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AMPK deficiency in chondrocytes accelerated the progression of instability-induced and ageing-associated osteoarthritis in adult mice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43245. [PMID: 28225087 PMCID: PMC5320548 DOI: 10.1038/srep43245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive degenerative disease of the joints that is associated with both joint injury and ageing. Here, we investigated the role of the energy sensor AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in maintaining a healthy state of articular cartilage and in OA development. Using cartilage-specific, tamoxifen-inducible AMPKα1 conditional knockout (AMPKα1 cKO), AMPKα2 conditional knockout (AMPKα2 cKO) and AMPKα1α2 conditional double knockout (AMPKα cDKO) mice, we found that compared with wild-type (WT) littermates, mutant mice displayed accelerated severity of surgically induced OA, especially AMPKα cDKO mice. Furthermore, male but not female AMPKα cDKO mice exhibited severely spontaneous ageing-associated OA lesions at 12 months of age. The chondrocytes isolated from AMPKα cDKO mice resulted in an enhanced interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-stimulated catabolic response. In addition, upregulated expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), MMP-13 and phospho-nuclear factor-κB (phospho-NF-κB) p65 and increased levels of apoptotic markers were detected in the cartilage of AMPKα cDKO mice compared with their WT littermates in vivo. Thus, our findings suggest that AMPK activity in chondrocytes is important in maintaining joint homeostasis and OA development.
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Botter SM, Zar M, van Osch GJVM, van Steeg H, Dollé MET, Hoeijmakers JHJ, Weinans H, van Leeuwen JPTM. Analysis of osteoarthritis in a mouse model of the progeroid human DNA repair syndrome trichothiodystrophy. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2011; 33:247-260. [PMID: 20820927 PMCID: PMC3168596 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-010-9175-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 08/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The increasing average age in developed societies is paralleled by an increase in the prevalence of many age-related diseases such as osteoarthritis (OA), which is characterized by deformation of the joint due to cartilage damage and increased turnover of subchondral bone. Consequently, deficiency in DNA repair, often associated with premature aging, may lead to increased pathology of these two tissues. To examine this possibility, we analyzed the bone and cartilage phenotype of male and female knee joints derived from 52- to 104-week-old WT C57Bl/6 and trichothiodystrophy (TTD) mice, who carry a defect in the nucleotide excision repair pathway and display many features of premature aging. Using micro-CT, we found bone loss in all groups of 104-week-old compared to 52-week-old mice. Cartilage damage was mild to moderate in all mice. Surprisingly, female TTD mice had less cartilage damage, proteoglycan depletion, and osteophytosis compared to WT controls. OA severity in males did not significantly differ between genotypes, although TTD males had less osteophytosis. These results indicate that in premature aging TTD mice age-related changes in cartilage were not more severe compared to WT mice, in striking contrast with bone and many other tissues. This segmental aging character may be explained by a difference in vasculature and thereby oxygen load in cartilage and bone. Alternatively, a difference in impact of an anti-aging response, previously found to be triggered by accumulation of DNA damage, might help explain why female mice were protected from cartilage damage. These findings underline the exceptional segmental nature of progeroid conditions and provide an explanation for pro- and anti-aging features occurring in the same individual.
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- Sander M. Botter
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, EE585, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Laboratory for Health Protection Research, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Laboratory for Health Protection Research, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell biology and Genetics, Medical Genetics Centre, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, EE585, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Naruse K, Urabe K, Jiang SX, Uchida K, Kozai Y, Minehara H, Mikuni-Takagaki Y, Kashima I, Itoman M. Osteoarthritic changes of the patellofemoral joint in STR/OrtCrlj mice are the earliest detectable changes and may be caused by internal tibial torsion. Connect Tissue Res 2009; 50:243-55. [PMID: 19637060 DOI: 10.1080/03008200902836065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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STR/ort mice develop a naturally occurring osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joints. However, the evaluation of early OA changes has been difficult due to variability caused by gender, individual differences, and differences between the right and left lower limbs. The objective of this study was to analyze the variability of the early OA changes with age in STR/ort mice and to identify the cause of onset. A total of 115 STR/OrtCrlj mice aged 10-45 weeks were examined. In addition to conventional radiological and histological evaluation of the knee joints, histological sections were used to examine the patellofemoral, femorotibial, and growth plate cartilage under similar conditions. A morphological evaluation of tibiae, including micro-3-dimensional computed tomography, was performed. Radiological evaluation showed OA changes in the joints of mice over 35 weeks old and histological evaluation showed early OA changes in the femorotibial joints of mice over 26 weeks old. However, these changes were not common in all individuals. In contrast, most common and reproducible OA changes were observed in the bilateral patellofemoral joints of all individuals, and even in subjects ranging from 10 to 20 weeks of age. Morphological evaluations also demonstrated an abnormal tibial internal torsion that increased with age and was associated with medial patellar dislocation. In conclusion, the earliest histological OA change was observed in the patellofemoral joint prior to similar observations in the femorotibial joint. Internal tibial torsion may be a cause of OA in the patellofemoral joints, which leads to the development of medial femorotibial OA.
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- Kouji Naruse
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kitasasto University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Proulx ST, Kwok E, You Z, Papuga MO, Beck CA, Shealy DJ, Ritchlin CT, Awad HA, Boyce BF, Xing L, Schwarz EM. Longitudinal assessment of synovial, lymph node, and bone volumes in inflammatory arthritis in mice by in vivo magnetic resonance imaging and microfocal computed tomography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 56:4024-37. [PMID: 18050199 DOI: 10.1002/art.23128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop longitudinal 3-dimensional (3-D) measures of outcomes of inflammation and bone erosion in murine arthritis using contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) and in vivo microfocal computed tomography (micro-CT) and, in a pilot study, to determine the value of entry criteria based on age versus synovial volume in therapeutic intervention studies. METHODS CE-MRI and in vivo micro-CT were performed on tumor necrosis factor-transgenic (TNF-Tg) mice and their wild-type littermates to quantify the synovial and popliteal lymph node volumes and the patella and talus bone volumes, respectively, which were validated histologically. These longitudinal outcome measures were used to assess the natural history of erosive inflammatory arthritis. We also performed anti-TNF versus placebo efficacy studies in TNF-Tg mice in which treatment was initiated according to either age (4-5 months) or synovial volume (3 mm(3) as detected by CE-MRI). Linear regression was performed to analyze the correlation between synovitis and focal erosion. RESULTS CE-MRI demonstrated the highly variable nature of TNF-induced joint inflammation. Initiation of treatment by synovial volume produced significantly larger treatment effects on the synovial volume (P = 0.04) and the lymph node volume (P < 0.01) than did initiation by age. By correlating the MRI and micro-CT data, we were able to demonstrate a significant relationship between changes in synovial and patellar volumes (R(2) = 0.75, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION In vivo CE-MRI and micro-CT 3-D outcome measures are powerful tools that accurately demonstrate the progression of erosive inflammatory arthritis in mice. These methods can be used to identify mice with arthritis of similar severity before intervention studies are initiated, thus minimizing heterogeneity in outcome studies of chronic arthritis seen between genetically identical littermates.
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- Steven T Proulx
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Wachsmuth L, Keiffer R, Juretschke HP, Raiss RX, Kimmig N, Lindhorst E. In vivo contrast-enhanced micro MR-imaging of experimental osteoarthritis in the rabbit knee joint at 7.1T1. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2003; 11:891-902. [PMID: 14629965 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2003.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this longitudinal MR study the early stages of joint pathology in two surgically-induced rabbit models of osteoarthritis (OA) were monitored by in vivo contrast-enhanced MRI at 7.1T. Qualitative and quantitative MR data were compared with macroscopic and microscopic findings. METHOD Scanning of mature, male New Zealand White rabbits (N=12) was performed before surgery, and at 2, 4, and 8 weeks after unilateral transection of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACLT), medial meniscectomy (ME), or sham operation. MR-images were simultaneously obtained of both knee joints after intravenous injection of Magnevist. We implemented a 2D T1-weighted (T1w) coronal, fat-saturated gradientecho protocol (68 x 138 microm2, slice thickness 1 mm). Additionally, consecutive 3D gradientecho images were obtained from two sham-operated and two rabbits of the ME group (234 x 273 x 234 microm(3)). ACLT animals were sacrificed at 2 weeks (N=1), and 8 weeks (N=3), ME animals were sacrificed at 4 weeks (N=2), and 8 weeks (N=4), and sham-operated animals were sacrificed at 2 weeks (N=1) and 8 weeks (N=1), respectively. RESULTS Both OA models reflected important characteristics of the clinical picture of OA. With MR we were able to monitor time dependently the decline of synovial effusion and the formation of osteophytes. Morphologic MR examination showed a moderate to high accuracy for detecting synovial effusion (75%), meniscus (86%) and cruciate ligament (91%) lesions, and osteophytes (88%) as assessed by macroscopic examination. False-negative MR findings for gross macroscopic changes were due to the relative high slice thickness in 2D scans and the fact that the slices only covered the main weightbearing area of the femorotibial joint. Contour abnormalities of articular cartilage were not reliably detected. Quantitative analysis revealed a statistically significant increase of cartilage signal intensity in medial tibial cartilage (48+/-9% ACLT, and 29+/-9% ME in 2D datasets) as compared to contralateral control knees in two-week scans. Signal enhancement persisted or increased at later dates. CONCLUSION With high-resolution contrast-enhanced MRI at 7.1T the time course of gross pathologic changes in rabbit knees with surgically induced OA can be monitored. Still insufficient spatial resolution and image contrast of the applied 2D protocols limit the sensitivity and prohibit detection of articular cartilage contour abnormalities. However, signal alterations in the cartilage layer indicate alterations of tissue composition at a very early stage of OA development. When used with 3D protocols, contrast-enhanced MRI offers a promising tool for qualitative and quantitative in vivo monitoring of OA in rabbit models.
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- Lydia Wachsmuth
- Institute of Medical Physics, University Erlangen-Nuernberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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McDaniel B, Sheng H, Warner DS, Hedlund LW, Benveniste H. Tracking brain volume changes in C57BL/6J and ApoE-deficient mice in a model of neurodegeneration: a 5-week longitudinal micro-MRI study. Neuroimage 2001; 14:1244-55. [PMID: 11707081 DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2001.0934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based volume measurements of brain structures are useful indicators of pending cognitive decline in humans suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Transgenic mouse models that mimic the clinical conditions of these disorders have been developed. Noninvasive methods that can follow progression and regression of relevant pathology in these mice are therefore in great demand. In this study we tested whether high-resolution MRI (micro-MRI) in a mouse model of neurodegeneration (cerebral ischemia) could reliably track development of brain atrophy. We first established that diffusion imaging at a spatial resolution of 1.6 x 10(-3) mm(3) allowed superior visualization of forebrain, ventricles, and dorsal hippocampus in the mouse brain compared to either T2*- or T1-weighted MR imaging. Using this predetermined protocol we subsequently scanned C56BL/6J (C57) and ApoE-deficient (ApoE(-/-)) mice before and after ischemia. Four groups were studied: C57/sham (n = 9), ApoE(-/-)/sham (n = 9), C57/ischemia (n = 9), and ApoE(-/-)/ischemia (n = 11). All mice received a baseline 3D diffusion scan. One week later C57/ischemia and ApoE(-/-)/ischemia mice were exposed to 10 min of ischemia and scanned again on the 3rd and 30th postischemic day. The C57/sham and ApoE(-/-)/sham mice served as controls and were scanned at corresponding time points. Diffusion images of ApoE(-/-)/ischemia mice on the 3rd postischemic day revealed multiple localized high signal intensity areas. An increase in ventricle and a decrease in dorsal hippocampal volumes (which included the associated cortex laterally) at 30 days confirmed brain atrophy in C57 mice after ischemia. Excessive mortality of ApoE(-/-)/ischemia mice restricted statistical analysis, but ventricle enlargement postischemia was demonstrated. Our results show that volume changes in the brain of a 30-g mouse can be tracked by micro-MRI in a model of neurodegeneration. Clearly the ability to follow progression of pathology in mice will greatly aid our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases and facilitate the many possibilities to intervene pharmacologically.
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- B McDaniel
- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
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Calvo E, Palacios I, Delgado E, Ruiz-Cabello J, Hernández P, Sánchez-Pernaute O, Egido J, Herrero-Beaumont G. High-resolution MRI detects cartilage swelling at the early stages of experimental osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2001; 9:463-72. [PMID: 11467895 DOI: 10.1053/joca.2001.0413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The progressive early changes in cartilage and subchondral bone in an experimental model of osteoarthritis (OA) were investigated with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and microradiography. METHODS Partial medial meniscectomy was performed in the left knee of 16 rabbits. Four normal and four sham-operated additional rabbits were used as controls. Changes in cartilage and subchondral bone were sequentially assessed after surgery with MRI at 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 weeks, subchondral bone variations quantified postoperatively on microradiographs of sagittal sections at 6 and 10 weeks and the macroscopic alterations graded according to the severity of joint changes. RESULTS MRI demonstrated a progressive increase in the articular cartilage thickness in the weight-bearing area of the femur at weeks 4, 6 and 8 vs basal. Tibial cartilage thickness only showed a significant increment at week 6. No significant abnormalities were detected on X-rays in subchondral bone when compared to controls. Macroscopically, 4 weeks after the operation OA rabbits had only slight cartilage discoloration. Cartilage eburnation, pitting, superficial erosions and osteophytes were detected at week 6. These abnormalities were more evident at 8 and 10 weeks after meniscectomy. CONCLUSION The focal increase in cartilage thickness is one of the earliest measurable changes in OA and preceeds subchondral bone remodeling. The measurement of cartilage thickness variations with MRI can be used to follow the course of OA and to evaluate the potential beneficial effect of novel therapies.
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- E Calvo
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rheumatology Service and Inflammation Research Unit, Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain
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Potter K, Landis WJ, Spencer RG. Histomorphometry of the embryonic avian growth plate by proton nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy. J Bone Miner Res 2001; 16:1092-100. [PMID: 11393786 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2001.16.6.1092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) microscopy was used to characterize the biochemical and morphological properties of the different zones within the growth plate of an embryonic chick femur. For precalcified tissue, water proton transverse relaxation times (T2) and magnetization transfer values (MT) were directly and inversely dependent, respectively, on tissue cellularity, defined as the intracellular area per unit area on histological sections. T2 values extrapolated for intra- and extracellular water were 96 ms and 46 ms, respectively. The extracellular T2 was comparable with that measured for mature cartilage. The MT values extrapolated for intra- and extracellular compartments were 0.32 and 0.85, respectively. These values were comparable with those values reported in the literature for cell pellets and for mature cartilage tissue. Thus, cellularity dominated the NMR properties of this immature cartilage tissue. Mineral deposits within calcified cartilage and periosteal bone invoked NMR relaxation processes that were dependent on the inorganic mineral phase. Additionally, collagen molecules present in mineralized zones gave rise to a significant MT effect. These results show the utility of water proton NMR microscopy for assessing both the organic and inorganic phases within mineralized tissues.
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- K Potter
- Section on Tissue Biophysics and Biomimetics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Anderson-MacKenzie JM, Billingham ME, Bailey AJ. Collagen remodeling in the anterior cruciate ligament associated with developing spontaneous murine osteoarthritis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999; 258:763-7. [PMID: 10329460 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1999.0713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The initiating factors in primary, idiopathic osteoarthritis are unknown, the characteristic bone and cartilage changes being late features of the disease. We have proposed that biochemical cruciate ligament alteration may be important in early osteoarthritis by mediating loading consequences on the bone and cartilage. Using the widely accepted STR/ORT mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis we have found biochemical evidence that, before radiological signs of osteoarthritis develop, cruciate ligament collagen metabolism is upregulated in the STR/ORT mouse when compared to controls. Also, importantly, at this time the anterior cruciate ligament is weaker in STR/ORT mice than in controls. This is the first biochemical evidence to show that alterations in cruciate ligament metabolism occur early in the etiopathogenesis of idiopathic, primary osteoarthritis.
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- J M Anderson-MacKenzie
- Collagen Research Group, University of Bristol, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Langford Bristol, BS40 5DS, United Kingdom
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