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Qiu C, Liu J, Li J, Di D, Li M, Liu T, Wang X, Zhao Y, Wang L, Liu X. Pentraxin 3 deficiency ameliorates the severity of osteoarthritis and alleviates inflammation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 677:20-25. [PMID: 37542771 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis is one of the most common degenerative joint disorders, characterized by articular cartilage breakdown, synovitis, osteophytes generation and subchondral bone sclerosis. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a long pentraxin protein, secreted by immune cells, and PTX3 is identified to play a critical role in inflammation and macrophage polarization. However, the underlying mechanism of PTX3 in osteoarthritis under the circumstance of Ptx3-knockout (KO) mice model is still unknown. METHODS Murine destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) OA model was created in Ptx3-knockout (KO) and wildtype mice, respectively. The degenerative status of cartilage was detected by Safranin O, H&E staining, immunohistochemistry (IHC) and micro-CT. OARSI scoring was employed to assess the proteoglycan of cartilage. Serum inflammatory cytokines were examined by ELISA and systematic macrophage polarization in spleen was analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS Safranin O and H&E staining confirmed that the joint cartilage was mostly with reduced degeneration in both the senior KO mice and the DMM model generated from the KO mice, compared to the WT group. This is also supported by micro-CT examination and OARSI scoring. Immunohistochemistry illustrated an up-regulation of Aggrecan and Collagen 2 and down-regulation of ADAMTS-5 and MMP13 in KO mice in comparison with the WT mice. ELISA indicated a dramatical decrease in the serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in KO mice. Polarization of M2-like macrophages was observed in the KO group. CONCLUSION Pentraxin 3 deficiency significantly ameliorated the severity of osteoarthritis by preventing cartilage degeneration and alleviated systematic inflammation by inducing M2 polarization.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cheng Qiu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China; Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China; Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China; Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China
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- Department of Molecular Orthopaedics, National Center for Orthopaedics, Beijing Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100035, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, PR China.
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Maihemuti A, Zhang H, Lin X, Wang Y, Xu Z, Zhang D, Jiang Q. 3D-printed fish gelatin scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering. Bioact Mater 2023; 26:77-87. [PMID: 36875052 PMCID: PMC9974427 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis is a chronic disease caused by the deterioration of the knee joint due to various factors such as aging, trauma, and obesity, and the nonrenewable nature of the injured cartilage makes the treatment of osteoarthritis challenging. Here, we present a three-dimensional (3D) printed porous multilayer scaffold based on cold-water fish skin gelatin for osteoarticular cartilage regeneration. To make the scaffold, cold-water fish skin gelatin was combined with sodium alginate to increase viscosity, printability, and mechanical strength, and the hybrid hydrogel was printed according to a pre-designed specific structure using 3D printing technology. Then, the printed scaffolds underwent a double-crosslinking process to enhance their mechanical strength even further. These scaffolds mimic the structure of the original cartilage network in a way that allows chondrocytes to adhere, proliferate, and communicate with each other, transport nutrients, and prevent further damage to the joint. More importantly, we found that cold-water fish gelatin scaffolds were nonimmunogenic, nontoxic, and biodegradable. We also implanted the scaffold into defective rat cartilage for 12 weeks and achieved satisfactory repair results in this animal model. Thus, cold-water fish skin gelatin scaffolds may have broad application potential in regenerative medicine.
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- Abudureheman Maihemuti
- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, PR China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, PR China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, PR China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, PR China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, PR China
- Corresponding author. Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, PR China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Institute of Translational Medicine, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210002, PR China
- Corresponding author.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, PR China
- Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, PR China
- Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, PR China
- Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Division of Sports Medicine and Adult Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Bacon K, LaValley MP, Jafarzadeh SR, Felson D. Response to: ‘Relation between cartilage loss and pain in knee osteoarthritis’ by Wu et al and ‘Changes in synovitis and bone marrow lesions may not mediate the effect of cartilage loss on joint pain in osteoarthritis’ by Cashin et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2022; 81:e128. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Yang J, Wang X, Fan Y, Song X, Wu J, Fu Z, Li T, Huang Y, Tang Z, Meng S, Liu N, Chen J, Liu P, Yang L, Gong X, Chen C. Tropoelastin improves adhesion and migration of intra-articular injected infrapatellar fat pad MSCs and reduces osteoarthritis progression. Bioact Mater 2021; 10:443-459. [PMID: 34901559 PMCID: PMC8636741 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2021.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Intra-articular injection of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) is a promising strategy for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. However, more and more studies reveal that the injected MSCs have poor adhesion, migration, and survival in the joint cavity. A recent study shows that tropoelastin (TE) regulates adhesion, proliferation and phenotypic maintenance of MSCs as a soluble additive, indicating that TE could promote MSCs-homing in regenerative medicine. In this study, we used TE as injection medium, and compared it with classic media in MSCs intra-articular injection such as normal saline (NS), hyaluronic acid (HA), and platelet-rich plasma (PRP). We found that TE could effectively improve adhesion, migration, chondrogenic differentiation of infrapatellar fat pad MSCs (IPFP-MSCs) and enhance matrix synthesis of osteoarthritic chondrocytes (OACs) in indirect-coculture system. Moreover, TE could significantly enhance IPFP-MSCs adhesion via activation of integrin β1, ERK1/2 and vinculin (VCL) in vitro. In addition, intra-articular injection of TE-IPFP MSCs suspension resulted in a short-term increase in survival rate of IPFP-MSCs and better histology scores of rat joint tissues. Inhibition of integrin β1 or ERK1/2 attenuated the protective effect of TE-IPFP MSCs suspension in vivo. In conclusion, TE promotes performance of IPFP-MSCs and protects knee cartilage from damage in OA through enhancement of cell adhesion and activation of integrin β1/ERK/VCL pathway. Our findings may provide new insights in MSCs intra-articular injection for OA treatment.
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- Junjun Yang
- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Blood Transfusion Department, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University, Shenzhen, 518036, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.,Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development, Ministry of Education, Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Biomedical Analysis Center, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zunyi Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Zunyi, 563099, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, China
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Effect of Warm Acupuncture Combined with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation on Cartilage Tissue in Rabbit Knee Osteoarthritis. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:5523726. [PMID: 34422071 PMCID: PMC8373500 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5523726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The current study was designed to investigate the effect and underlying mechanism of warm acupuncture combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSC) transplantation on cartilage tissue injury in rabbit knee osteoarthritis (KOA). In the study, 50 rabbits were randomly divided into 5 groups: blank group, KOA group, warm acupuncture group, BMSCs group, and warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs group. After warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs, the Modified Lequesne MG knee joint assessment scale was used to evaluate the degree of knee joint behavior, the Taiping Peng method generally observed the histomorphology changes of KOA rabbit cartilage, and hematoxylin-eosin staining, safranin O green staining, and toluidine blue staining were conducted to evaluate the extent of cartilage tissue pathology. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy and TUNEL staining were used to observe cell apoptosis, and immunohistochemistry and qPCR analysis were used to detect the expression of apoptosis-related proteins and mRNA. Results showed that administration of warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs recovered the joint function and significantly decreased Lequesne MG score. The degree of cartilage tissue pathological damage has been improved, cartilage ultrastructure degeneration has recovered, peripheral blood vessels have mild edema, blood supply has gradually recovered, and even small amounts of red blood cells have appeared. In addition, warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs treatment suppressed chondrocyte apoptosis in rabbits with knee osteoarthritis by reduced TUNEL-positive chondrocytes and simultaneously reversed the mRNA expression of Bax, Bcl-2, and Caspase-3. These results indicate that warm acupuncture combined with BMSCs transplantation has a potential protective effect on rabbit KOA, which may be mediated by inhibiting chondrocyte apoptosis.
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