Safety and Tolerability of Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Injection (Sinovial®) in Experimental and Clinical Practice

European Journal of Inflammation

Editorial

X. Chevalier¹  A. Migliore² 

[1] Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Henri Mondor University Paris XII, UPEC, Créteil, France;Department of Rheumatology, Ospedale S. Pietro FBF, Rome, Italy;

关键词: hyaluronic acid;    intra-articular;    osteoarthritis;    tolerability;    viscosupplementation;   

DOI  :  10.1177/1721727X1301100301

 received in 2013-06-28, accepted in 2013-09-05,  发布年份 2013

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Osteoarthritis (OA) requires long-term treatment, therefore, tolerability is a key factor in treatment choice. Hyaluronic acid (HA), a glycosaminoglycan with viscoelastic properties, a major component of synovial fluid and the extracellular matrix of the joint cartilage, plays key roles in synovial fluid viscosity and maintaining normal cartilage. Viscosupplementation is an intra-articular (IA) injection of exogenous HA in an effort to delay joint mobility loss. Commercially available viscosupplementation includes HA of different average molecular weight (MW), concentration and origins, with varying tolerability. This review describes the tolerability and safety profile of Sinovial® in knee and hip OA. A literature search of PubMed using the search queries [Sinovial® OR hyaluronic acid OR hyaluronan] and [intra-articular OR osteoarthritis] was performed using terms as medical subject headings and free text searches. Studies were selected manually for inclusion in this review. Sinovial® is a low-medium MW HA of non-avian origin, produced by biofermentation to ensure the product is pure and free of allergenic animal proteins. We analyzed data regarding the tolerability of Sinovial® in OA patients. This formulation has a favorable tolerability profile; no systemic reactions have been reported and most adverse events (AEs) are mild, transient and easily managed local injection site reactions. Reactions — pain and burning at the injection site - are typical of IA injections. AEs with Sinovial® used in the hip are similar to knee OA.

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