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Yu H, Wu L, Xuan D, Peng Q, Qu W, Zhou Y. Development and validation of a GC-MS/MS method for the determination of iodoacetic acid in biological samples. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:3185-3194. [PMID: 38568233 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05266-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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Iodoacetic acid (IAA) is a halogenated disinfection by-product of growing concern due to its high cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, endocrine disruptor effects, and potential carcinogenicity. However, the data on distribution and excretion of IAA after ingestion by mammals are still scarce. Here, we developed a reliable and validated method for detecting IAA in biological specimens (plasma, urine, feces, liver, kidney, and tissues) based on modified QuEChERS sample preparation combined with gas chromatography-tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). The detection method for IAA exhibited satisfactory recovery rates (62.6-108.0%) with low relative standard deviations (RSD < 12.3%) and a low detection limit for all biological matrices ranging from 0.007 to 0.032 ng/g. The study showed that the proposed method was reliable and reproducible for analyzing IAA in biological specimens. It was successfully used to detect IAA levels in biological samples from rats given gavage administration. The results indicated that IAA was found in various tissues and organs, including plasma, thyroid, the liver, the kidney, the spleen, gastrointestinal tract, and others, 6 h after exposure. This study provides the first data on the in vivo distribution in and excretion of IAA by mammals following oral exposure.
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- Hanning Yu
- Centers for Water and Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 201899, China
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- Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 201899, China
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- Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 201899, China
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- Centers for Water and Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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- Centers for Water and Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
- Jiading District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, 201899, China.
- Pudong New Area Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fudan University Pudong Institute of Preventive Medicine, Shanghai, 200136, China.
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Li W, Ma W, Yang Y, He H, Chen B. Enhanced detection of mono iodoacetic acid at ng/L level by ion chromatography with novel derivatization-free pretreatment. J Hazard Mater 2024; 467:133729. [PMID: 38335611 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Concerns have recently arisen regarding the formation of carcinogenic and genotoxic iodinated haloacetic acids (HAAs), such as monoiodoacetic acid (MIAA), during the disinfection of iodine-containing water with chloramine. Existing detection methods for MIAA rely on either labor-intensive derivatization operations or expensive instruments, making analysis challenging. To bypass these issues, this study proposed a novel two-step liquid-liquid extraction strategy to enrich MIAA and then pioneered the integration of common ion chromatography (IC) with an ultraviolet detector to measure trace MIAA precisely. This novel approach achieved a remarkable 155.6-fold enrichment of MIAA and significantly reduced the need for water and chemicals, hence enhancing its efficiency and environmental friendliness. Besides, this method effectively removed coexisting anions and separated MIAA from other interferents by adjusting IC column and eluent conditions. The method detection limit of MIAA is an impressive 21.44 ng/L, and the recoveries in synthetic and real water samples ranged from 85 to 113%, with maximum deviations of 7.59%. We validated the reliability of our approach by comparing it with the USEPA 552.3 method. In conclusion, this IC-based method proves to be a robust and environment-benign solution for detecting trace MIAA in complex water components.
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- Wenyu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Hashizume H, Motonari H, Yamamoto K, Nakamura Y, Hisaoka-Nakashima K, Morioka N. Stimulation of nuclear receptor REV-ERBs alleviates monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis pathology of mice and the induction of inflammatory molecules expression in primary cultured chondrocytes. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 127:111349. [PMID: 38086272 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.111349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Because inflammation in chondrocytes contributes to the induction of osteoarthritis (OA), regulation of their activity is essential. A previous study showed that stimulation of the reverse erythroblastosis virus (REV-ERB) nuclear receptors in spinal glial cells elicits anti-inflammatory and antinociception effects in animal models of chronic pain. However, the involvement of REV-ERBs in chondrocyte functions and OA pathologies remains to be elucidated. In the current study, we found that pretreatment with the REV-ERB agonist SR9009 significantly blocked the increases in inflammatory molecules [(matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 3, MMP9, and MMP13] and cytokines (interleukin-1β and tumor necrosis factor) in primary cultured chondrocytes following treatment with lipopolysaccharide. Furthermore, repeated intra-articular treatment with SR9009 significantly prevented monosodium iodoacetate-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and tended to partially reduce knee joint damage in mice. In conclusion, our findings suggest that REV-ERBs have a critical role in alleviating nociceptive hypersensitivity in OA pathologies by negatively regulating inflammation in chondrocytes.
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- Hiroki Hashizume
- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8553, Japan.
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Chun JM, Kim JS, Kim C. Integrated Analysis of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Profiles in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:594. [PMID: 38203768 PMCID: PMC10778961 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is common and affected by several factors, such as age, weight, sex, and genetics. The pathogenesis of OA remains unclear. Therefore, using a rat model of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced OA, we examined genomic-wide DNA methylation using methyl-seq and characterized the transcriptome using RNA-seq in the articular cartilage tissue from a negative control (NC) and MIA-induced rats. We identified 170 genes (100 hypomethylated and upregulated genes and 70 hypermethylated and downregulated genes) regulated by DNA methylation in OA. DNA methylation-regulated genes were enriched in functions related to focal adhesion, extracellular matrix (ECM)-receptor interaction and the PI3K-Akt and Hippo signaling pathways. Functions related to extracellular matrix organization, extracellular matrix proteoglycans, and collagen formation were involved in OA. A molecular and protein-protein network was constructed using methylated expression-correlated genes. Erk1/2 was a downstream target of OA-induced changes in DNA methylation and RNA expression. We found that the integrin subunit alpha 2 (ITGA2) gene is important in focal adhesion, alpha6-beta4 integrin signaling, and the inflammatory response pathway in OA. Overall, gene expression changes because DNA methylation influences OA pathogenesis. ITGA2, whose gene expression changes are regulated by DNA methylation during OA onset, is a candidate gene. Our findings provide insights into the epigenetic targets of OA processes in rats.
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- Jin Mi Chun
- Digital Health Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Yuseong-daero 1672, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea;
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- KM Data Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Republic of Korea
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Zhang K, Yu J, Li J, Fu W. The Combined Intraosseous Administration of Orthobiologics Outperformed Isolated Intra-articular Injections in Alleviating Pain and Cartilage Degeneration in a Rat Model of MIA-Induced Knee Osteoarthritis. Am J Sports Med 2024; 52:140-154. [PMID: 38164685 DOI: 10.1177/03635465231212668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Intra-articular (IA) platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) injections have shown efficacy and safety in treating osteoarthritis (OA). However, the effectiveness and mechanisms of combined intraosseous (IO) administration of these orthobiologics have yet to be explored. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect on pain, cartilage, synovium/infrapatellar fat pad (IFP), and subchondral bone in rat knee OA, comparing isolated IA with combined IA and IO (IA+IO) injections of PRP or BMAC. It was hypothesized that combined injections would be superior to sole IA injections. STUDY DESIGN Controlled laboratory study. METHODS A total of 48 rats were divided into 6 groups: sham (only joint puncture during OA induction with IA+IO saline injection treatment) and 5 groups with OA induction, control (IA+IO saline injection), PRP (IA PRP+IO saline injection), BMAC IA (IA BMAC+IO saline injection), PRP IA+IO (IA+IO PRP injection), and BMAC IA+IO (IA+IO BMAC injection). OA was induced by IA injection of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA). Rats were administered different orthobiologics according to their grouping 3 weeks after the MIA injection. Pain changes were evaluated using the weightbearing ratio assay at weeks 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 after OA induction. Rats were euthanized at week 9 for gross, radiological, histological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence assessments of cartilage, synovium, and subchondral bone. RESULTS Compared with the control group, all orthobiologics injection groups had reduced joint pain. Compared with IA injection, IA+IO injections provided superior pain relief by suppressing calcitonin gene-related peptide and substance P in both the synovium/IFP and subchondral bone. IA+IO injections slowed the progression of subchondral bone lesions by inhibiting CD31hiEmcnhi vessel formation and excessive osteoclast and osteoblast turnover while preserving subchondral bone microarchitecture, slowing cartilage degeneration. However, IA+IO injections did not outperform isolated IA injections in reducing synovitis and synovium/IFP fibrosis. Compared with PRP, BMAC exhibited superior inhibition of pain-related mediators, but no significant differences were observed in synovitis suppression, infrapatellar fat pad fibrosis, and subchondral bone protection. CONCLUSION IA+IO injections of orthobiologics were more effective in relieving pain, slowing cartilage degeneration, and inhibiting abnormal vascularization and remodeling compared with isolated IA injections. BMAC showed superior pain relief in the synovium/IFP and subchondral bone compared with PRP. Further research is needed to optimize PRP and BMAC components for enhanced efficacy in OA management. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Our findings contribute to advancing the understanding of pain relief mechanisms and support the endorsement of IO injection of orthobiologics for the treatment of OA and joint pain.
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- Kaibo Zhang
- Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Sun J, Wang XH, Song FH, Li DY, Gao SJ, Zhang LQ, Wu JY, Liu DQ, Wang LW, Zhou YQ, Mei W. Inhibition of Brd4 alleviates osteoarthritis pain via suppression of neuroinflammation and activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant signalling. Br J Pharmacol 2023; 180:3194-3214. [PMID: 37485568 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Osteoarthritis (OA) pain remains a major clinical problem. It is urgent to identify novel therapeutic approaches for OA pain states. Bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein inhibitors have robust anti-inflammatory effects in several pain models. However, the underlying mechanisms of these inhibitors in OA pain have not been determined. We, therefore, investigated the effects and the underlying mechanism(s) of BET inhibition on pain-related behaviours in a rat model of OA. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The OA model was established by intra-articular injection of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) in rat knees. Pain behaviours were assessed in rats by hindlimb weight-bearing asymmetry, mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia. Possible mechanisms underlying BET inhibition were explored in the MIA-induced OA pain model in the spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia (DRG). KEY RESULTS Inhibiting bromodomain-containing protein 4 (Brd4) with either JQ1 or MS417, or using AAV2/9-shRNA-Brd4-EGFP-mediated knockdown of Brd4 genes, significantly attenuated MIA-induced pain behaviours. Brd4 inhibition suppressed NF-κB and NF-κB-mediated inflammatory cytokines in both the spinal cord and DRG in rats with MIA-induced OA pain. Brd4 inhibition also attenuated the oxidative stress and promoted nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)-dependent antioxidant genes in both the spinal cord and DRG in our odel of MIA-induced OA pain. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS In conclusion, Brd4 inhibition alleviated MIA-induced OA pain in rats, via suppression of neuroinflammation and activation of Nrf2-mediated antioxidant signalling. Although our model does not perfectly represent how OA develops in humans, inhibition of Brd4 may provide novel insights into possible treatments for OA pain.
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- Jia Sun
- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Wang 王宇扬 Y, Little AG, Aristizabal MJ, Robertson RM. Low Glycolysis Is Neuroprotective during Anoxic Spreading Depolarization (SD) and Reoxygenation in Locusts. eNeuro 2023; 10:ENEURO.0325-23.2023. [PMID: 37932046 PMCID: PMC10683553 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0325-23.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Migratory locusts enter a reversible hypometabolic coma to survive environmental anoxia, wherein the cessation of CNS activity is driven by spreading depolarization (SD). While glycolysis is recognized as a crucial anaerobic energy source contributing to animal anoxia tolerance, its influence on the anoxic SD trajectory and recovery outcomes remains poorly understood. We investigated the effects of varying glycolytic capacity on adult female locust anoxic SD parameters, using glucose or the glycolytic inhibitors 2-deoxy-d-glucose (2DG) or monosodium iodoacetate (MIA). Surprisingly, 2DG treatment shared similarities with glucose yet had opposite effects compared with MIA. Specifically, although SD onset was not affected, both glucose and 2DG expedited the recovery of CNS electrical activity during reoxygenation, whereas MIA delayed it. Additionally, glucose and MIA, but not 2DG, increased tissue damage and neural cell death following anoxia-reoxygenation. Notably, glucose-induced injuries were associated with heightened CO2 output during the early phase of reoxygenation. Conversely, 2DG resulted in a bimodal response, initially dampening CO2 output and gradually increasing it throughout the recovery period. Given the discrepancies between effects of 2DG and MIA, the current results require cautious interpretations. Nonetheless, our findings present evidence that glycolysis is not a critical metabolic component in either anoxic SD onset or recovery and that heightened glycolysis during reoxygenation may exacerbate CNS injuries. Furthermore, we suggest that locust anoxic recovery is not solely dependent on energy availability, and the regulation of metabolic flux during early reoxygenation may constitute a strategy to mitigate damage.
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- Yuyang Wang 王宇扬
- Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Yun SY, Kim Y, Kim H, Lee BK. Effective Technical Protocol for Producing a Mono-Iodoacetate-Induced Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritis in a Rat Model. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 2023; 29:438-445. [PMID: 37345716 DOI: 10.1089/ten.tec.2023.0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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An animal model of osteoarthritis (OA) induced by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) can be effectively adjusted based on the concentration of MIA to control the onset, progression, and severity of OA as required. The rat temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJOA) model using MIA is a useful tool for studying the effectiveness of disease-modifying OA drugs in TMJOA research. However, the intricate and complex anatomy of the rat TMJ often poses challenges in achieving consistent TMJOA induction during experiments. In the previous article, a reference point was established by drawing parallel lines based on the line connecting the external ear and the zygomatic arch. However, this is not suitable for the anatomical characteristics of the rat. We used the zygomatic arch as a reference, which is a technical protocol that considers it. In our protocol, we designated a point ∼1 mm away from the point where the zygomatic arch bends toward the ear as the injection site. To ensure precise injection of MIA and increase the likelihood of inducing OA, it is recommended to insert the needle at a 45° angle so that the needle tip contacts the joint projection. To confirm TMJOA induction, we identified changes in the condyle using in vivo microcomputed tomography (CT) in a rat model of MIA-induced OA and measured the degree of pain-related inflammation using head withdrawal threshold (HWT) measurements. Micro-CT scanning revealed typical OA-like lesions, including degenerative changes and subchondral bone remodeling induced by MIA in the TMJ. Pain, a major clinical feature of OA, showed an appropriate response corresponding to the structural changes shown in micro-CT scanning. In addition, the MIA concentration suitable for long-term observation of lesions was determined through ex vivo micro-CT imaging and HWT measurements. The 8 mg concentration exhibited a significant difference compared with others, confirming the sustained presence of lesions, particularly through changes in subchondral bone over an extended period. Consequently, we have successfully established a reliable rat TMJOA induction model and identified the MIA concentration suitable for long-term observation of subchondral bone research, which will greatly contribute to the study of TMJOA-an incurable disease lacking specific treatment options. The Clinical Trial Registration number is 2021-12-208.
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- So-Yeon Yun
- Asan Institute for Life Science, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Science, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Science, Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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- Asan Institute for Life Science, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Institute of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
- Asan Institute for Life Science, Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Zahid A, Qamar K, Tabassum A, Abaid M, Bashir Kiani MR, Aslam M. Ameliorative Effects of Prolotherapy on Histomorphology of Tibial Articular Cartilage of Chemically Induced Osteoarthritic Knee Joint in a Rat Model. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2023; 33:836-841. [PMID: 37553918 DOI: 10.29271/jcpsp.2023.08.836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the ameliorative effects of prolotherapy on monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) induced and histomorphological changes in the articular cartilage of tibial condyles at rat knee joint. STUDY DESIGN An experimental study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Anatomy, Army Medical College Rawalpindi, NUMS, Rawalpindi, from August to November 2021. METHODOLOGY Thirty adult male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups, each having 10 rats. Group A was control. Group B was injected with single dose of 1mg MIA intraarticularly in the right knee to induce osteoarthritic changes. Group C was injected with single dose of 1mg MIA intraarticularly, in right knee was followed by 0.1ml Prolotherapy (3ml of 25% dextrose, 2ml of 2% xylocaine, 1ml of injection neurobion, and 1ml of injection methecobal) as intra articular injection at week 2, 6 and 10 in right knee. Rats were sacrificed after one month of the last dose of Prolotherapy. Articular cartilage was collected for gross and histological examination and compared among the groups. RESULTS Articular cartilage belonging to control group A was normal. While group B showed statistically significant deterioration in gross appearance (p = 0.001**), reduction in number of chondrocytes (p = 0.005*) and thickness of articular cartilage (p = 0.001**) in comparison to group A. In group C due to prolotherapy statistically significant improvement in gross appearance (p = 0.034*), increase in number of chondrocytes (p = 0.003*), and thickness of articular cartilage (p = 0.001**) was observed as compared to group B. CONCLUSION Prolotherapy significantly ameliorates histomorphology of tibial articular cartilage against MIA induced osteoarthritic changes in rat knee joint. KEY WORDS Articular cartilage, Knee joint, Monosodium iodoacetate, Osteoarthritis, Prolotherapy.
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- Aqsa Zahid
- Department of Anatomy, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Department of Histopathology, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Department of Histopathology, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Department of Histopathology, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Department of Histopathology, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Anatomy, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
- Department of Histopathology, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Li M, Li W, Yang Y, Yu D, Lin J, Wan R, Zhu H. Remarkably efficient Pt/CeO 2-Al 2O 3 catalyst for catalytic hydrodeiodination of mono iodoacetic acid: Synergistic effect of Al 2O 3 and CeO 2. Chemosphere 2023; 327:138515. [PMID: 36972872 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Monoiodoacetic acid (MIAA) is one of the highly toxic halogenated disinfection by-products, which is formed during water disinfection processes. Catalytic hydrogenation with supported noble metal catalyst is a green and effective technique for the transformation of halogenated pollutant, but its activity still needs to be identified. In this study, Pt nanoparticles were supported on CeO2 modified γ-Al2O3 (Pt/CeO2-Al2O3) by chemical deposition method and the synergistic effect of Al2O3 and CeO2 on catalytic hydrodeiodination (HDI) of MIAA was systematically studied. Characterizations revealed that Pt dispersion could be improved by the introduced CeO2 through the formation of Ce-O-Pt bond and MIAA adsorption could be facilitated by high Zeta potential of Al2O3 component. Furthermore, optimal Ptn+/Pt0 could be obtained by adjusting CeO2 deposition amount on Al2O3, which could effectively facilitate the activation of C-I bond. Therefore, Pt/CeO2-Al2O3 exhibited remarkable catalytic activities and TOF values compared with those of Pt/CeO2 and Pt/Al2O3. Through detailed kinetic experiments and characterization, the extraordinary catalytic performance of Pt/CeO2-Al2O3 can be attributed to the abundant Pt sites as well as the synergistic effect between CeO2 and Al2O3.
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- Minghui Li
- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Jiangsu, 210023, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Energy Storage and Novel Cell Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, PR China.
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Go EJ, Kim SA, Cho ML, Lee KS, Shetty AA, Kim SJ. A Combination of Surgical and Chemical Induction in a Rabbit Model for Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Tissue Eng Regen Med 2022; 19:1377-1388. [PMID: 36318365 PMCID: PMC9679088 DOI: 10.1007/s13770-022-00488-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Appropriate animal models of osteoarthritis (OA) are essential to develop new treatment modalities for OA. A combination of surgical and chemical induction could be appropriate for OA models. METHODS Rabbit knee OA models developed by surgical induction (anterior cruciate ligament transection [ACLT]), chemical induction (monosodium iodoacetate [MIA] injection), and a combination of both were compared to assess compositional and structural destruction of the knee joint. Twenty-one New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups to induce OA (group 1: ACLT, n = 3; group 2: MIA [3, 6, 9 mg] injection, n = 9; group 3: ACLT + MIA [3, 6, 9 mg] injection, n = 9). RESULTS In all groups, the Modified Mankin score was significantly higher in the osteoarthritis-induced knee than in the control. Modified Mankin scores were compared by category. The ACLT group was observed to score high in cartilage structure. In the MIA group, chondrocytes and matrix staining showed higher scores, and the ACLT+MIA group scored higher in all categories for cartilage structure, chondrocytes, matrix staining, and tidemark integrity. The ACLT + 3 mg MIA showed definite OA characteristics such as cartilage surface destruction and degeneration of cartilage layers, and the ACLT + 6 mg MIA and ACLT + 9 mg MIA showed more prominent OA characteristics such as cartilage surface destruction, matrix disorganization, and osteophyte formation. CONCLUSION The combination of MIA injection and ACLT could be an appropriate method for OA induction in rabbit models.
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- Eun Jeong Go
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Cheonbo-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, 271, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Cheonbo-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, 271, Republic of Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Faculty of Health and Social Care, Institute of Medical Sciences, Canterbury Christ Church University, Kent, UK
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Cheonbo-ro, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, 271, Republic of Korea.
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Liu X, Jiang HH, Li HM, Feng YP, Xu LQ, Guo HL, Li YJ, Ke J, Long X. [Construction and pathological characterization of 3 animal models of temporomandibular joint degenerative joint disease in mice]. Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 57:1057-1064. [PMID: 36266080 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112144-20220609-00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To explore the pathological characteristics of three mice models of temporomandibular joint degenerative joint disease (TMJDJD), including osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis, and to provide references for animal experimental study regarding the pathological mechanism of osteoarthritis and osteoarthrosis. Methods: A total of 54 8-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were selected to construct three TMJDJD animal models, including bilateral temporomandibular joint (TMJ) Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) injection model, bilateral TMJ monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) injection model, and right TMJ discectomy model. FCA injection model (15 mice) was divided into saline injection group, FCA injection group-1 week, FCA injection group-2 week, FCA injection group-4 week and FCA injection group-6 week, 3 mice were used at each time point, with a total of 6 TMJs on both sides. MIA injection model (15 mice) was separated into saline injection group, MIA injection group-1 week, MIA injection group-2 week, MIA injection group-4 week and MIA injection group-6 week, 3 mice were used at each time point, with a total of 6 TMJs on both sides. TMJ discectomy model (24 mice) was split into control group, discectomy group-2 week group, discectomy group-4 week and discectomy group-6 week, six mice were used at each time point, with a total of six right TMJs. General pictures of the bilateral joints area of mice were collected 1 day after drug injection, and stereoscopic images of condylar tissues were collected 4 weeks after microsurgery for discectomy. Mouse TMJ tissue sections from each time point were stained with HE and toluidine blue, respectively, synovial tissues were scored for synovial inflammation, and the percentage of proteoglycan in condylar cartilage was quantitatively analyzed. Results: One day after intra-articular FCA or MIA injection, the width of bilateral TMJ were significantly increased in FCA injection groups [(24.60±0.46) mm] compared with the saline injection group [(21.63±0.52) mm] (t=4.25, P<0.013), the width of bilateral TMJ in MIA injection groups [(24.50±0.62) mm] were also significantly higher than that in saline injection group [(21.40±0.52) mm] (t=3.82, P=0.019). The synovitis scores in FCA injection groups 1, 2, 4, 6 weeks after FCA injection were significantly higher than that of the saline injection group (F=18.09, P<0.001), with the proteoglycan of condylar cartilage increased firstly and then decreased compared with the saline injection group (F=21.59, P<0.001). Condylar cartilage proteoglycan loss in different degrees were observed 1, 2, 4 and 6 weeks after MIA injection (F=13.59, P<0.001), and synovitis scores were increased at different degrees compared with saline injection group (F=14.79, P<0.001). The morphology of condylar cartilage in discectomy groups mice were severely damaged, synovial tissues showed dense connective tissue lesions at 2, 4 and 6 weeks postoperatively, condylar cartilage tissues showed a time-dependent loss of proteoglycan compared with the control group (F=40.62, P<0.001). Conclusions: Intra-articular FCA injection establishes a mouse model of TMJ osteoarthritis with severe synovial inflammation. Intra-articular MIA injection constructs a mouse model of typical TMJ osteoarthritis. Discectomy establishes a mouse TMJ osteoarthrosis model with severe condylar cartilage destruction.
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- X Liu
- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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- The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
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Na HS, Woo JS, Kim JH, Lee JS, Um IG, Cho KH, Kim GH, Cho ML, Chung SJ, Park SH. Coenzyme Q10 encapsulated in micelles ameliorates osteoarthritis by inhibiting inflammatory cell death. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0270351. [PMID: 35749420 PMCID: PMC9231733 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common degenerative joint disease and is characterized by breakdown of joint cartilage. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) exerts diverse biological effects on bone and cartilage; observational studies have suggested that CoQ10 may slow OA progression and inflammation. However, any effect of CoQ10 on OA remains unclear. Here, we investigated the therapeutic utility of CoQ10-micelles. Methods Seven-week-old male Wistar rats were injected with monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) to induce OA. CoQ10-micelles were administered orally to MIA-induced OA rats; celecoxib served as the positive control. Pain, tissue destruction, and inflammation were measured. The expression levels of catabolic and inflammatory cell death markers were assayed in CoQ10-micelle-treated chondrocytes. Results Oral supplementation with CoQ10-micelles attenuated OA symptoms remarkably, including pain, tissue destruction, and inflammation. The expression levels of the inflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and MMP-13, and of the inflammatory cell death markers RIP1, RIP3, and pMLKL in synovial tissues were significantly reduced by CoQ10-micelle supplementation, suggesting that CoQ10-micelles might attenuate the synovitis of OA. CoQ10-micelle addition to cultured OA chondrocytes reduced the expression levels of catabolic and inflammatory cell death markers. Conclusions CoQ10-micelles might usefully treat OA.
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- Hyun Sik Na
- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Medical Lifesciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (MLC); (SJC); (SHP)
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- Department of Biopharmaceutical Convergence, School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwankwan University, Suwon, Korea
- * E-mail: (MLC); (SJC); (SHP)
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- The Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (MLC); (SJC); (SHP)
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Zhang H, Ding L, Shi X, Mei W, Huang Z, Zhang L, Li X, Xu B, Zhang L, Wang P. Imperatorin alleviated NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 inflammasome cascade-induced synovial fibrosis and synovitis in rats with knee osteoarthritis. Bioengineered 2021; 12:12954-12964. [PMID: 34847824 PMCID: PMC8809955 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.2012949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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We aimed to clarify the therapeutic effects of imperatorin (IMP) on knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Thirty 3-month-old SD male rats were randomly divided into Normal, monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) and MIA+IMP groups. Their synovial tissues were subjected to histopathological analysis. Primary synovial fibroblasts obtained from additional normal rats were treated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and then IMP. The mRNA and protein expressions of factors related to synovitis and synovial fibrosis were detected by qRT-PCR and Western blotting, respectively. The concentrations of inflammatory factors IL-1β and IL-18 were measured by ELISA. IMP reduced HIF-1α, NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3 inflammasome expression and IL-1β, IL-18 production in synovial fibroblasts induced by LPS. IMP also downregulated synovial fibrosis markers. In vitro study revealed that MIA-induced synovitis and synovial fibrosis were relieved by IMP. IMP relieves the inflammation associated with synovitis and synovial fibrosis. It reduces the production of pro-inflammatory mediators and cytokines and inhibits TGF-β1, TIMP-1 and VEGF expressions that promote synovial fibrosis.
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- Haosheng Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Zhenjiang Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, ZhenjiangJiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Key Laboratory for Metabolic Diseases in Chinese Medicine, First College of Clinical Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
- Department of Orthopedics, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, NanjingJiangsu Province, China
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Wang J, Wei W, Zhang X, Cao S, Hu B, Ye Y, Jiang M, Wang T, Zuo J, He S, Yang C. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of C-17-Amino-Substituted Pyrazole-Fused Betulinic Acid Derivatives as Novel Agents for Osteoarthritis Treatment. J Med Chem 2021; 64:13676-13692. [PMID: 34491054 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A series of pyrazole-fused betulinic acid (BA) derivatives were designed and synthesized by replacing the carboxyl group at C-17 with aliphatic amine, amide, and urea groups. The suppressive effects of the compounds on osteoclast (OC) formation and inflammatory cytokine production were evaluated on murine macrophages, RAW264.7 cells, conditioned with receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)/macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS), respectively. Results showed that, compared with betulinic acid, most of these compounds exhibited significant improvements in inhibitory potency. Compound 25 exhibited distinguished activities on inhibiting OC differentiation with an IC50 value of 1.86 μM. Meanwhile, compound 25, displaying the most promising suppression on IL-1β secretion from RAW264.7 cells, was further found to possess therapeutic effects in the sodium monoiodoacetate (MIA)-induced osteoarthritis rat model. Dose-dependent benefits were observed in MIA-elicited rats with ameliorated joint pain as well as decreased cartilage damage and bone changes after compound 25 treatment.
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- Jie Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Natural Products Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 197 Second Ruijin Road, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Bone and Joint Diseases, Shanghai Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics, Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, 197 Second Ruijin Road, Shanghai 200025, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Laboratory of Immunopharmacology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zu Chong Zhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 19A Yuquan Road, Beijing 100049, China
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Mlost J, Kostrzewa M, Borczyk M, Bryk M, Chwastek J, Korostyński M, Starowicz K. CB2 agonism controls pain and subchondral bone degeneration induced by mono-iodoacetate: Implications GPCR functional bias and tolerance development. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 136:111283. [PMID: 33482616 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The endocannabinoid system became a promising target for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. Functional selectivity of cannabinoids may increase their beneficial properties while reducing side effects. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the analgesic potential of two functionally biased CB2 agonists in different treatment regimens to propose the best pharmacological approach for OA management. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Two functionally selective CB2 agonists were administered i.p. - JWH133 (cAMP biased) and GW833972A (β-arrestin biased), in a chemically induced model of OA in rats. The drugs were tested in acute and chronic treatment regimens. Analgesic effects were assessed by pressure application measurement and kinetic weight bearing. X-ray microtomography was used for the morphometric analysis of the femur's subchondral bone tissue. Underlying biochemical changes were analysed via RT-qPCR. KEY RESULTS Dose-response studies established the effective dose for both JWH133 and GW833972A. In chronic treatment paradigms, JWH133 was able to elicit analgesia throughout the course of the experiment, whereas GW833972A lost its efficacy after 2 days of treatment. Later studies revealed improvement in subchondral bone architecture and decrement of matrix metalloproteinases and proinflammatory factors expression following JWH133 chronic treatment. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS Data presents analgesic and disease-modifying potential of CB2 agonists in OA treatment. Moreover, the study revealed more pronounced tolerance development for analgesic effects of the β-arrestin biased CB2 agonist GW833972A. These results provide a better understanding of the molecular underpinnings of the anti-nociceptive potential of CB2 agonists and may improve drug development processes for any cannabinoid-based chronic pain therapy.
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- Jakub Mlost
- Department of Neurochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Smętna 12, 31-343, Cracow, Poland.
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Long K, Sha Y, Mo Y, Wei S, Wu H, Lu D, Xia Y, Yang Q, Zheng W, Wei X. Androgenic and Teratogenic Effects of Iodoacetic Acid Drinking Water Disinfection Byproduct in Vitro and in Vivo. Environ Sci Technol 2021; 55:3827-3835. [PMID: 33646749 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c06620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Iodoacetic acid (IAA) is the most genotoxic iodinated disinfection byproduct known in drinking water. Previous studies have shown that IAA may be an endocrine disruptor. However, whether IAA has reproductive and developmental toxicity remains unclear. In this study, the reproductive and developmental toxicity of IAA was evaluated using a battery of in vitro and in vivo reproductive/developmental toxicity screening tests. The results of E-Screen, uterotrophic, and H295R steroidogenesis assays were negative. The Hershberger bioassay revealed that IAA could induce significant increases in absolute and relative weights of paired Cowper's glands. Moreover, there was an increasing trend in the relative weights of the ventral prostate. The micromass test showed that IAA could inhibit the differentiation of midbrain and limb bud cells. A reproductive/developmental toxicity screening test showed that IAA resulted in significantly increased relative weights of testis and seminal vesicles plus coagulating glands in parental male rats, with a dose-response relationship. IAA could not only induce head congestion in offspring but also decrease litter weight, viability index, and anogenital distance index of male pups on postnatal day 4. All these results indicated that IAA had reproductive and developmental toxicity.
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- Kunling Long
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Shuang Yong Road 22, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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Lin Z, Miao J, Zhang T, He M, Zhou X, Zhang H, Gao Y, Bai L. d-Mannose suppresses osteoarthritis development in vivo and delays IL-1β-induced degeneration in vitro by enhancing autophagy activated via the AMPK pathway. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 135:111199. [PMID: 33401221 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.111199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2020] [Revised: 12/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous disease that is consistently difficult to treat due to the complexity of the regulatory network involved in OA pathogenesis, especially in terms of cartilage degeneration. As a C-2 epimer of glucose, d-mannose can alleviate bone loss and repress immunopathology by upregulating regulatory T cells; however, the role of d-mannose in OA-related cartilage degeneration remains unknown. In this study, we investigated the chondroprotective effect of d-mannose in vitro and in vivo on OA. We found that incubating interleukin (IL)-1β-treated rat chondrocytes with d-mannose restrained OA degeneration by elevating cell proliferation, strongly activating autophagy, reducing apoptosis, and downregulating catabolism. Additionally, oral gavage administration of d-mannose to monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-treated rats revealed that a median (1.25 g/kg/day) rather than high or low dose of d-mannose suppressed OA progression and attenuated OA development based on lower macroscopic scores for cartilage, decreased histological scores for cartilage and synovium, strongly activated autophagy, and downregulated catabolism. In terms of a downstream mechanism, we showed that d-mannose might attenuate OA degeneration by activating autophagy in IL-1β-treated rat chondrocytes by promoting the phosphorylation of 5' AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Our in vitro findings revealed that d-mannose delayed IL-1β-induced OA degeneration in rat chondrocytes by enhancing autophagy activation through the AMPK pathway. Furthermore, the in vivo results indicated that a median dose of d-mannose suppressed MIA-induced OA development. These results suggested that d-mannose exhibits chondroprotective effects and represents a potential disease-modifying drug and novel therapeutic agent for OA.
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- Zhiming Lin
- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Medical Research Center/Liaoning Key Laboratory of Research and Application of Animal Models for Environmental and Metabolic Diseases, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiamen Branch of Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University, Xiamen, 361000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110000, China.
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da Silva Nascimento FG, de Souza Ferreira Bringel PH, Maia FWS, Lima CPC, Alves RC, Feitosa JPA, Mota MRL, Assreuy AMS, Castro RR. Galactomannan of Delonix regia seeds reduces nociception and morphological damage in the rat model of osteoarthritis induced by sodium monoiodoacetate. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2021; 394:491-501. [PMID: 33057779 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-020-01996-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of the protein-free galactomannan obtained from Delonix regia seeds (GM-DR) in an experimental osteoarthritis (OA) model. GM-DR was obtained from water-homogenized endosperms by collection of the supernatant and precipitation with ethanol. The remaining proteins in the galactomannan were removed by alkaline hydrolysis. Weight average molar mass (Mw) of the galactomannan was estimated in 5.8 × 105 g mol-1, presenting mannose:galactose ratio of 2.39:1. Rats received sodium monoiodoacetate (OA groups, 1 mg/25 μL) or saline (sham group) in the right tibio-tarsal joint. GM-DR (30-300 μg) was administered by intra-articular route at days 14 and 21 after OA induction. Hypernociception was evaluated daily by the measurement of the mechanical threshold required to cause joint flexion and paw withdrawal reflex. The 56-day animal groups were euthanized for joint histopahological analysis using the OARSI score system. Lower doses of GM-DR (30 and 100 μg) promoted antinociception from day 15 until the endpoint at day 56. Joint damage was reduced by GM-DR administration (100 μg) in OA-subjected animals, compared to the vehicle-treated OA group (5.9 ± 1.8 vs 19.0 ± 1.8, respectively, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Both antinociception and damage reduction suggest that Delonix regia galactomannan is a promising approach for osteoarthritis therapy.
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, s/n, Fortaleza, CE, 60451-970, Brazil
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- Catarinian Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, R. Vigário Frei João, 550, Luzerna, SC, 89609-000, Brazil
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- Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Av. Mister Hull, s/n, Fortaleza, CE, 60451-970, Brazil
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- Department of Dental Clinic, Faculty of Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, Federal University of Ceará, Street Alexandre Baraúna, 949, Fortaleza, CE, 60430-160, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60714-903, Brazil
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- Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Av. Dr. Silas Munguba, 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60714-903, Brazil.
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Yang M, Feng Y, Yan S, Wu Z, Xiao X, Sang J, Ye S, Liu F, Cui W. Evans Blue Might Produce Pathologically Activated Neuroprotective Effects via the Inhibition of the P2X4R/p38 Signaling Pathway. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2021; 41:293-307. [PMID: 32382851 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-020-00852-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The main pathological features of ischemic stroke include neuronal damage and blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction. Previous studies have shown that Evans Blue, a dye used to probe BBB integrity, could enter the brain only during the pathological status of ischemic stroke, indicating the potential pathologically activated therapeutic use of this chemical to treat ischemic stroke. In this study, we have reported that Evans Blue could produce in vitro neuroprotective effects against iodoacetic acid (IAA)-induced hypoxia neuronal death in HT22 cells. We further found that P2X purinoreceptor 4 (P2X4R), a subtype of ATP-gated cation channel, was expressed in HT22 cells. Evans Blue could prevent IAA-induced increase of P2X4R mRNA and protein expression. Interestingly, shRNA of P2X4R could protect against IAA-induced activation of p38, and SB203580, a specific inhibitor of p38, could reverse IAA-induced neurotoxicity, indicating that p38 is a downstream signaling molecule of P2X4R. Molecular docking analysis further demonstrated the possible interaction between Evans Blue and the ATP binding site of P2X4R. Most importantly, pre-treatment of Evans Blue could largely reduce neurological and behavioral abnormity, and decrease brain infarct volume in middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO) rats. All these results strongly suggested that Evans Blue could exert neuroprotective effects via inhibiting the P2X4R/p38 pathway, possibly by acting on the ATP binding site of P2X4R, indicating that Evans Blue might be further developed as a pathologically activated therapeutic drug against ischemic stroke.
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- Mengxiang Yang
- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microbiology of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, 300457, China
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- Translational Medicine Center of Pain, Emotion and Cognition, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Behavioral Neuroscience, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China.
- Department of Physiology, Medical School, Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China.
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Disinfection byproduct (DBP) exposure has been linked to multiple adverse health outcomes. However, the molecular initiating events by which DBPs induce their toxicities remain unclear. Herein, we combined reporter cell lines and activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) chemical proteomics to identify the protein targets of three monohaloacetic acids (mHAAs) and three monohaloacetamides (mHAMs), at the proteome-wide level. While mHAAs and mHAMs have similar potencies in reducing MTT activity, mHAMs induced greater Nrf2-mediated oxidative stress responses, demonstrating their distinct toxicity pathways. ABPP on crude cell lysates suggested that general proteome thiol reactivity correlates with cytotoxicity. Interestingly, live cell ABPP results revealed class-specific proteins attacked by mHAMs or mHAAs. Subsequent proteomic analysis identified >100 unique targets per DBP. mHAMs preferentially react with redox proteins including disulfide oxidoreductase enzymes, accounting for their stronger Nrf2 responses. To further probe alkylation mechanisms, we directly monitored protein adducts and identified 120 and 37 unique peptides with iodoacetamide and iodoacetic acid adducts, respectively. Of the latter, we confirmed glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase as a key target of IAA, specifically attacking the catalytic Cys 152. This is the first study reporting the distinct cellular protein targets of mHAAs and mHAMs at the proteome-wide level, which highlights their different toxicity pathways despite their similar structures.
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- David Ross Hall
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
- School of the Environment, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
- School of the Environment, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
- School of the Environment, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S3H6, Canada
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Kim MH, Choi LY, Ahn KS, Um JY, Lee SG, Hahm DH, Yang WM. Gumiganghwal-tang ameliorates cartilage destruction via inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase. J Ethnopharmacol 2020; 261:113074. [PMID: 32534115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Kyung-Bang Gumiganghwal-tang tablet (GMGHT) is a standardized Korean Medicine that could treat a cold, headache, arthralgia and fever. Although GMGHT has been used for arthritis-related diseases including a sprain, arthralgia, unspecified arthritis and knee arthritis, there is no pre-clinical evidence to treat osteoarthritis (OA). This study determined the drug dosage and the mechanisms of GMGHT for OA. METHODS OA was induced by intra-articular monoiodoacetic acid (MIA) injection in Sprague-Dawley rats. As calculated from the human equivalent dose formula, GMGHT was orally administered at the doses of 9.86, 98.6 and 986 mg/kg for 4 weeks. The arthritis score was performed by a blind test, and histological changes in articular cartilage were indicated by hematoxylin and eosin, Safranin O and toluidine blue staining. SW1353 chondrocytes were stimulated by interleukin (IL)-1β recombinant to analyze the expressions of Type II collagen, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and nuclear factor (NF)-κB. RESULTS Rough and punctate surfaces of the femoral condyle induced by MIA, were recovered by the GMGHT treatment. The arthritis score was significantly improved in the 968 mg/kg of GMGHT-treated cartilage. Loss of chondrocytes and proteoglycan were ameliorated at the deep zone of the subchondral bone plate by the GMGHT administration in OA rats. The expression of Type II collagen was increased, while MMP-1, -3 and -13 levels were decreased in the GMGHT-treated SW1353 chondrocytes. In addition, the GMGHT treatment regulated NF-κB activation along with IL-6, transforming growth factor-β and IL-12 production. CONCLUSIONS GMGHT promoted the recovery of articular cartilage damage by inhibiting MMPs, accompanied with its anti-inflammatory effects in OA. GMGHT might be an alternative therapeutic treatment for OA.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/enzymology
- Arthritis, Experimental/pathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/prevention & control
- Cartilage, Articular/drug effects
- Cartilage, Articular/enzymology
- Cartilage, Articular/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chondrocytes/drug effects
- Chondrocytes/enzymology
- Chondrocytes/pathology
- Collagen Type II/metabolism
- Cytokines/metabolism
- Humans
- Inflammation Mediators/metabolism
- Iodoacetic Acid
- Joints/drug effects
- Joints/enzymology
- Joints/pathology
- Male
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 1/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 13/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/metabolism
- Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted/antagonists & inhibitors
- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted/genetics
- Matrix Metalloproteinases, Secreted/metabolism
- Osteoarthritis/chemically induced
- Osteoarthritis/enzymology
- Osteoarthritis/pathology
- Osteoarthritis/prevention & control
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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- Mi Hye Kim
- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Convergence Korean Medical Science, College of Korean Medicine, Comorbidity Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Sa L, Wei X, Huang Q, Cai Y, Lu D, Mei R, Hu X. Contribution of salidroside to the relieve of symptom and sign in the early acute stage of osteoarthritis in rat model. J Ethnopharmacol 2020; 259:112883. [PMID: 32315736 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.112883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The genus Rhodiola has been used to treat cough, hemoptysis, fever, pain, bruise and other symptoms which are related to injury and inflammation over a thousand years in traditional Tibetan medicine. Salidroside (p-hydroxyphenethyl-β-D-glucoside) is one of the most potent bioactive ingredients of the genus Rhodiola. AIM OF STUDY The present study aimed to explore whether salidroside could alleviate the clinical symptom and sign in the early acute stage of osteoarthritis (OA) in monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) rat model, and its underlying mechanisms. MATERIALS AND METHODS Osteoarthritis (OA) was induced in rat knees by intra-articular injection of MIA; simultaneously salidroside was administered by intravenous injection. Pain behaviors were evaluated by knee-bend test, hind limb weight-bearing asymmetry and hind paw mechanical withdrawal threshold. The joint swelling was determined by the difference of knee joint diameter. Inflammatory exudates in synovial fluid were evaluated by leukocyte counting and protein content. Cytokines, chemokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) markers were determined by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and colorimetric assay in synovial fluid. Pro-inflammatory gene expressions in synovial tissue were detected by quantitative real time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) DNA binding assay and western blot were used to determine NF-κB activation and ROS marker protein expression in synovial tissue. Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) content in the cartilage was measured by dimethylmethylene blue method. Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E), Safranin O-fast green and a modified Mankin grading system were used to evaluate the histology of articular cartilage. RESULTS Salidroside could alleviate pain and joint swelling in the early acute stage of OA in rat model, reduced the number of leukocytes, total protein content, proinflammatory mediators and ROS/RNS markers in synovial fluid, down regulated the expression of proinflammatory genes in synovium, inhibited the activation of NF- κ B and oxidative stress response in synovium, promoted the synthesis of cartilage GAG, prevented the loss of proteoglycan and chondrocyte degeneration. CONCLUSIONS Salidroside effectively alleviates acute symptom and sign of OA in rat model by its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant affects to inhibit synovial inflammation, which provides a new strategy to prevent the onset and progression of OA.
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- Lina Sa
- Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Medical Experiment Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Disease, First Affifiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.79, Qingchun Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310003, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, NO.555, Youyi East Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, 710054, China
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- Medical Experiment Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China
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- Department of Physiology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, NO.866, Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, 310058, China.
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Sun L, Wang G, He M, Mei Z, Zhang F, Liu P. Effect and mechanism of the CACNA2D1-CGRP pathway in osteoarthritis-induced ongoing pain. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 129:110374. [PMID: 32570114 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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This study built an OA model in rats by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) injection to determine the effects and mechanism of the voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit alpha-2/delta-1 (CACNA2D1)-calcitonin gene-related protein (CGRP) pathway in osteoarthritis (OA)-induced ongoing pain. CACNA2D1 expression was measured by qPCR assay, western blotting assay, and immunofluorescence. Pain behaviors in rats were assessed with the measurement of thermal paw withdrawal latency (PWL) and mechanical paw withdrawal threshold (PWT). The expression of CACNA2D1, neuropeptide Y (NPY), activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3), CGRP, protein kinase A (PKA), phosphorylated (p)-PKA, adenylyl cyclase (AC), protein kinase C (PKC), p-PKC, phospholipase C (PLC), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway proteins were measured, OA rats had higher CACNA2D1 expression than normal rats. Knockdown of CACNA2D1 led to the elevation of the pain threshold of OA rats, and CACNA2D1 over-expression decreased the pain threshold of normal rats. Moreover, CACNA2D1 over-expression inhibited the expression of CGRP, up-regulated the expressions of NPY, ATF3, p-PKA, AC, p-PKC, PLC, p-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p-p38, and had no significant effect on phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) expression in vivo and in vitro. Using this model of MIA-induced OA, we demonstrated that CACNA2D1 might be involved in the process of pain by modulating the CGRP and AC-PKA/PKC/MAPK signaling pathways in the dorsal root ganglion.
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- Liang Sun
- Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China
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- Departments of Orthopaedics, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China
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- Laboratory of General Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Sihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Sihe Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China; Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, China.
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Khatab S, Leijs MJ, van Buul G, Haeck J, Kops N, Nieboer M, Bos PK, Verhaar JAN, Bernsen M, van Osch GJVM. MSC encapsulation in alginate microcapsules prolongs survival after intra-articular injection, a longitudinal in vivo cell and bead integrity tracking study. Cell Biol Toxicol 2020; 36:553-570. [PMID: 32474743 PMCID: PMC7661423 DOI: 10.1007/s10565-020-09532-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are promising candidates for use as a biological therapeutic. Since locally injected MSC disappear within a few weeks, we hypothesize that efficacy of MSC can be enhanced by prolonging their presence. Previously, encapsulation in alginate was suggested as a suitable approach for this purpose. We found no differences between the two alginate types, alginate high in mannuronic acid (High M) and alginate high in guluronic acid (High G), regarding MSC viability, MSC immunomodulatory capability, or retention of capsule integrity after subcutaneous implantation in immune competent rats. High G proved to be more suitable for production of injectable beads. Firefly luciferase-expressing rat MSC were used to track MSC viability. Encapsulation in high G alginate prolonged the presence of metabolically active allogenic MSC in immune competent rats with monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis for at least 8 weeks. Encapsulation of human MSC for local treatment by intra-articular injection did not significantly influence the effect on pain, synovial inflammation, or cartilage damage in this disease model. MSC encapsulation in alginate allows for an injectable approach which prolongs the presence of viable cells subcutaneously or in an osteoarthritic joint. Further fine tuning of alginate formulation and effective dosage for might be required in order to improve therapeutic efficacy depending on the target disease. Graphical Abstract ![]()
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- Sohrab Khatab
- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Wytemaweg 80, 3015, CN, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Lee D, Ju MK, Kim H. Commiphora Extract Mixture Ameliorates Monosodium Iodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis. Nutrients 2020; 12:E1477. [PMID: 32438772 PMCID: PMC7284963 DOI: 10.3390/nu12051477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease that affects millions of elderly people around the world. The conventional treatments for OA consisting of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and steroid have negative health consequences, such as gastrointestinal, renal, and cardiac diseases. This study has evaluated the Commiphora extract mixture (HT083) on OA progression as an alternative treatment in animal models. The root of P. lactiflora and the gum resin of C. myrrha have been in use as traditional medicines against many health problems including bone disorders since ancient time. The extracts of P. lactiflora root and C. myrrha gum resin were mixed as 3:1 for their optimal effects. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) into the knee joints to induce the symptoms identical to human OA. HT083 substantially prevented the loss of weight-bearing inflicted with MIA in rats. The MIA-induced cartilage erosion as well as the subchondral bone damage in the rats was also reversed. In addition, the increase of serum IL-1β concentration, a crucial pro-inflammatory cytokine involved in OA progression was countered by HT083. Furthermore, HT083 significantly reduced the acetic acid-induced writhing response in mice. In vitro, HT083 has shown potent anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting the production of NO and suppressing the interleukin -1β, interleukin -6, cyclooxygenase-2, and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in lipopolysaccharide -stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Given its potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities in MIA rats and acetic acid-induced writhing in mice, HT083 should be further studied in order to explain its mechanism of actions in alleviating OA pain and inflammation.
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- Donghun Lee
- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdae-ro, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam 13120, Korea;
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- Korea Institute of Science and Technology for Eastern Medicine (KISTEM) NeuMed Inc., 88 Imun-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02440, Korea;
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- Department of Herbal Pharmacology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea
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Li Y, Wu F, Wei J, Lao L, Shen X. The Effects of Laser Moxibustion on Knee Osteoarthritis Pain in Rats. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg 2020; 38:43-50. [PMID: 31549920 PMCID: PMC6978776 DOI: 10.1089/photob.2019.4716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Background: Although chronic pain affects the quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis, current medical treatments are either ineffective or have long-term side effects. Recently, low-intensity laser irradiation of corresponding acupoints was demonstrated to alleviate pain. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of 10.6 μm laser moxibustion on a monosodium iodoacetate (MIA)-induced knee osteoarthritis pain model. Methods: Thirty-two rats were randomly assigned to four groups: Saline, MIA, MIA+Laser, and MIA+Sham Laser. The 10.6 μm laser was used to irradiate the ST35 for 10 min once a day for a total of seven applications. The paw withdrawal mechanical threshold and weight-bearing difference were performed to evaluate the analgesic effects of laser moxibustion. At the end of the experiment on days 28, the joint histology, the levels of metalloproteinases-13 (MMP-13) in the cartilage, and TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in the synovial membrane were measured to determine the chondroprotection and anti-inflammatory effect of laser moxibustion. Results: Early laser moxibustion significantly reversed the MIA-induced mechanical hyperalgesia and weight-bearing difference, especially on the 28th day (p < 0.001). Moreover, laser moxibustion prevented the articular pathological lesions and cartilage destruction on days 28 (p < 0.01). Remarkably, the levels of cartilage MMP-13, and synovial TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 also decreased on day 28 (p < 0.05) after the early treatment of laser moxibustion. Conclusions: 10.6 μm laser moxibustion may have long-lasting analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and chondroprotection effects, suggesting that it may emerge as a potential therapeutic strategy for the chronic pain treatment of osteoarthritis.
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- Yuan Li
- School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
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- School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture & Meridian, Shanghai, China
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Zavatti M, Beretti F, Casciaro F, Bertucci E, Maraldi T. Comparison of the therapeutic effect of amniotic fluid stem cells and their exosomes on monoiodoacetate-induced animal model of osteoarthritis. Biofactors 2020; 46:106-117. [PMID: 31625201 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The cartilage tissue engineering associated with stem cell-related therapies is becoming very interesting since adult articular cartilage has limited intrinsic capacity for regeneration upon injury. Amniotic fluid stem cells (AFSC) have been shown to produce exosomes with growth factors and immunomodulating molecules that could stop tissue degradation and induce cartilage repair. Based on this state of the art, the main aim of this study was to explore the efficacy of the secreted exosomes, compared to their AFSC source, in MIA-induced animal model of osteoarthritis mimicking a chronic and degenerative process, where inflammation is also involved and lead to irreversible joint damage. Exosomes, obtained by the use of a commercial kit, prior to the injection in animal knee joints, were characterized for the presence of typical markers and HGF, TGFβ, and IDO. Then, analyses were performed by histology, immunohistochemistry, and behavioral scoring up to 3 weeks after the treatment. Exosome-treated defects showed enhanced pain tolerance level and improved histological scores than the AFSC-treated defects. Indeed by 3 weeks, TGFβ-rich exosome samples induced an almost complete restoration of cartilage with good surface regularity and with the characteristic of hyaline cartilage. Moreover, cells positive for resolving macrophage marker were more easily detectable into exosome-treated joints. Therefore, a modulating role for exosomes on macrophage polarization is conceivable, as demonstrated also by experiments performed on THP1 macrophages. In conclusion, this study demonstrates for the first time the efficacy of human AFSC exosomes in counteract cartilage damage, showing a positive correlation with their TGFβ content.
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- Manuela Zavatti
- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
- Cellular Signalling Laboratory Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Mothers, Children and Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Policlinico, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with interest in Transplant, Oncology and Regenerative Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Vargas CA, Baptista CAC, Del Sol M, Sandoval C, Vásquez B, Veuthey C, Ottone NE. Development of an ultrathin sheet plastination technique in rat humeral joints with osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate for neovascularization study. Anat Sci Int 2019; 95:297-303. [PMID: 31401788 DOI: 10.1007/s12565-019-00500-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Injection with monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) is widely used to produce osteoarthritis (OA). Ultrathin sheet plastination has been used to study the morphology of structures, with strong application in anatomical education and research. Our aim was to carry out, for the first time, ultrathin sheet plastination of rat humeral joints to observe the neovascularization provoked by OA. We injected 0.1 mL of MIA into the left humeral joints of ten Sprague-Dawley rats. The right shoulders of the same rats were used as control. Sixteen weeks after the injection, the animals were euthanized and were given an immediate red epoxy resin injection through the thoracic aorta. The samples were fixed in 10% formalin, prior to the plastination process, without decalcification. Samples were dehydrated with acetone (100%) at - 25 °C, for 10 days. Later, for degreasing, samples were immersed in methylene chloride at room temperature during 1 week. Forced impregnation was performed inside a stove within a vacuum chamber. The plastinated blocks obtained were cut with a slow velocity diamond blade saw. Slices were placed in curing chambers to achieve curing and final tissue transparentation. 230 μm thickness slices were obtained. The slices were analyzed under magnifying glass and microscope, achieving visualization of OA neovascularization. The cartilage affected by OA loses its ability to remain avascular, and blood vessels invade it from the subchondral bone to the calcified and uncalcified cartilage. Ultra-thin sheet plastination is useful to observe articular cartilage neovascularization, caused by OA induced with MIA in humeral rat joint.
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- Claudia Andrea Vargas
- Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Medicine School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Department of Physical Education, Sports and Recreation, Education School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Laboratory of Plastination, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA
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- Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Medicine School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
- Center of Excellence in Morphological and Surgical Studies (CEMyQ), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Center of Excellence in Morphological and Surgical Studies (CEMyQ), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
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- Laboratory of Plastination and Anatomical Techniques, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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- Doctoral Program in Morphological Sciences, Medicine School, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
- Center of Excellence in Morphological and Surgical Studies (CEMyQ), Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
- Laboratory of Plastination and Anatomical Techniques, Research Centre for Dental Sciences (CICO), Dental School, Universidad de La Frontera, Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile.
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Wang C, Yan L, Yan B, Zhou L, Sun W, Yu L, Liu F, Du W, Yu G, Hu Z, Yuan Q, Xiao L, Li H, Tong P, Zhang J, Shan L, Efferth T. Agkistrodon ameliorates pain response and prevents cartilage degradation in monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritic rats by inhibiting chondrocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis. J Ethnopharmacol 2019; 231:545-554. [PMID: 30529425 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Osteoarthritis (OA), characterized by joint pain and cartilage degradation, is the most common form of joint disease worldwide but with no satisfactory therapy available. The ethanol extract of Agkistrodon acutus (EAA) has been widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of arthralgia and inflammatory diseases, but there is no report regarding its efficacy on OA to date. Here, we determined the effects of EAA on the pain behavior and cartilage degradation in vivo and clarified its target genes and proteins associated with chondrocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vivo OA model was established by intra-articular injection (1.5 mg) of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) into rats and weekly treated by intra-articular administration of EAA at a dose range from 0.3 to 0.9 g/kg for four weeks. The pain behavior parameters, thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) and mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) were tested before and after the treatment. Then histopathologic, immunohistochemical and TUNEL analyses of the articular cartilage were conducted, followed by Mankin's scoring. In vitro, the effects of EAA on chondrocytes were evaluated via assays of cell viability, immunofluorescence, real time PCR, and Western blot. UPLC-MS was applied to determine the chemical composition of EAA. RESULTS The animal data showed that EEA not only attenuated the pain hypersensitivity but also blocked the cartilage degeneration by improving chondrocyte survival and suppressing chondrocyte apoptosis at a dose-dependent manner in OA rats. Furthermore, EAA remarkably restored the abnormal expression of collagen type II (Col2) and matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP13) in cartilage of OA rats. The cellular data showed that EAA significantly increased the cell viability of chondrocytes against OA-like damage and restored the abnormal expressions of Col2 and MMP13 in damaged chondrocytes. The molecular data showed that EAA significantly restored the abnormal mRNA expressions of Col2, Col10, MMP2 and MMP13 as well as the abnormal protein expressions of MMP13, PARP (total and cleaved) in chondrocytes under pathological condition. UPLC-MS analysis showed the known main components of EAA, including amino acides (glycine, L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, and L-hydroxyproline), nucleoside (uridine), purines (xanthine and hypoxanthine), and pyrimidine (uracil). CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that EAA exerts antinociceptive and chondroprotective effects on OA through suppressing chondrocyte hypertrophy and apoptosis with restoration of the molecular expressions of anabolism and catabolism in chondrocytes. It provides a promising TCM candidate of novel agent for OA therapy.
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- Caiwei Wang
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Experimental and Training Center, Zhejiang Pharmaceutical College, Ningbo, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Institute of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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Xia Y, Mo Y, Yang Q, Yu Y, Jiang M, Wei S, Lu D, Wu H, Lu G, Zou Y, Zhang Z, Wei X. Iodoacetic Acid Disrupting the Thyroid Endocrine System in Vitro and in Vivo. Environ Sci Technol 2018; 52:7545-7552. [PMID: 29812931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b01802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Exposure to drinking water disinfection byproducts (DBPs) is potentially associated with adverse developmental effects. Iodoacetic acid (IAA), an unregulated DBP, has been shown to be cytotoxic, mutagenic, genotoxic, and tumorigenic. However, its endocrine-disrupting effects remain unknown. This study evaluated the IAA-induced disruption of the thyroid endocrine system using in vitro and in vivo assays. Rat pituitary tumor GH3 cells were treated with IAA in the presence and absence of triiodothyronine (T3). IAA exposure significantly reduced T3-activated GH3 cell proliferation, indicating the antagonistic activity of IAA in vitro. Sprague-Dawley rats were also subjected to IAA treatment through oral gavage for 28 consecutive days. IAA exposure significantly down-regulated the mRNA expression levels of the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR), the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), and type I deiodinase and simultaneously reduced the protein expression levels of TSHR and NIS. IAA exposure decreased T3 levels but increased the weights of hypothalamus and the levels of thyrotropin releasing hormone and thyrotropin. In addition, IAA induced the formation of smaller and more depleted follicles or even vacuolization in the thyroid. These results suggested that IAA potentially disrupts the thyroid endocrine system both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Ying Xia
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Diseases, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Highly Prevalent Diseases, Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health , Guangxi Medical University , Shuang Yong Road 22 , Nanning , Guangxi 530021 , China
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Chun JM, Lee AY, Kim JS, Choi G, Kim SH. Protective Effects of Peucedanum japonicum Extract against Osteoarthritis in an Animal Model Using a Combined Systems Approach for Compound-Target Prediction. Nutrients 2018; 10:nu10060754. [PMID: 29891807 PMCID: PMC6024510 DOI: 10.3390/nu10060754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Peucedanum japonicum Thunberg is an herbal medicine used to treat neuralgia, rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory-related diseases. However, its effects on osteoarthritis (OA) and its regulatory mechanisms have not been investigated by network analysis. Here, we investigated the pharmacological effects of Peucedanum japonicum extract (PJE) on OA, by combining in vivo effective verification and network pharmacology prediction. Rats in which OA was induced by monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) were treated with PJE (200 mg/kg), and histopathological parameters, weight bearing distribution and inflammatory factors in serum and joint tissue were measured after 28 days of treatment. Additionally, in silico network analysis was used to predict holistic OA regulatory mechanisms of PJE. The results showed that PJE exerted potential protective effects by recovering hind paw weight bearing distribution, alleviating histopathological features of cartilage and inhibiting inflammatory mediator levels in the OA rat model. Furthermore, network analysis identified caspase-3 (CASP3), caspase-7 (CASP7), and cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) as potential target genes; in addition, the TNF (Tumor necrosis factor) signaling pathway was linked to OA therapeutic action. Our combined animal OA model and network analysis confirmed the therapeutic effects of PJE against OA and identified intracellular signaling pathways, active compounds and target genes linked to its therapeutic action.
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- Jin Mi Chun
- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
- Department of Life Systems, Sookmyung Women's University, Cheongpa-ro 47-gil 100, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04310, Korea.
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
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- Institute of Traditional Medicine and Bioscience, Daejeon University, Daejeon 34520, Korea.
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Tsai PW, Lee YH, Chen LG, Lee CJ, Wang CC. In Vitro and In Vivo Anti-Osteoarthritis Effects of 2,3,5,4'-Tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-Glucoside from Polygonum Multiflorum. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23030571. [PMID: 29510478 PMCID: PMC6017566 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23030571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. is a traditional herbal medicine that is rich in polyphenols. The major compound, 2,3,5,4'-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-β-d-glucoside (THSG) has many pharmacological activities, such as antioxidative and free radical-scavenging properties, and the abilities to reduce hyperlipidemia, prevent lipid peroxidation, and protect the cardiovascular system. In this study, the anti-osteoarthritis (OA) effects of THSG were explored using in vitro and in vivo models. THSG inhibited nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂) production and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 expressions by lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. On the other hand, THSG inhibited PGE₂ production and iNOS and matrix metalloproteinase-13 expressions by interleukin-1β-stimulated primary rat chondrocytes. Through a mono-iodoacetate-induced rat OA model assay, THSG reduced paw edema and improved the weight-bearing distribution. Therefore, THSG has anti-inflammatory activity and could be applied as a lead compound for the development as an OA drug.
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- Po-Wei Tsai
- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- Department of Medical Sciences Industry, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan.
- Innovative Research Center of Medicine, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 71101, Taiwan.
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei 11696, Taiwan.
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Biopharmaceuticals, College of Life Sciences, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, Taiwan.
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- PhD Program for Clinical Drug Discovery of Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- PhD Program for Clinical Drug Discovery of Chinese Herbal Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
- Orthopedics Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
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Korostynski M, Malek N, Piechota M, Starowicz K. Cell-type-specific gene expression patterns in the knee cartilage in an osteoarthritis rat model. Funct Integr Genomics 2017; 18:79-87. [PMID: 29134405 PMCID: PMC5748428 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-017-0576-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease that leads to joint failure, pain, and disability. Gene regulation is implicated as a driver of the imbalance between the expression of catabolic and anabolic factors that eventually leads to the degeneration of osteoarthritic cartilage. In our model, knee-joint OA was induced in male Wistar rats by intra-articular sodium monoiodoacetate (MIA) injections. Whole-genome microarrays were used to analyse the alterations in gene expression during the time-course of OA development (at 2, 14, and 28 days post-injection) in rat knee joints. The identified co-expressed groups of genes were analysed for enriched regulatory mechanisms, functional classes, and cell-type-specific expression. This analysis revealed 272 regulated transcripts (ANOVA FDR < 0.1% and fold > 2). Functionally, the five major gene expression patterns (A–E) were connected to PPAR signalling and adipogenesis (in cluster A), WNT signalling (in cluster B), endochondral ossification (in cluster C), matrix metalloproteinases and the ACE/RAGE pathway (in cluster D), and the Toll-like receptor, and IL-1 signalling pathways (in cluster E). Moreover, the dynamic profiles of these transcriptional changes were assigned to cellular compartments of the knee joint. Classifying the molecular processes associated with the development of cartilage degeneration provides novel insight into the OA disease process. Our study identified groups of co-regulated genes that share functional relationships and that may play an important role in the early and intermediate stages of OA.
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- Michal Korostynski
- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Pain Pathophysiology, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
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- Laboratory of Pain Pathophysiology, Department of Pain Pharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow, Poland
- Department of Neurochemistry, Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences, Smetna 12 Street, 31-343 Krakow, PL Poland
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Janune D, Abd El Kader T, Aoyama E, Nishida T, Tabata Y, Kubota S, Takigawa M. Novel role of CCN3 that maintains the differentiated phenotype of articular cartilage. J Bone Miner Metab 2017; 35:582-597. [PMID: 27853940 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-016-0793-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Knowledge of the microenvironment of articular cartilage in health and disease is the key to accomplishing fundamental disease-modifying treatments for osteoarthritis. The proteins comprising the CCN Family are matricellular proteins with a remarkable relevance within the context of cartilage metabolism. CCN2 displays a great capability for regenerating articular cartilage, and CCN3 has been shown to activate the expression of genes related to articular chondrocytes and to repress genes related to endochondral ossification in epiphyseal chondrocytes. Moreover, mice lacking CCN3 protein have been shown to display ostearthritic changes in their knee articular cartilage. In this study, we employed a monoiodoacetic acid (MIA)-induced osteoarthritic model to investigate whether osteoarthritic changes in the cartilage are reciprocally accompanied by CCN3 down-regulation and an inducible overexpression system to evaluate the effects of CCN3 on articular chondrocytes in vitro. Finally, we also investigated the effects of exogenous CCN3 in vivo during the early stages of MIA-induced osteoarthritis. We discovered that CCN3 is expressed by articular chondrocytes in normal rat knees, whereas it is rapidly down-regulated in osteoarthritic knees. In vitro, we also discovered that CCN3 increases the proteoglycan accumulation, the gene expression of type II collagen, tenascin-C and lubricin, as well as the protein production of tenascin-C and lubricin in articular chondrocytes. In vivo, it was discovered that exogenous CCN3 increased tidemark integrity and produced an increased production of lubricin protein. The potential utility of CCN3 as a future therapeutic agent and possible strategies to improve its therapeutic functions are also discussed.
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- Danilo Janune
- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
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- Advanced Research Center for Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Okayama University Dental School, Okayama, Japan.
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Dentistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
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Maresca M, Micheli L, Di Cesare Mannelli L, Tenci B, Innocenti M, Khatib M, Mulinacci N, Ghelardini C. Acute effect of Capparis spinosa root extracts on rat articular pain. J Ethnopharmacol 2016; 193:456-465. [PMID: 27647009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2016.09.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/16/2016] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Capparis spinosa L. originates from dry regions of Asia and Mediterranean basin. In traditional medicine of these areas, infusions from caper root are considered to be beneficial for the treatment of rheumatism, gout and against abdominal pains. AIM OF THE STUDY To evaluate the pain relieving properties of a Syrian cultivar of Capparis spinosa roots in rat models of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Decoction (DEC) and hydroalcoholic extract (EtH2O) were obtained from powdered roots; the latter was further separated in CH2Cl2 and aqueous (H2O-Res) fractions. The extracts were characterized in terms of spermidine alkaloids by HPLC/DAD/MS and stachydrine by NMR. Different amount of free and glycosilated forms of capparispine and analogues (from 0.5% w/w for DEC up to 7.6% w/w for CH2Cl2 fraction) were detected. Rat models of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis were induced by the intra-articular administration of Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) or monosodium iodoacetate (MIA), respectively. RESULTS Fourteenth days after CFA or MIA injection, the different preparations of Capparis spinosa (3, 30, 100 and 300mgkg-1) were acutely administered p.o.. Powdered roots (300mgkg-1), DEC (100mgkg-1), and EtH2O (300mgkg-1) significantly reduced hypersensitivity to mechanical noxious stimuli as well as spontaneous pain evaluated as hind limb bearing alterations in both models. The CH2Cl2 and the H2O-Res (30mgkg-1) were the most potent in reverting pain threshold alterations despite the different content of free alkaloids. CONCLUSIONS Capparis spinosa extracts relieved pain related to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis after single administration. A synergistic effect due to a specific "phytochemical mixture" is suggested.
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MESH Headings
- Administration, Oral
- Alkaloids/isolation & purification
- Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Analgesics/administration & dosage
- Analgesics/isolation & purification
- Analgesics/pharmacology
- Animals
- Arthritis, Experimental/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Experimental/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Experimental/physiopathology
- Arthritis, Experimental/psychology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/chemically induced
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/physiopathology
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid/psychology
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Capparis/chemistry
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Freund's Adjuvant
- Hyperalgesia/chemically induced
- Hyperalgesia/drug therapy
- Hyperalgesia/physiopathology
- Hyperalgesia/psychology
- Iodoacetic Acid
- Male
- Osteoarthritis/chemically induced
- Osteoarthritis/drug therapy
- Osteoarthritis/physiopathology
- Pain Measurement
- Pain Threshold/drug effects
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts/administration & dosage
- Plant Extracts/isolation & purification
- Plant Extracts/pharmacology
- Plant Roots/chemistry
- Plants, Medicinal
- Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Solvents/chemistry
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Tandem Mass Spectrometry
- Time Factors
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- Mario Maresca
- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Division, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Division, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Division, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health - NEUROFARBA - Pharmacology and Toxicology Section, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Jeong YJ, Kim I, Cho JH, Park DW, Kwon JE, Jung MW, Meng X, Jo SM, Song HS, Cho YM, Song SM, Ham YM, Jung YH, Kim CS, Yoon WJ, Kang SC. Anti-Osteoarthritic Effects of the Litsea japonica Fruit in a Rat Model of Osteoarthritis Induced by Monosodium Iodoacetate. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134856. [PMID: 26244981 PMCID: PMC4526681 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative chronic disease that affects various tissues surrounding the joints, such as the subchondral bone and articular cartilage. The onset of OA is associated with uncontrolled catabolic and anabolic remodeling processes of the joints, including the cartilage and subchondral bone, to adapt to local biological and biochemical signals. In this study, we determined whether 70% ethanolic (EtOH) extract of Litsea japonica fruit (LJFE) had beneficial effects on the articular cartilage, including structural changes in the tibial subchondral bone, matrix degradation, and inflammatory responses, in OA by using a rat model of monosodium iodoacetate-induced OA. Our results showed that administration of LJFE increased the bone volume and cross-section thickness, but the mean number of objects per slice in this group was lower than that in the OA control (OAC) group. In addition, the LJFE decreased the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Compared to the OAC group, the group treated with high doses of LJFE (100 and 200 mg/kg) showed a more than 80% inhibition of the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases. Our results suggest that LJFE can be used as a potential anti-osteoarthritic agent.
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- Yong Joon Jeong
- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological & Environmental Science, Dongguk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Jeju, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Jeju, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Jeju, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Jeju, Republic of Korea
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- Jeju Biodiversity Research Institute, Jeju Technopark, Jeju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Science, Gachon University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Ogbonna AC, Clark AK, Malcangio M. Development of monosodium acetate-induced osteoarthritis and inflammatory pain in ageing mice. Age (Dordr) 2015; 37:9792. [PMID: 25971876 PMCID: PMC4430498 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-015-9792-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Most conditions associated with ageing result from an age-related loss in the function of cells and tissues that maintain body homeostasis. In osteoarthritis (OA) patients, an inadequate response to stress or joint injury can lead to tissue destruction which can result in chronic pain. Here, we evaluated the development of monoiodoacetate (MIA)-induced OA in 3-, 15- and 22-month-old mice and assessed the pain-like behaviours and the spinal microglial changes associated with MIA administration. We observed that in aged mice, nocifensive behaviour was significantly attenuated in comparison to young adults despite similar knee joint pathology. Specifically referred mechanical allodynia associated with the MIA initial inflammatory phase (0-10 days) was significantly attenuated in 22-month-old mice. In contrast, the late phase of MIA-induced mechanical allodynia was comparable between age groups. Significant increase of microglia cell numbers was detected in 3, but not 15- and 22-month-old spinal cords. Furthermore, in the zymosan model of acute inflammation, mechanical allodynia was attenuated, and microglial response was less robust in 22 compared to 3-month-old mice. This study suggests that nocifensive responses to damaging stimuli are altered with advancing age and microglial response to peripheral damage is less robust.
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- Andrea C. Ogbonna
- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge, London, SE1 1UL UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge, London, SE1 1UL UK
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- Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, King’s College London, Guy’s Campus, London Bridge, London, SE1 1UL UK
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Sagar DR, Nwosu L, Walsh DA, Chapman V. Dissecting the contribution of knee joint NGF to spinal nociceptive sensitization in a model of OA pain in the rat. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2015; 23:906-13. [PMID: 25623624 PMCID: PMC4459966 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Revised: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Although analgesic approaches targeting nerve growth factor (NGF) for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) pain remain of clinical interest, neurophysiological mechanisms by which NGF contribute to OA pain remain unclear. We investigated the impact of local elevation of knee joint NGF on knee joint, vs remote (hindpaw), evoked responses of spinal neurones in a rodent model of OA pain. DESIGN In vivo spinal electrophysiology was carried out in anaesthetised rats with established pain behaviour and joint pathology following intra-articular injection of monosodium iodoacetate (MIA), vs injection of saline. Neuronal responses to knee joint extension and flexion, mechanical punctate stimulation of the peripheral receptive fields over the knee and at a remote site (ipsilateral hind paw) were studied before, and following, intra-articular injection of NGF (10 μg/50 μl) or saline. RESULTS MIA-injected rats exhibited significant local (knee joint) and remote (lowered hindpaw withdrawal thresholds) changes in pain behaviour, and joint pathology. Intra-articular injection of NGF significantly (P < 0.05) increased knee extension-evoked firing of spinal neurones and the size of the peripheral receptive fields of spinal neurones (100% increase) over the knee joint in MIA rats, compared to controls. Intra-articular NGF injection did not significantly alter responses of spinal neurones following noxious stimulation of the ipsilateral hind paw in MIA-injected rats. CONCLUSION The facilitatory effects of intra-articular injection of NGF on spinal neurones receiving input from the knee joint provide a mechanistic basis for NGF mediated augmentation of OA knee pain, however additional mechanisms may contribute to the spread of pain to remote sites.
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- D R Sagar
- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Department of Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; Department of Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Clinical Sciences Building, Nottingham City Hospital, NG5 1PB, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK.
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Ashkavand Z, Malekinejad H, Amniattalab A, Rezaei-Golmisheh A, Vishwanath BS. Silymarin potentiates the anti-inflammatory effects of Celecoxib on chemically induced osteoarthritis in rats. Phytomedicine 2012; 19:1200-5. [PMID: 22925727 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2012.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Silymarin (SMN) is used as an antioxidant complex to attenuate the pro-oxidant effects of toxic agents. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of SMN, Celecoxib (CLX) individually and in combination on monoiodoacetate (MIA)-induced osteoarthritis (OA) in rat. Forty adult Wistar rats were assigned to control and test groups. Animals in the test group following OA induction were subdivided into 4 subgroups according to the treatment profile: OA(+); received saline normal (5ml/kg, b.w.), OA(+)CLX(+); received CLX (100mg/kg, orally), OA(+)SMN(+), received SMN (50mg/kg, orally), and OA(+)CLX(+)SMN(+), received both CLX and SMN. The animals received test compounds by gastric gavage for 14 consecutive days. Animals in the OA(+) group showed a significant (p<0.01) increase in serum and synovial levels of IL-1β, while both test compounds reduced the IL-1β level. Both CLX and SMN lowered the OA-increased level of malondialdehyde by 77% and 79% and nitric oxide by 73% and 76%, respectively, in the synovial tissue. Special safranin O (SO) histopathological staining revealed that CLX and SMN improved the MIA-induced destruction and fibrillation in cartilage surface. CLX and SMN regulated the MIA-up regulated IL-1β at mRNA level. The combination therapy resulted in an additive effect between CLX and SMN in biochemical, histopathological and molecular assays. These findings suggest that SMN exerts anti-inflammatory effect and also potentiates the anti-inflammatory effect of CLX on MIA-induced OA. The anti-inflammatory property of SMN may attribute to its antioxidant capacity, which affects the proinflammatory mediators at translational and transcriptional level.
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- Z Ashkavand
- Department of Studies in Biochemistry, Manasagangotri, Mysore University, India
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Nam J, Perera P, Liu J, Rath B, Deschner J, Gassner R, Butterfield TA, Agarwal S. Sequential alterations in catabolic and anabolic gene expression parallel pathological changes during progression of monoiodoacetate-induced arthritis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e24320. [PMID: 21931681 PMCID: PMC3172226 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation is one of the major causes of cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis. Here, we systematically analyzed the changes in gene expression associated with the progression of cartilage destruction in monoiodoacetate-induced arthritis (MIA) of the rat knee. Sprague Dawley female rats were given intra-articular injection of monoiodoacetate in the knee. The progression of MIA was monitored macroscopically, microscopically and by micro-computed tomography. Grade 1 damage was observed by day 5 post-monoiodoacetate injection, progressively increasing to Grade 2 by day 9, and to Grade 3-3.5 by day 21. Affymetrix GeneChip was utilized to analyze the transcriptome-wide changes in gene expression, and the expression of salient genes was confirmed by real-time-PCR. Functional networks generated by Ingenuity Pathways Analysis (IPA) from the microarray data correlated the macroscopic/histologic findings with molecular interactions of genes/gene products. Temporal changes in gene expression during the progression of MIA were categorized into five major gene clusters. IPA revealed that Grade 1 damage was associated with upregulation of acute/innate inflammatory responsive genes (Cluster I) and suppression of genes associated with musculoskeletal development and function (Cluster IV). Grade 2 damage was associated with upregulation of chronic inflammatory and immune trafficking genes (Cluster II) and downregulation of genes associated with musculoskeletal disorders (Cluster IV). The Grade 3 to 3.5 cartilage damage was associated with chronic inflammatory and immune adaptation genes (Cluster III). These findings suggest that temporal regulation of discrete gene clusters involving inflammatory mediators, receptors, and proteases may control the progression of cartilage destruction. In this process, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-15, IL-12, chemokines, and NF-κB act as central nodes of the inflammatory networks, regulating catabolic processes. Simultaneously, upregulation of asporin, and downregulation of TGF-β complex, SOX-9, IGF and CTGF may be central to suppress matrix synthesis and chondrocytic anabolic activities, collectively contributing to the progression of cartilage destruction in MIA.
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- Jin Nam
- The Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- The Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- The Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Periodontics, University of Köln, Köln, Germany
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Innsbruck College of Medicine, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- The Biomechanics and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, College of Dentistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
- Department of Orthopedics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Nagarathnam R, Rengasamy A, Balasubramanian R. Purification and properties of cysteine protease from rhizomes of Curcuma longa (Linn.). J Sci Food Agric 2010; 90:97-105. [PMID: 20355018 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Turmeric rhizome (Curcuma domestica Linn.) contains proteases and has proteolytic activity. Curcumin from turmeric rhizomes has been used for healing many ailments, including cancer. The purpose of this study was to purify turmeric protease and to research their biochemical characteristics [corrected]. RESULTS Cysteine protease from C. domestica has been purified to homogeneity using acetone precipitation followed by preparatory native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). This protocol resulted in six fold purification with 28% final recovery. The purified turmeric protease showed a prominent single peak and band on high-performance liquid chromatography and sodium dodecyl sulfate-PAGE, respectively, and an estimated molecular weight of 43 KDa, and exhibited optimal activity between 37 and 60 degrees C. The protease activity of the turmeric protease was significantly inhibited by iodoacetic acid. The turmeric protease had higher alanine and glutamate content and cleaved synthetic peptides N-Cbz-Ile-Pro and N-Cbz-Phe-Leu in a time-dependent manner. Peptide mass fingerprint using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectroscopy revealed peptide matches to proteasome subunit alpha type 3 of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica (Rice). The turmeric protease showed antifungal activity at 10 microg mL(-1) towards pathogens Pythium aphanidermatum, Trichoderma viride and Fusarium sp. CONCLUSION Cysteine addition significantly activated turmeric protease. The protease inhibition test suggested that turmeric protease belonged to the cysteine type. The biochemical characteristics of turmeric protease described in this paper can provide useful information for potential end uses of turmeric protease for pharmaceutical industry applications such as therapeutics.
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- Radhakrishnan Nagarathnam
- Centre for Advanced studies in Botany, Guindy Campus, University of Madras, Chennai 600025, Tamil Nadu, India
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MAASS H, KUENKEL HA. Biochemische Veränderungen in Tumorzellen Nach Einwirkung von Röntgenstrahlen, Jodessigsäure, Wasserstoffperoxyd und Äthyleniminobenzochinonen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 2:269-79. [PMID: 13764657 DOI: 10.1080/09553006014550321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BIANCHI MR, BOCCACCI M, MISITI-DORELLO P, QUINTILIANI M. Further Observations onin VitroRadiosensitization of Rabbit Erythrocytes by Iodoacetic Acid and Related Substances. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 8:329-42. [PMID: 14274304 DOI: 10.1080/09553006414550391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Ogunjimi EO, Pokalsky CN, Shroyer LA, Prochaska LJ. Evidence for a conformational change in subunit III of bovine heart mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2009; 32:617-26. [PMID: 15254375 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005678729157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The role of subunit III in the function of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase is not clearly understood. Previous work has shown that chemical modification of subunit III with N,N'-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) reduced the proton-pumping efficiency of the enzyme by an unknown mechanism. In the current work, we have employed biochemical approaches to determine if a conformational change is occurring within subunit III after DCCD modification. Control and DCCD modified beef heart enzyme were subjected to limited proteolysis in nondenaturing detergent solution. Subunit III in DCCD treated enzyme was more susceptible to chymotrypsin digestion than subunit III in the control enzyme. We also labeled control and DCCD-modified enzyme with iodoacetyl-biotin, a sulfhydryl reagent, and found that subunit III of the DCCD-modified enzyme was more reactive when compared to subunit III of the control enzyme, indicating an increase in reactivity of subunit III upon DCCD binding. The cross linking of subunit III of the enzyme induced by the heterobifunctional reagent, N-succinimidyl(4-azidophenyl -1,3'-dithio)-propionate (SADP), was inhibited by DCCD modification, suggesting that DCCD binding prevents the intersubunit cross linking of subunit III. Our results suggest that DCCD modification of subunit III causes a conformational change, which most likely disrupts critical hydrogen bonds within the subunit and also those at the interface between subunits III and I in the enzyme. The conformational change induced in subunit III by covalent DCCD binding is the most likely mechanism for the previously observed inhibition of proton-pumping activity.
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- E O Ogunjimi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine and College of Science and Mathematics, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio 45435, USA
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PRICE WH. Bacteriophage formation without bacterial growth; the effect of iodoacetate, fluoride, gramicidin, and azide on the formation of bacteriophage. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 31:135-9. [PMID: 18896936 PMCID: PMC2147091 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.31.2.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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1. Iodoacetate, fluoride, and azide have been found to prevent the formation of phage and to inhibit the synthesis of ATP by Staphylococcus muscae. It is suggested that energy-rich phosphate is needed for the synthesis of phage. 2. Gramicidin prevented the formation of phage. 3. No differences were found between normal bacteria and phage-infected bacteria in the inorganic phosphate, adenosinetriphosphate, ribonucleic acid, and desoxyribonucleic acid content of the cells. 4. The mechanism of phage formation is discussed.
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ISSEKUTZ B, LICHTNECKERT I, GASPAR-NEMETH Z, HETENYI G. Tissue Metabolism and Peripheral Circulation II. Effect of Iodoacetic acid on Peripheral Circulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 59:116-24. [PMID: 14857871 DOI: 10.3109/13813455109146629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Ivanavicius SP, Ball AD, Heapy CG, Westwood RF, Murray F, Read SJ. Structural pathology in a rodent model of osteoarthritis is associated with neuropathic pain: increased expression of ATF-3 and pharmacological characterisation. Pain 2007; 128:272-282. [PMID: 17276007 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2006.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 11/16/2006] [Accepted: 12/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intra-articular injection of mono-iodoacetate (MIA) in the rat knee joint induces a histopathology with similarities to osteoarthritis (OA). Typically, a synovitis (days 1-3) is observed followed by thinning of articular cartilage and subsequent lesion of subchondral bone at days 8-14 onwards. Behaviourally, weight-bearing asymmetry is observed, which is sensitive to anti-inflammatory pharmacology at early but not later (days 14+) time points. As subchondral bone is densely innervated, an intriguing possibility is that focal bone pathology may cause neuropathy in this model. In male Wistar rats, activating transcription factor (ATF)-3-immunofluorescence was used as a marker of nerve injury in lumber (L)4 and L5 dorsal root ganglia of the ipsilateral knee. Significantly increased ATF-3-immunoreactivity following MIA treatment was measured in L5 on days 8 and 14 (P<0.05, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U-test), compared to saline controls. Furthermore, in an additional study animals were orally dosed vehicle (5 ml/kg), naproxen (0.3-10 mg/kg), celecoxib (1-10 mg/kg), amitriptyline (3-30 mg/kg) and gabapentin (10-100mg/kg) and evaluated for weight-bearing asymmetry on days 14, 21 and 28 post-MIA. Significant resolution of weight-bearing was observed at high and intermediate doses of amitriptyline and gabapentin at all time points (P<0.05, ANOVA, post-hoc Bonferroni's, vs pre-dose measurements). Transient and weak effects were observed with naproxen (10mg/kg) on days 14 and 28, whereas celecoxib showed no significant effects. Collectively, these data suggest that this putative model of OA is associated with an early phase neuropathy in the L5 innervation territory of the knee.
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- Stefan P Ivanavicius
- In Vivo Pharmacology, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Mereside, Cheshire SK10 4TG, UK Safety Assessment, AstraZeneca, Alderley Park, Mereside, Cheshire SK10 4TG, UK
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