Hartley albino guinea pigs develop spontaneous osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint. A study was done to determine the importance of body weight in the pathogenesis of this disease. Two groups of 20 male guinea pigs each were maintained on the same diets. The control group was allowed ad libitum feed consumption and the other group was restricted to 30–35 gm of feed per day. Ten animals from each group were killed at 9 months of age to evaluate histologic features of the knee joints. The severity of the OA lesions was reduced by 40%, in conjunction with a 28% decrease in body weight, in the diet‐restricted group. The remaining animals were killed at 18 months of age. Those in the diet‐restricted group had a 56% reduction in severity of lesions, with a 29% decrease in body weight. These results indicate that body mass in guinea pigs, as in humans, is an important predisposing factor for the development of spontaneous OA of the knee. Copyright © 1991 American College of Rheumatology
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Bendele, A. M., & Hulman, J. F. (1991). Effects of Body Weight Restriction on the Development and Progression of Spontaneous Osteoarthritis in Guinea Pigs. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 34(9), 1180–1184. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1780340916
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