation inflammation NN 65 66 , , , 67 70 not not RB 71 78 disease disease NN 79 90 specificity specificity NN 90 91 . . . 93 103 Rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 104 113 arthritis arthritis NN 114 122 synovial synovial JJ 123 129 tissue tissue NN 130 133 was be VBD 134 142 examined examine VBN 143 146 and and CC 147 155 compared compare VBN 156 160 with with IN 161 175 osteoarthritis osteoarthritis NN 176 182 tissue tissue NN 183 186 for for IN 187 190 the the DT 191 199 presence presence NN 200 202 of of IN 203 206 the the DT 207 214 nuclear nuclear JJ 215 228 transcription transcription NN 229 235 factor factor NN 236 241 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 242 246 beta beta NN 247 248 ( ( ( 248 257 NF-IL-6). NF-IL-6). NNP 258 261 The the DT 262 268 region region NN 269 270 ( ( ( 270 276 lining lining JJ 277 279 or or CC 280 289 sublining sublining JJ 289 290 ) ) ) 290 291 , , , 292 296 cell cell NN 297 301 type type NN 301 302 , , , 303 306 and and CC 307 318 subcellular subcellular JJ 319 331 distribution distribution NN 332 333 ( ( ( 333 344 cytoplasmic cytoplasmic JJ 345 347 or or CC 348 355 nuclear nuclear JJ 355 356 ) ) ) 357 359 of of IN 360 363 the the DT 364 374 expression expression NN 375 377 of of IN 378 383 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 384 388 beta beta NN 389 392 was be VBD 393 406 characterized characterize VBN 406 407 . . . 408 418 Rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 419 428 arthritis arthritis NN 429 437 synovial synovial JJ 438 443 fluid fluid NN 444 447 and and CC 448 453 blood blood NN 454 457 and and CC 458 464 normal normal JJ 465 475 peripheral peripheral JJ 476 481 blood blood NN 482 486 were be VBD 487 491 also also RB 492 500 examined examine VBN 500 501 . . . 502 507 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 508 512 beta beta NN 513 516 was be VBD 517 525 detected detect VBN 526 528 in in IN 529 532 the the DT 533 541 synovial synovial JJ 542 548 lining lining NN 549 552 and and CC 553 555 in in IN 556 565 sublining sublining JJ 566 571 cells cell NNS 572 574 of of IN 575 583 synovial synovial JJ 584 590 tissue tissue NN 591 595 from from IN 596 604 patients patient NNS 605 609 with with IN 610 614 both both CC 615 625 rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 626 629 and and CC 630 644 osteoarthritis osteoarthritis NN 644 645 . . . 646 647 A a DT 648 659 significant significant JJ 660 661 ( ( ( 661 662 P p NN 663 664 < < JJR 665 670 0.001 0.001 CD 671 674 and and CC 675 676 < < JJR 677 681 0.05 0.05 CD 681 682 , , , 683 695 respectively respectively RB 695 696 ) ) ) 697 705 increase increase NN 706 708 in in IN 709 712 the the DT 713 723 percentage percentage NN 724 726 of of IN 727 732 cells cell NNS 733 737 with with IN 738 745 nuclear nuclear JJ 746 754 staining staining NN 755 758 was be VBD 759 763 seen see VBN 764 766 in in IN 767 770 the the DT 771 777 lining lining JJ 778 783 layer layer NN 783 784 , , , 785 793 compared compare VBN 794 796 to to TO 797 802 cells cell NNS 803 805 in in IN 806 809 the the DT 810 819 sublining sublining JJ 820 826 region region NN 826 827 , , , 828 830 in in IN 831 841 rheumatoid rheumatoid NN 842 845 and and CC 846 860 osteoarthritis osteoarthritis NN 860 861 . . . 862 864 In in IN 865 869 both both DT 870 878 diseases disease NNS 879 880 a a DT 881 887 strong strong JJ 888 899 correlation correlation NN 900 901 ( ( ( 901 902 r r NN 903 904 = = SYM 905 909 0.79 0.79 CD 909 910 , , , 911 912 P p NN 913 914 < < SYM 915 920 0.001 0.001 CD 920 921 ) ) ) 922 925 was be VBD 926 934 observed observe VBN 935 942 between between IN 943 946 the the DT 947 957 percentage percentage NN 958 960 of of IN 961 966 cells cell NNS 967 969 in in IN 970 973 the the DT 974 982 synovial synovial JJ 983 989 lining lining NN 990 994 that that WDT 995 999 were be VBD 1000 1008 positive positive JJ 1009 1012 for for IN 1013 1020 nuclear nuclear JJ 1021 1026 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1027 1031 beta beta NN 1032 1035 and and CC 1036 1042 lining lining JJ 1043 1047 cell cell NN 1048 1053 depth depth NN 1053 1054 . . . 1055 1064 Two-color two-color JJ 1065 1085 immunohistochemistry immunohistochemistry NN 1086 1098 demonstrated demonstrate VBD 1099 1103 that that IN 1104 1108 both both CC 1109 1120 macrophages macrophage NNS 1121 1124 and and CC 1125 1140 fibroblast-like fibroblast-like JJ 1141 1153 synoviocytes synoviocyte NNS 1154 1158 were be VBD 1159 1167 positive positive JJ 1168 1171 for for IN 1172 1179 nuclear nuclear JJ 1180 1185 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1186 1190 beta beta NN 1190 1191 . . . 1192 1195 The the DT 1196 1204 presence presence NN 1205 1207 of of IN 1208 1213 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1214 1218 beta beta NN 1219 1222 was be VBD 1223 1232 confirmed confirm VBN 1233 1235 by by IN 1236 1256 immunohistochemistry immunohistochemistry NN 1257 1260 and and CC 1261 1268 Western western NN 1269 1273 blot blot NN 1274 1282 analysis analysis NN 1283 1287 with with IN 1288 1296 isolated isolate VBN 1297 1305 synovial synovial JJ 1306 1317 fibroblasts fibroblast NNS 1317 1318 . . . 1319 1326 Nuclear nuclear JJ 1327 1332 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1333 1337 beta beta NN 1338 1341 was be VBD 1342 1346 also also RB 1347 1355 detected detect VBN 1356 1358 in in IN 1359 1369 rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 1370 1378 synovial synovial JJ 1379 1384 fluid fluid NN 1385 1406 monocytes/macrophages monocytes/macrophage NNS 1406 1407 , , , 1408 1411 but but CC 1412 1415 not not RB 1416 1418 in in IN 1419 1430 lymphocytes lymphocyte NNS 1431 1433 or or CC 1434 1445 neutrophils neutrophil NNS 1445 1446 . . . 1447 1454 Western western NN 1455 1459 blot blot NN 1460 1468 analysis analysis NN 1469 1478 confirmed confirm VBD 1479 1482 the the DT 1483 1491 presence presence NN 1492 1494 of of IN 1495 1500 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1501 1505 beta beta NN 1506 1508 in in IN 1509 1514 these these DT 1515 1520 cells cell NNS 1520 1521 . . . 1522 1525 The the DT 1526 1535 intensity intensity NN 1536 1538 of of IN 1539 1544 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1545 1549 beta beta NN 1550 1558 staining staining NN 1559 1562 was be VBD 1563 1570 greater great JJR 1571 1572 ( ( ( 1572 1573 P p NN 1574 1575 < < SYM 1576 1581 0.001 0.001 CD 1581 1582 ) ) ) 1583 1585 in in IN 1586 1594 synovial synovial JJ 1595 1600 fluid fluid NN 1601 1610 monocytes monocyte NNS 1611 1615 than than IN 1616 1618 in in IN 1619 1624 those those DT 1625 1629 from from IN 1630 1636 normal normal JJ 1637 1639 or or CC 1640 1650 rheumatoid rheumatoid JJ 1651 1661 peripheral peripheral JJ 1662 1667 blood blood NN 1667 1668 . . . 1669 1671 In in IN 1672 1682 conclusion conclusion NN 1682 1683 , , , 1684 1687 the the DT 1688 1696 enhanced enhance VBN 1697 1704 nuclear nuclear JJ 1705 1713 staining staining NN 1714 1717 for for IN 1718 1723 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1724 1728 beta beta NN 1729 1731 in in IN 1732 1735 the the DT 1736 1744 synovial synovial JJ 1745 1751 lining lining NN 1751 1752 , , , 1753 1761 compared compare VBN 1762 1764 to to TO 1765 1768 the the DT 1769 1778 sublining sublining NN 1778 1779 , , , 1780 1790 suggesting suggest VBG 1791 1801 activation activation NN 1802 1804 in in IN 1805 1808 the the DT 1809 1815 lining lining NN 1815 1816 , , , 1817 1820 and and CC 1821 1824 the the DT 1825 1833 positive positive JJ 1834 1845 correlation correlation NN 1846 1848 of of IN 1849 1855 lining lining JJ 1856 1861 layer layer NN 1862 1867 depth depth NN 1868 1872 with with IN 1873 1876 the the DT 1877 1887 percentage percentage NN 1888 1890 of of IN 1891 1896 cells cell NNS 1897 1899 in in IN 1900 1903 the the DT 1904 1910 lining lining NN 1911 1919 positive positive JJ 1920 1923 for for IN 1924 1931 nuclear nuclear JJ 1932 1937 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1938 1942 beta beta NN 1942 1943 , , , 1944 1951 suggest suggest VBP 1952 1953 a a DT 1954 1963 potential potential JJ 1964 1968 role role NN 1969 1972 for for IN 1973 1978 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 1979 1983 beta beta NN 1984 1986 in in IN 1987 1994 chronic chronic JJ 1995 2007 inflammation inflammation NN 2007 2008 . . . 2009 2012 The the DT 2013 2023 regulation regulation NN 2024 2026 of of IN 2027 2030 the the DT 2031 2041 production production NN 2042 2044 or or CC 2045 2053 activity activity NN 2054 2056 of of IN 2057 2062 C/EBP C/EBP NNP 2063 2067 beta beta NN 2067 2068 , , , 2069 2071 to to TO 2072 2079 inhibit inhibit VB 2080 2092 inflammatory inflammatory JJ 2093 2101 mediator mediator NN 2102 2112 expression expression NN 2113 2115 by by IN 2116 2124 synovial synovial JJ 2125 2136 macrophages macrophage NNS 2137 2140 and and CC 2141 2152 fibroblasts fibroblast NNS 2152 2153 , , , 2154 2160 offers offer VBZ 2161 2162 a a DT 2163 2168 novel novel JJ 2169 2177 approach approach NN 2178 2180 to to TO 2181 2192 therapeutic therapeutic JJ 2193 2205 intervention intervention NN 2205 2206 . . .