Does optical coherence tomography accurately identify intermediate atherosclerotic lesions -- an in vivo evaluation in the rabbit carotid artery?
OCT can accurately detect intermediate (type-III) atherosclerotic lesions in vivo, but still fails to identify earlier stages of atherosclerosis.
These results collectively suggest that some of the repair activity of HA800 is through proteolytic activity which is not sufficient to decrease matrix PG content, but is nonetheless elevated above levels in cartilage not treated with HA800.