Hi,
I performed RT-PCR directly on the osteoarthritic cartilages obtained from 2 patients. In both experiments, Ct for TNF-a was found to be around 36, which is unexpected considering the increased expression of TNF-a in OA.
Does anyone have a similar experience? Or studied an article that directly extracts RNA from cartilage tissue (not chondrocyte culture) to assess the expression of this gene?