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Yao H, Xu JK, Zheng NY, Wang JL, Mok SW, Lee YW, Shi L, Wang JY, Yue J, Yung SH, Hu PJ, Ruan YC, Zhang YF, Ho KW, Qin L. Intra-articular injection of magnesium chloride attenuates osteoarthritis progression in rats. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2019; 27:1811-1821. [PMID: 31536815 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2019.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To explore the effects of Mg2+ on the expression of osteoarthritic markers in human cartilage and synovium tissue explants. To investigate the therapeutic effect of intra-articular injection of Mg2+ in an established rat OA (Osteoarthritis) model of anterior cruciate ligament transection with partial medial meniscectomy (ACLT + PMM). DESIGN Human cartilage and synovium explants were collected from total knee replacement surgeries and incubated with MgCl2 (20 mmol/L) in vitro. A rat OA model was established by ACLT + PMM surgery in 450-500 g male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats. To select the optimal dose, intra-articular injections of MgCl2 (0.05, 0.5, 5 mol/L) were performed at 4 weeks after the surgery every 3 days for 2 weeks. The effect of optimized MgCl2 was further determined by histology, immunohistochemistry, and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS The expressions of osteoarthritic markers in human cartilage and synovium explants were inhibited by Mg2+in vitro. Immunohistochemical analysis further suggested the inhibitory effects of Mg2+ on the expression of MMP-13 and IL-6 in the human tissue explants. Cartilage degeneration and synovitis in ACLT + PMM rats were significantly improved by intra-articular injections of Mg2+ (0.5 mol/L). Immunohistochemical analysis also showed the regulatory effects of Mg2+ on osteoarthritic markers in both cartilage and synovium in rats, consistent with in vitro results. CONCLUSION Intra-articular injections of Mg2+ at 0.5 mol/L attenuate the progression of OA in the ACLT + PMM rat model. Such effect was at least in part explained by the promotion of cartilage matrix synthesis and the suppression of synovial inflammation.
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- H Yao
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
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Hensley K, Floyd RA, Zheng NY, Nael R, Robinson KA, Nguyen X, Pye QN, Stewart CA, Geddes J, Markesbery WR, Patel E, Johnson GV, Bing G. p38 kinase is activated in the Alzheimer's disease brain. J Neurochem 1999; 72:2053-8. [PMID: 10217284 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0722053.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase is a stress-activated enzyme responsible for transducing inflammatory signals and initiating apoptosis. In the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, increased levels of phosphorylated (active) p38 were detected relative to age-matched normal brain. Intense phospho-p38 immunoreactivity was associated with neuritic plaques, neuropil threads, and neurofibrillary tangle-bearing neurons. The antibody against phosphorylated p38 recognized many of the same structures as an antibody against aberrantly phosphorylated, paired helical filament (PHF) tau, although PHF-positive tau did not cross-react with the phospho-p38 antibody. These findings suggest a neuroinflammatory mechanism in the AD brain, in which aberrant protein phosphorylation affects signal transduction elements, including the p38 kinase cascade, as well as cytoskeletal components.
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- K Hensley
- Free Radical Biology and Aging Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, USA
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