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Danalache M, Umrath F, Riester R, Schwitalle M, Guilak F, Hofmann UK. Proteolysis of the pericellular matrix: Pinpointing the role and involvement of matrix metalloproteinases in early osteoarthritic remodeling. Acta Biomater 2024:S1742-7061(24)00234-4. [PMID: 38710401 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2024.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024]
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The pericellular matrix (PCM) serves a critical role in signal transduction and mechanoprotection in chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis (OA) leads to a gradual deterioration of the cartilage, marked by a shift in the spatial arrangement of chondrocytes from initially isolated strands to large cell clusters in end-stage degeneration. These changes coincide with progressive enzymatic breakdown of the PCM. This study aims to assess the role and involvement of specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in PCM degradation during OA. We selected cartilage samples from 148 OA patients based on the predominant spatial chondrocyte patterns. The presence of various MMPs (-1,-2,-3,-7,-8,-9,-10,-12,-13) was identified by multiplexed immunoassays. For each pattern and identified MMP, the levels and activation states (pro-form vs. active form) were measured by zymograms and western blots. The localization of these MMPs was determined using immunohistochemical labeling. To verify these results, healthy cartilage was exposed to purified MMPs, and the consecutive structural integrity of the PCM was analyzed through immunolabeling and proximity ligation assay. Screening showed elevated levels of MMP-1,-2,-3,-7, and -13, with their expression profile showing a clear dependency of the degeneration stage. MMP-2 and -7 were localized in the PCM, whereas MMP-1,-7, and -13 were predominantly intracellular. We found that MMP-2 and -3 directly disrupt collagen type VI, and MMP-3 and -7 destroy perlecan. MMP-2, -3, and -7 emerge as central players in early PCM degradation in OA. With the disease's initial stages already displaying elevated peaks in MMP expression, this insight may guide early targeted therapies to halt abnormal PCM remodeling. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Osteoarthritis (OA) causes a gradual deterioration of the articular cartilage, accompanied by a progressive breakdown of the pericellular matrix (PCM). The PCM's crucial function in protecting and transmitting signals within chondrocytes is impaired in OA. By studying 148 OA-patient cartilage samples, the involvement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in PCM breakdown was explored. Findings highlighted elevated levels of certain MMPs linked to different stages of degeneration. Notably, MMP-2, -3, and -7 were identified as potent contributors to early PCM degradation, disrupting key components like collagen type VI and perlecan. Understanding these MMPs' roles in initiating OA progression, especially in its early stages, provides insights into potential targets for interventions to preserve PCM integrity and potentially impeding OA advancement.
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- Marina Danalache
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Tübingen, Waldhörnlestraße 22, D-72072 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Tübingen, Waldhörnlestraße 22, D-72072 Tübingen, Germany; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital of Tübingen, Waldhörnlestraße 22, D-72072 Tübingen, Germany
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- Winghofer Medicum, Röntgenstraße 38, D-72108 Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Shriners Hospitals for Children, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic, Trauma, and Reconstructive Surgery, RWTH Aachen University Hospital, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Teunissen van Manen IJ, van Kooten NJT, Di Ceglie I, Theeuwes WF, Jimenez-Royo P, Cleveland M, van Lent PLEM, van der Kraan PM, Blom AB, van den Bosch MHJ. Identification of CD64 as a marker for the destructive potential of synovitis in osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2024; 63:1180-1188. [PMID: 37341635 PMCID: PMC10986803 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kead314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES OA is characterized by cartilage degeneration and persistent pain. The majority of OA patients present with synovitis, which is associated with increased cartilage damage. Activated synovial macrophages are key contributors to joint destruction. Therefore, a marker that reflects the activation of these cells could be a valuable tool to characterize the destructive potential of synovitis and benefit monitoring of OA. Here, we aimed to investigate the use of CD64 (FcγRI) as a marker to characterize the damaging potential of synovitis in OA. METHODS Synovial biopsies were obtained from end-stage OA patients that underwent joint replacement surgery. CD64 protein expression and localization was evaluated using immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence and quantified using flow cytometry. qPCR was performed to measure the expression of FCGR1 and OA-related genes in synovial biopsies, and in primary chondrocytes and primary fibroblasts stimulated with OA conditioned medium (OAS-CM). RESULTS Our data exposed a wide range of CD64 expression in OA synovium and showed positive correlations between FCGR1 and S100A8, S100A9, IL1B, IL6 and MMP1/2/3/9/13 expression. CD64 protein correlated with MMP1, MMP3, MMP9, MMP13 and S100A9. Furthermore, we observed that synovial CD64 protein levels in source tissue for OAS-CM significantly associated with the OAS-CM-induced expression of MMP1, MMP3 and especially ADAMTS4 in cultured fibroblasts, but not chondrocytes. CONCLUSION Together, these results indicate that synovial CD64 expression is associated with the expression of proteolytic enzymes and inflammatory markers related to structural damage in OA. CD64 therefore holds promise as marker to characterize the damaging potential of synovitis.
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Department of Orthopaedics, Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Coates-Park S, Rich JA, Stetler-Stevenson WG, Peeney D. The TIMP protein family: diverse roles in pathophysiology. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2024; 326:C917-C934. [PMID: 38284123 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00699.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (TIMPs) are a family of four matrisome proteins classically defined by their roles as the primary endogenous inhibitors of metalloproteinases (MPs). Their functions however are not limited to MP inhibition, with each family member harboring numerous MP-independent biological functions that play key roles in processes such as inflammation and apoptosis. Because of these multifaceted functions, TIMPs have been cited in diverse pathophysiological contexts. Herein, we provide a comprehensive overview of the MP-dependent and -independent roles of TIMPs across a range of pathological conditions. The potential therapeutic and biomarker applications of TIMPs in these disease contexts are also considered, highlighting the biomedical promise of this complex and often misunderstood protein family.
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- Sasha Coates-Park
- Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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- Extracellular Matrix Pathology Section, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
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Huang C, Feng F, Dai R, Ren W, Li X, Zhaxi T, Ma X, Wu X, Chu M, La Y, Bao P, Guo X, Pei J, Yan P, Liang C. Whole-transcriptome analysis of longissimus dorsi muscle in cattle-yaks reveals the regulatory functions of ADAMTS6 gene in myoblasts. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 262:129985. [PMID: 38342263 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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Cattle-yak, which is the hybrid F1 generation of cattle and yak, demonstrates better production performance compared to yak. However, there is limited research on the molecular mechanisms responsible for the muscle development of cattle-yak. To address this knowledge gap, a comprehensive transcriptomic survey of the longissimus dorsi muscle in cattle-yak was conducted. Three transcript types, namely lncRNAs, miRNAs, and circRNAs, along with protein-coding genes were characterized at two developmental stages (6 m, 18 m) of cattle-yak. The results revealed significant enrichment of these transcripts into pathways related to myoblast differentiation and muscle development signaling. Additionally, the study identified the TCONS00024465/circHIPK3-bta-miR-499-ADAMTS6 regulatory network, which may play a crucial role in the muscle development of cattle-yak by combining the transcriptome data of yak and constructing the ceRNA co-expression network. HEK 293 T cells were used to validate that TCONS00024465 and circHIPK3 are located upstream of bta-miR-499, and can competitively bind to bta-miR-499 as ceRNA. The study also verified that ADAMTS6 regulates skeletal muscle development by inhibiting myoblast proliferation, promoting myoblast differentiation, and positively regulating the apoptosis of myoblasts. Taken together, this study provides new insights into the advantages of cattle-yak production performance and offers a molecular basis for further research on muscle development.
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- Chun Huang
- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Workstation in Qilian County, Qilian 810400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yak Breeding Engineering Gansu Province, Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Pharmaceutical Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China; Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding on Tibetan Plateau, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Lanzhou 730050, China.
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Liu ZF, Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang YY, Chen M, Liu EY, Guo JM, Wang YH, Weng ZW, Liu CX, Yu CH, Wang XY. Effect of Traditional Chinese Non-Pharmacological Therapies on Knee Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review of Clinical Application and Mechanism. Orthop Res Rev 2024; 16:21-33. [PMID: 38292459 PMCID: PMC10826518 DOI: 10.2147/orr.s442025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
Abstract
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) stands as a degenerative ailment with a substantial and escalating prevalence. The practice of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapy has become a prevalent complementary and adjunctive approach. A mounting body of evidence suggests its efficacy in addressing KOA. Recent investigations have delved into its underlying mechanism, yielding some headway. Consequently, this comprehensive analysis seeks to encapsulate the clinical application and molecular mechanism of traditional Chinese non-pharmacological therapy in KOA treatment. The review reveals that various therapies, such as acupuncture, electroacupuncture, warm needle acupuncture, tuina, and acupotomy, primarily target localized knee components like cartilage, subchondral bone, and synovium. Moreover, their impact extends to the central nervous system and intestinal flora. More perfect experimental design and more comprehensive research remain a promising avenue in the future.
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- Zhi-Feng Liu
- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Tuina and Pain Management Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Affilliated Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Moqadami A, Khalaj-Kondori M, Hosseinpour Feizi MA, Baradaran B. Minocycline declines interleukin-1ß-induced apoptosis and matrix metalloproteinase expression in C28/I2 chondrocyte cells: an in vitro study on osteoarthritis. EXCLI JOURNAL 2024; 23:114-129. [PMID: 38487083 PMCID: PMC10938238 DOI: 10.17179/excli2023-6710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease that occurs with aging. In its late phases, it is determined by the loss of chondrocytes and the breakdown of the extracellular matrix, resulting in pain and functional impairment. Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is increased in the injured joints and contributes to the OA pathobiology by inducing chondrocyte apoptosis and up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Here, we aimed to understand whether minocycline could protect chondrocytes against the IL-1β-induced effects. The human C28/I2 chondrocyte cell line was treated with IL-1β or IL-1β plus minocycline. Cell viability/toxicity, cell cycle progression, and apoptosis were assessed with MMT assay and flow cytometry. Expression of apoptotic genes and MMPs were evaluated with qRT-PCR and western blotting. IL-1β showed a significant cytotoxic effect on the C28/I2 chondrocyte cells. The minocycline effective concentration (EC50) significantly protected the C28/I2 cells against the IL-1β-induced cytotoxic effect. Besides, minocycline effectively lowered IL-1β-induced sub-G1 cell population increase, indicating the minocycline anti-apoptotic effect. When assessed by real-time PCR and western blotting, the minocycline treatment group showed an elevated level of Bcl-2 and a significant decrease in the mRNA and protein expression of the apoptotic markers Bax and Caspase-3 and Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) such as MMP-3 and MMP-13. In conclusion, IL-1β promotes OA by inducing chondrocyte death and MMPs overexpression. Treatment with minocycline reduces these effects and decreases the production of apoptotic factors as well as the MMP-3 and MMP-13. Minocycline might be considered as an anti-IL-1β therapeutic supplement in the treatment of osteoarthritis. See also the graphical abstract(Fig. 1).
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- Amin Moqadami
- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Alghamdi R, Pertusati F, Prokopovich P. Poly-beta-amino-ester licofelone conjugates development for osteoarthritis treatment. RSC Adv 2024; 14:15-28. [PMID: 38173598 PMCID: PMC10758810 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra04967a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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Disease-modifying osteoarthritis drugs (DMOADs) are a new therapeutic class for osteoarthritis (OA) prevention or inhibition of the disease development. Unfortunately, none of the DMOADs have been clinically approved due to their poor therapeutic performances in clinical trials. The joint environment has played a role in this process by limiting the amount of drug effectively delivered as well as the time that the drug stays within the joint space. The current study aimed to improve the delivery of the DMOADs into cartilage tissue by increasing uptake and retention time of the DMOADs within the tissue. Licofelone was used a model DMOAD due to its significant therapeutic effect against OA progression as shown in the recent phase III clinical trial. For this purpose licofelone was covalently conjugated to the two different A16 and A87 poly-beta-amino-ester (PBAEs) polymers taking advantage of their hydrolysable, cytocompatible, and cationic nature. We have shown cartilage uptake of the licofelone-PBAE conjugates increased 18 times and retention in tissues was prolonged by 37 times compared to the equivalent dose of the free licofelone. Additionally, these licofelone conjugates showed no detrimental effect on the chondrocyte viability. In conclusion, the cationic A87 and A16 PBAE polymers increased the amount of licofelone within the cartilage, which could potentially enhance the therapeutic effect and pharmacokinetic performance of this drug and other DMOADs clinically.
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- Raed Alghamdi
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff Wales CF10 3NB UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff Wales CF10 3NB UK
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- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University Redwood Building, King Edward VII Avenue Cardiff Wales CF10 3NB UK
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Platzer H, Marinescu M, Nawaz Q, Tripel E, Gantz S, Horsch A, Daniel V, Boccaccini AR, Hagmann S, Moradi B, Renkawitz T, Westhauser F. The Impact of 45S5-Bioactive Glass on Synovial Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis-An In Vitro Study. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:7594. [PMID: 38138736 PMCID: PMC10745024 DOI: 10.3390/ma16247594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Synovial inflammation in osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by the release of cartilage-degrading enzymes and inflammatory cytokines. 45S5-bioactive glass (45S5-BG) can modulate inflammation processes; however, its influence on OA-associated inflammation has hardly been investigated. In this study, the effects of 45S5-BG on the release of cartilage-degrading metalloproteinases and cytokines from synovial membrane cells (SM) isolated from patients with knee OA was assessed in vitro. SM were cultivated as SM monocultures in the presence or absence of 45S5-BG. On day 1 (d1) and d7 (d7), the concentrations of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) and cytokines were assessed. In 45S5-BG-treated SM cultures, MMP9 concentration was significantly reduced at d1 and d7, whilst MMP13 was significantly increased at d7. Concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1B and C-C motif chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2) in 45S5-BG-treated SM cultures were significantly increased at both time points, as were interferon gamma (IFNG) and IL-6 at d7. Our data show an effect of 45S5-BG on SM activity, which was not clearly protective, anti-inflammatory, or pro-inflammatory. The influence of 45S5-BG on MMP release was more suggestive of a cartilage protective effect, but 45S5-BG also increased the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Further studies are needed to analyze the effect of BGs on OA inflammation, including the anti-inflammatory modification of BG compositions.
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- Hadrian Platzer
- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91085 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Institute of Immunology, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91085 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Kiel, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Heidelberg University Hospital, 69118 Heidelberg, Germany; (H.P.)
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Zhao Z, Ito A, Kuroki H, Aoyama T. Analysis of Molecular Changes and Features in Rat Knee Osteoarthritis Cartilage: Progress From Cellular Changes to Structural Damage. Cartilage 2023:19476035231213174. [PMID: 37978830 DOI: 10.1177/19476035231213174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common disease, there is a lack of specific prevention and early treatment methods. Hence, this study aimed to examine the molecular changes occurring at different stages of KOA to elucidate the dynamic nature of the disease. DESIGN Using a low-force compression model and analyzing RNA sequencing data, we identified molecular changes in the transcriptome of knee joint cartilage, including gene expression and molecular pathways, between the cellular changes and structural damage stages of KOA progression. In addition, we validated hub genes using an external dataset. RESULTS Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) identified the following pathways to be associated with KOA: "B-cell receptor signaling pathway," "cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction," and "hematopoietic cell lineage." Expression analysis revealed 585 differentially expressed genes, with 579 downregulated and 6 upregulated genes. Enrichment and clustering analyses revealed that the main molecular clusters were involved in cell cycle regulation and immune responses. Furthermore, the hub genes Csf1r, Cxcr4, Cxcl12, and Ptprc were related to immune responses. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides insights into the dynamic nature of early-stage KOA and offers valuable information to support the development of effective intervention strategies to prevent the irreversible damage associated with KOA, thereby addressing a major clinical challenge.
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- Zixi Zhao
- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Motor Function Analysis, Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Ijuin T, Iuchi T, Tawaratsumida H, Masuda Y, Tokushige A, Maeda S, Taniguchi N. Development of a novel animal model of rotator cuff tear arthropathy replicating clinical features of progressive osteoarthritis with subchondral bone collapse. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2023; 5:100389. [PMID: 37560389 PMCID: PMC10407568 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To establish an animal model of modified cuff tear arthropathy (mCTA) in order to better replicate the pathophysiology associated with rotator cuff tear-induced humeral head collapse. DESIGN mCTA was induced by transection of the rotator cuff, the long head of the biceps brachii (LHB), and superior half of the joint capsule in the right shoulder of 12-week-old rats; the left shoulder underwent sham surgery. The severity of CTA was quantitated using the Murine Shoulder Arthritis Score (MSAS). The trabecular bone of the humeral head and metaphysis was analyzed using bone histomorphometry. The expression of proinflammatory cytokines and catabolic enzymes was evaluated immunohistochemically. RESULTS In the mCTA model, the MSAS increased starting from 2 weeks after induction, and there was notable subchondral bone collapse with fibrous cells at 4 weeks. The mCTA cartilage exhibited positive staining for TNF-α, IL-1β/6, MMP-3/13, and ADAMTS5. The trabecular bone volume was reduced not only in the subchondral bone but also in the metaphysis of the humeri, and bone resorption was enhanced in these areas. In the collapsed subchondral bone, both bone formation and resorption were increased. The fibrous cells showed expression of TNF-α, IL-6, and MMP-13, along with specific markers of mesenchymal stem cells. Furthermore, the fibrous cells showed osteoblastic characteristics (RUNX2-positive) and expressed RANKL. CONCLUSIONS The LHB and the capsuloligamentous complex are critical stabilizers of the glenohumeral joint, serving to prevent the advancement of CTA following massive rotator cuff tears. Fibrous cells appear to play a role in the humeral head bone resorption.
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- T. Ijuin
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
- Department of Medical Joint Materials, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
- Department of Locomotory Organ Regeneration, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nakagami Gun Nishihara Cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Bone and Joint Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
- Department of Medical Joint Materials, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
- Department of Locomotory Organ Regeneration, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
- Department of Bone and Joint Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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Sheng H, Zhang J, Pan C, Wang S, Gu S, Li F, Ma Y, Ma Y. Genome-wide identification of bovine ADAMTS gene family and analysis of its expression profile in the inflammatory process of mammary epithelial cells. Int J Biol Macromol 2023:125304. [PMID: 37315674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif (ADAMTS) are secreted, multi-domain matrix-related zinc endopeptidases that play a role in organogenesis, assembly and degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM), cancer and inflammation. Genome-wide identification and analysis of the bovine ADAMTS gene family has not yet been carried out. In this study, 19 ADAMTS family genes were identified in Bos taurus by genome-wide bioinformatics analysis, and they were unevenly distributed on 12 chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis shows that the Bos taurus ADAMTS are divided into eight subfamilies, with highly consistent gene structures and motifs within the same subfamily. Collinearity analysis showed that the Bos taurus ADAMTS gene family is homologous to other bovine subfamily species, and many ADAMTS genes may be derived from tandem replication and segmental replication. In addition, based on the analysis of RNA-seq data, we found the expression pattern of ADAMTS gene in different tissues. Meanwhile, we also analyzed the expression profile of ADAMTS gene in the inflammatory response of bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs) stimulated by LPS by qRT-PCR. The results can provide ideas for understanding the evolutionary relationship and expression pattern of ADAMTS gene in Bovidae, and clarify the theoretical basis of the function of ADAMTS in inflammation.
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- Hui Sheng
- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; Key Laboratory of Ruminant Molecular and Cellular Breeding, School of Agriculture, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China.
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Boldeanu MV, Boldeanu L, Cristea OM, Ciobanu DA, Poenariu SI, Dijmărescu AL, Bărbulescu AL, Pădureanu V, Sas TN, Dinescu ȘC, Vreju FA, Popoviciu HV, Ionescu RA. MMP-13, VEGF, and Disease Activity in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13091653. [PMID: 37175043 PMCID: PMC10184131 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13091653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Identifying certain serum biomarkers associated with the degree of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity can provide us with a more accurate view of the evolution, prognosis, and future quality of life for these patients. Our aim was to analyze the presence and clinical use of matrix metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13), along with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and well-known cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) for patients with RA. We also wanted to identify the possible correlations between MMP-13 and these serological markers, as well as their relationship with disease activity indices, quality of life, and ultrasonographic evaluation. For this purpose, we analyzed serum samples of 34 RA patients and 12 controls. In order to assess serum concentrations for MMP-13, VEGF, TNF-α, and IL-6, we used the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. Our results concluded that higher levels of MMP-13, VEGF, TNF-α, and IL-6 were present in the serum of RA patients compared to controls, with statistical significance. We furthermore identified moderately positive correlations between VEGF, MMP-13, and disease activity indices, as well as with the ultrasound findings. We also observed that VEGF had the best accuracy (97.80%), for differentiating patients with moderate disease activity. According to the data obtained in our study, that although MMP-13, TNF-α and C-reactive protein (CRP) have the same sensitivity (55.56%), MMP-13 has a better specificity (86.67%) in the diagnosis of patients with DAS28(4v) CRP values corresponding to moderate disease activity. Thus, MMP-13 can be used as a biomarker that can differentiate patients with moderate or low disease activity. VEGF and MMP-13 can be used as additional parameters, along with TNF-α and IL-6, that can provide the clinician a better picture of the inflammatory process, disease activity, and structural damage in patients with RA. Our data can certainly constitute a start point for future research and extended studies with multicenter involvement, to support the selection of individualized and accurate therapeutic management strategies for our patients.
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- Mihail Virgil Boldeanu
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Radiology and Imaging, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology, BFK and Medical Rehabilitation, University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures, 540139 Targu Mures, Romania
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- Third Internal Medicine Department, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021 Bucharest, Romania
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Walsh C, Rajora MA, Ding L, Nakamura S, Endisha H, Rockel J, Chen J, Kapoor M, Zheng G. Protease-Activatable Porphyrin Molecular Beacon for Osteoarthritis Management. CHEMICAL & BIOMEDICAL IMAGING 2023; 1:66-80. [PMID: 37122828 PMCID: PMC10131263 DOI: 10.1021/cbmi.3c00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Despite the substantial burden posed by osteoarthritis (OA) globally, difficult challenges remain in achieving early OA diagnosis and adopting effective disease-modifying treatments. In this study, we use a biomolecular approach to address these limitations by creating an inherently theranostic molecular beacon whose imaging and therapeutic capabilities are activated by early pathological changes in OA. This platform comprised (1) a peptide linker substrate for metalloproteinase-13 (MMP-13), a pathological protease upregulated in OA, which was conjugated to (2) a porphyrin moiety with inherent multimodal imaging, photodynamic therapy, and drug delivery capabilities, and (3) a quencher that silences the porphyrin's endogenous fluorescence and photoreactivity when the beacon is intact. In diseased OA tissue with upregulated MMP-13 expression, this porphyrin molecular beacon (PPMMP13B) was expected to undergo sequence-specific cleavage, yielding porphyrin fragments with restored fluorescence and photoreactivity that could, respectively, be used as a readout of MMP-13 activity within the joint for early OA imaging and disease-targeted photodynamic therapy. This study focused on the synthesis and characterization of PPMMP13B, followed by a proof-of-concept evaluation of its OA imaging and drug delivery potential. In solution, PPMMP13B demonstrated 90% photoactivity quenching in its intact form and robust MMP-13 activation, yielding a 13-fold increase in fluorescence post-cleavage. In vitro, PPMMP13B was readily uptaken and activated in an MMP-13 cell expression-dependent manner in primary OA synoviocytes without exuding significant cytotoxicity. This translated into effective intra-articular cartilage (to a 50 μm depth) and synovial uptake and activation of PPMMP13B in a destabilization of the medial meniscus OA mouse model, yielding strong fluorescence contrast (7-fold higher signal than background) at the diseased joint site. These results provide the foundation for further exploration of porphyrin molecular beacons for image-guided OA disease stratification, effective articular delivery of disease-modify agents, and OA photodynamic therapy.
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- Connor Walsh
- Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Schroeder
Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
- Krembil
Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
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- Schroeder
Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
- Krembil
Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
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- Schroeder
Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
- Krembil
Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
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- Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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- Schroeder
Arthritis Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
- Krembil
Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5T 0S8, Canada
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- Princess
Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
- Institute
of Biomedical Engineering, University of
Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G9, Canada
- Department
of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1L7, Canada
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Ning X, Ni Y, Cao J, Zhang H. Liquiritigenin Attenuated Collagen-Induced Arthritis and Cardiac Complication <i>via</i> Inflammation and Fibrosis Inhibition in Mice. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2023; 71:269-276. [PMID: 37005251 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c22-00684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease with increased cardiovascular disease risk. Liquiritigenin (LG) is a triterpene with anti-inflammatory properties. Our study aimed to explore the effect of LG on RA and the cardiac complication. Collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) mice with LG treatment exhibited obvious alleviation in histopathological changes, accompanied by the decreased expression of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-17A in synovium and serum. LG attenuated cartilage destruction by reducing matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-3 and MMP-13 expression in the synovium of CIA mice. The echocardiography results proved the alleviation of cardiac dysfunction in CIA mice. The electrocardiogram, biochemical, and histochemical analysis proved the cardioprotection effect of LG against RA. The decreased expression of inflammatory factors (TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6) and fibrotic markers (fibronectin, Collagen I, and Collagen III) in cardiac tissues of CIA mice further corroborated the attenuation of myocardial inflammation and fibrosis by LG. Mechanistic studies showed that LG could inhibit transforming growth factor β-1 (TGF-β1) and phos-Smad2/3 expression in cardiac tissues of CIA mice. Our study suggested that LG could relieve RA and its cardiac complication probably by inhibiting the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway. All these suggested that LG might be a potential candidate for RA and its cardiac complication therapy.
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- Xiaoran Ning
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hebei General Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Hebei General Hospital
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hebei General Hospital
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A tapt1 knock-out zebrafish line with aberrant lens development and impaired vision models human early-onset cataract. Hum Genet 2023; 142:457-476. [PMID: 36697720 DOI: 10.1007/s00439-022-02518-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Bi-allelic mutations in the gene coding for human trans-membrane anterior-posterior transformation protein 1 (TAPT1) result in a broad phenotypic spectrum, ranging from syndromic disease with severe skeletal and congenital abnormalities to isolated early-onset cataract. We present here the first patient with a frameshift mutation in the TAPT1 gene, resulting in both bilateral early-onset cataract and skeletal abnormalities, in addition to several dysmorphic features, in this way further expanding the phenotypic spectrum associated with TAPT1 mutations. A tapt1a/tapt1b double knock-out (KO) zebrafish model generated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing revealed an early larval phenotype with eye malformations, loss of vision, increased photokinetics and hyperpigmentation, without visible skeletal involvement. Ultrastructural analysis of the eyes showed a smaller condensed lens, loss of integrity of the lens capsule with formation of a secondary lens and hyperplasia of the cells in the ganglion and inner plexiform layers of the retina. Transcriptomic analysis pointed to an impaired lens development with aberrant expression of many of the crystallin and other lens-specific genes. Furthermore, the phototransduction and visual perception pathways were found to be significantly disturbed. Differences in light perception are likely the cause of the increased dark photokinetics and generalized hyperpigmentation observed in this zebrafish model. In conclusion, this study validates TAPT1 as a new gene for early-onset cataract and sheds light on its ultrastructural and molecular characteristics.
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Mead TJ. ADAMTS6: Emerging roles in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and cancer biology. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:1023511. [DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.1023511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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ADAMTS family members control mammalian development and disease, primarily through their function as proteases, by regulation of extracellular matrix composition. Until recently, ADAMTS6 was known as one of the orphan proteinases of the nineteen-member family with a relatively unknown expression pattern and function. Emerging focus on this enzyme has started to uncover these unknowns and revealed a vast importance and requirement of ADAMTS6 in cardiovascular and musculoskeletal development. In addition, ADAMTS6 has been linked to numerous disease settings including several types of cancer. This review summarizes the necessity of ADAMTS6 during development, its role in disease and requirement for essential prospective studies to fully realize its biological implications and potential for therapeutic intervention.
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Cheng J, Li M, Bai R. The Wnt signaling cascade in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and related promising treatment strategies. Front Physiol 2022; 13:954454. [PMID: 36117702 PMCID: PMC9479192 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.954454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease, characterized by the degradation of articular cartilage, synovial inflammation, and changes in periarticular and subchondral bone. Recent studies have reported that Wnt signaling cascades play an important role in the development, growth, and homeostasis of joints. The Wnt signaling cascade should be tightly regulated to maintain the homeostasis of cartilage in either the over-activation or the suppression of Wnt/β-catenin, as this could lead to OA. This review summarizes the role and mechanism of canonical Wnt cascade and noncanonical Wnt cascade experiments in vivo and in vitro. The Wnt cascade is controlled by several agonists and antagonists in the extracellular medium and the cytoplasm. These antagonists and agonists serve as key molecules in drug intervention into the Wnt pathway and may provide potential approaches for the treatment of OA. However, the complexity of the Wnt signaling cascade and the pharmaceutical effects on its mechanism are still not fully understood, which forces us to conduct further research and develop efficient therapeutic approaches to treat OA.
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- Jinchao Cheng
- Department of Orthopaedics, Xuancheng Central Hospital, Xuancheng, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xuancheng Central Hospital, Xuancheng, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Ruijun Bai,
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Yang L, Sun J, Zhang Y, Guo X, Zhao G. Comprehensive comparative analysis of histopathology and gene expression in subchondral bone between kashin-beck disease and primary osteoarthritis. Front Genet 2022; 13:942326. [PMID: 35923709 PMCID: PMC9339956 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.942326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic, degenerative osteoarthropathy that exhibits some similar characteristics to osteoarthritis (OA) but with different etiologies and pathogeneses. In addition to cartilage damage, microstructural changes of bone were observed in KBD. This study aimed to comparatively demonstrate the general histopathological changes, transcriptomics, and differentially expressed miRNAs of subchondral bone between KBD and OA. Tibial plateau subchondral bone samples were collected from eighteen patients with KBD and eighteen patients with OA. Histopathological changes were examined by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, safranin O-fast green staining, and picrosirius red staining. RNA sequencing and miRNA array analysis were performed to screen the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed miRNAs (DEMs), respectively. The subchondral bone samples of the tibial plateau of KBD and OA both showed increased thickness and sclerosis. A total of 179 DEGs and 124 DEMs were identified in subchondral bone between KBD and OA, which were involved in several vital GO terms and KEGG signaling pathways. Our results suggest that the pathological mechanisms of subchondral bone are different between KBD and OA, although they exhibit similar histopathological features. Integrated analysis revealed several genes such as ADAMTS14, SLC13A5, and CEACAM1, that may be crucial DEGs in subchondral bone between KBD and OA, suggesting that these genes could serve as potential differential diagnostic biomarkers for subchondral bone lesions in KBD and OA. These findings provide valuable information for further clarifying pathological changes in subchondral bone in KBD and OA.
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- Lei Yang
- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Nursing, Health Science Center, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, Collaborative Innovation Center of Endemic Diseases and Health Promotion in Silk Road Region, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Hong Hui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Guanghui Zhao,
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Moore L, Pan Z, Brotto M. RNAseq of Osteoarthritic Synovial Tissues: Systematic Literary Review. FRONTIERS IN AGING 2022; 3:836791. [PMID: 35821799 PMCID: PMC9261452 DOI: 10.3389/fragi.2022.836791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common causes of disability in aged people, and it is defined as a degenerative arthropathy, characterized by the disruption in joint tissue. The synovium plays a vital role in maintaining the health of the joint by supplying the nutrients to the surrounding tissues and the lubrication for joint movement. While it is well known that all the joint tissues are communicating and working together to provide a functioning joint, most studies on OA have been focused on bone and cartilage but much less about synovium have been reported. The purpose of this review was to investigate the current literature focused on RNA sequencing (RNAseq) of osteoarthritic synovial tissues to further understand the dynamic transcriptome changes occurring in this pivotal joint tissue. A total of 3 electronic databases (PubMed, CINHAL Complete, and Academic Complete) were systematically searched following PRISMA guidelines. The following criteria was used for inclusion: English language, free full text, between the period 2011–2022, size of sample (n > 10), study design being either retrospective or prospective, and RNAseq data of synovial tissue from OA subjects. From the initial search, 174 articles, 5 met all of our criteria and were selected for this review. The RNAseq analysis revealed several differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in synovial tissue. These genes are related to the inflammatory pathway and regulation of the extracellular matrix. The MMP family, particularly MMP13 was identified by three of the studies, indicating its important role in OA. IL6, a key contributor in the inflammation pathway, was also identified in 3 studies. There was a total of 8 DEGs, MMP13, MMP1, MMP2, APOD, IL6, TNFAIP6, FCER1G, and IGF1 that overlapped in 4 out of the 5 studies. One study focused on microbial RNA in the synovial tissue found that the microbes were differentially expressed in OA subjects too. These differentially expressed microbes have also been linked to the inflammatory pathway. Further investigation with more clinical gene profiling in synovial tissue of OA subjects is required to reveal the causation and progression, as well as aid in the development of new treatments.
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Muneshige K, Uchida K, Kenmoku T, Tazawa R, Nakawaki M, Ishii D, Inoue G, Takaso M. Elevation of MMP1 and ADAMTS5 mRNA expression in glenohumeral synovia of patients with hypercholesterolemia. J Orthop Surg Res 2022; 17:97. [PMID: 35168639 PMCID: PMC8848821 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-022-02998-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Epidemiological studies have reported a positive association between hypercholesterolemia and shoulder disease. Previous studies have focused on the effect of hypercholesterolemia on tendinopathy. Moreover, hypercholesterolemia has also been linked to joint pathology in the knee and hand. However, the effect of hyperlipidemia on glenohumeral joint remain unclear. A hypercholesterolemic condition has been reported to alter levels of A Disintegrin and Metalloprotease with Thrombospondin Motifs (ADAMTSs) and matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) in synovium of the knee joint. Here, we evaluated the mRNA expression of ADAMTSs and MMPs in the glenohumeral synovium of patients with and without hypercholesterolemia. Methods Study participants were 73 patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair for degenerative rotator cuff tears. They were divided into two groups according to total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride levels. Synovial membrane samples were harvested at the rotator interval during surgery, and mRNA expression levels of the aggrecanases ADAM-TS4 and ADAM-TS5 and MMPs (MMP-1, 3, 9, and 13) were analyzed quantitatively. Results ADAM-TS5 and MMP1 mRNA levels were significantly higher in the high TC group than in the low TC group (P = 0.023 and P = 0.025, respectively). In contrast, no significant differences were observed in ADAMTS4 or MMPs 3, 9, and 13 (ADAMTS4, P = 0.547; MMP3, P = 0.55; MMP9, P = 0.521; and MMP13, P = 0.785). Conclusion Hypercholesterolemia may alter MMP1 and ADAMTS5 expression in the synovium of the glenohumeral joint.
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- Kyoko Muneshige
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan.,Shonan University of Medical Sciences Research Institute, Nishikubo 500, Chigasaki City, Kanagawa, 253-0083, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Minami-ku, Kitasato, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, 252-0374, Japan
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The essential anti-angiogenic strategies in cartilage engineering and osteoarthritic cartilage repair. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:71. [PMID: 35029764 PMCID: PMC9805356 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-021-04105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In the cartilage matrix, complex interactions occur between angiogenic and anti-angiogenic components, growth factors, and environmental stressors to maintain a proper cartilage phenotype that allows for effective load bearing and force distribution. However, as seen in both degenerative disease and tissue engineering, cartilage can lose its vascular resistance. This vascularization then leads to matrix breakdown, chondrocyte apoptosis, and ossification. Research has shown that articular cartilage inflammation leads to compromised joint function and decreased clinical potential for regeneration. Unfortunately, few articles comprehensively summarize what we have learned from previous investigations. In this review, we summarize our current understanding of the factors that stabilize chondrocytes to prevent terminal differentiation and applications of these factors to rescue the cartilage phenotype during cartilage engineering and osteoarthritis treatment. Inhibiting vascularization will allow for enhanced phenotypic stability so that we are able to develop more stable implants for cartilage repair and regeneration.
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Jhun J, Woo JS, Kwon JY, Na HS, Cho KH, Kim SA, Kim SJ, Moon SJ, Park SH, Cho ML. Vitamin D Attenuates Pain and Cartilage Destruction in OA Animals via Enhancing Autophagic Flux and Attenuating Inflammatory Cell Death. Immune Netw 2022; 22:e34. [PMID: 36081528 PMCID: PMC9433191 DOI: 10.4110/in.2022.22.e34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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- JooYeon Jhun
- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- Department of Biomedicine & Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu 11765, Korea
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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- Rheumatism Research Center, Catholic Research Institute of Medical Science, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
- Department of Medical Life Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul 06591, Korea
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Cilek MZ, de Vega S, Shiozawa J, Yoshinaga C, Miyamae Y, Chijiiwa M, Mochizuki S, Ito M, Kaneko H, Kaneko K, Ishijima M, Okada Y. Synergistic upregulation of ADAMTS4 (aggrecanase-1) by cytokines and its suppression in knee osteoarthritic synovial fibroblasts. J Transl Med 2022; 102:102-111. [PMID: 34718343 DOI: 10.1038/s41374-021-00685-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 10/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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The ADAMTS (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) family includes nine members with aggrecan-degrading activity, i.e., ADAMTS1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 15, 16, 18, and 20. However, their systematic expression profile in knee osteoarthritis (OA) synovium and effects of cytokines and growth factors on the expression in OA synovial fibroblasts remain elusive. In this study, expression of all nine aggrecanolytic ADAMTS species was assessed by quantitative real-time PCR in OA and control normal synovial tissues. OA synovial fibroblasts were treated with interleukin-1α (IL-1α), IL-1β, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), vascular endothelial growth factor165, and heparin-binding epidermal growth factor, and analyzed for the expression of the ADAMTS species. The signaling pathways and inhibition of ADAMTS4 expression by high-molecular-weight hyaluronan, adalimumab, tocilizumab, and signaling molecule inhibitors were studied. ADAMTS1, 4, 5, 9, and 16 were expressed in OA synovium, but only ADAMTS4 expression was significantly higher in OA as compared to normal synovium. IL-1α, TNF-α, and TGF-β markedly increased ADAMTS4 expression, while their effects were minimal for the other ADAMTS species. ADAMTS4 was synergistically upregulated by treatment with IL-1α and TNF-α, IL-1α and TGF-β, or IL-1α, TNF-α and TGF-β. The signaling molecules' inhibitors demonstrated that IL-1α-induced ADAMTS4 expression is predominantly through TGF-β-associated kinase 1 (TAK1), and the TNF-α-stimulated expression is via TAK1 and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB). The TGF-β-promoted expression was through the activin receptor-like kinase 5 (ALK5)/Smad2/3, TAK1, and non-TAK1 pathways. Adalimumab blocked TNF-α-stimulated expression. ADAMTS4 expression co-stimulated with IL-1α, TNF-α and TGF-β was abolished by treatment with adalimumab, TAK1 inhibitor, and ALK5/Smad2/3 inhibitor. These data demonstrate marked and synergistic upregulation of ADAMTS4 by IL-1α, TNF-α and TGF-β in OA synovial fibroblasts, and suggest that concurrent therapy with an anti-TNF-α drug and inhibitor(s) may be useful for prevention against aggrecan degradation in OA.
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- Mehmet Zeynel Cilek
- Sportology Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Medicine for Orthopedics and Motor Organ, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medicine for Orthopedics and Motor Organ, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sportology Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Medicine for Orthopedics and Motor Organ, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Sportology Center, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Medicine for Orthopedics and Motor Organ, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathophysiology for Locomotive and Neoplastic Diseases, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
- Department of Pathology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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Rellmann Y, Eidhof E, Hansen U, Fleischhauer L, Vogel J, Clausen-Schaumann H, Aszodi A, Dreier R. ER Stress in ERp57 Knockout Knee Joint Chondrocytes Induces Osteoarthritic Cartilage Degradation and Osteophyte Formation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010182. [PMID: 35008608 PMCID: PMC8745280 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Ageing or obesity are risk factors for protein aggregation in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of chondrocytes. This condition is called ER stress and leads to induction of the unfolded protein response (UPR), which, depending on the stress level, restores normal cell function or initiates apoptotic cell death. Here the role of ER stress in knee osteoarthritis (OA) was evaluated. It was first tested in vitro and in vivo whether a knockout (KO) of the protein disulfide isomerase ERp57 in chondrocytes induces sufficient ER stress for such analyses. ER stress in ERp57 KO chondrocytes was confirmed by immunofluorescence, immunohistochemistry, and transmission electron microscopy. Knee joints of wildtype (WT) and cartilage-specific ERp57 KO mice (ERp57 cKO) were analyzed by indentation-type atomic force microscopy (IT-AFM), toluidine blue, and immunofluorescence/-histochemical staining. Apoptotic cell death was investigated by a TUNEL assay. Additionally, OA was induced via forced exercise on a treadmill. ER stress in chondrocytes resulted in a reduced compressive stiffness of knee cartilage. With ER stress, 18-month-old mice developed osteoarthritic cartilage degeneration with osteophyte formation in knee joints. These degenerative changes were preceded by apoptotic death in articular chondrocytes. Young mice were not susceptible to OA, even when subjected to forced exercise. This study demonstrates that ER stress induces the development of age-related knee osteoarthritis owing to a decreased protective function of the UPR in chondrocytes with increasing age, while apoptosis increases. Therefore, inhibition of ER stress appears to be an attractive therapeutic target for OA.
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- Yvonne Rellmann
- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (Y.R.); (E.E.)
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (Y.R.); (E.E.)
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- Institute of Musculoskeletal Medicine, University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, Building D3, 48149 Muenster, Germany;
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- Center for Applied Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine-CANTER, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany; (L.F.); (J.V.); (H.C.-S.)
- Center for Nanoscience-CeNS, 80335 Munich, Germany
- Department for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80335 Munich, Germany;
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- Center for Applied Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine-CANTER, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany; (L.F.); (J.V.); (H.C.-S.)
- Center for Nanoscience-CeNS, 80335 Munich, Germany
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- Center for Applied Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine-CANTER, Munich University of Applied Sciences, 80335 Munich, Germany; (L.F.); (J.V.); (H.C.-S.)
- Center for Nanoscience-CeNS, 80335 Munich, Germany
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- Department for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80335 Munich, Germany;
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Waldeyerstraße 15, 48149 Muenster, Germany; (Y.R.); (E.E.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-251-8355573
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Milaras C, Lepetsos P, Dafou D, Potoupnis M, Tsiridis E. Association of Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP) Gene Polymorphisms With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of the Literature. Cureus 2021; 13:e18607. [PMID: 34765365 PMCID: PMC8572546 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.18607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Progressive matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-induced degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) of the articular cartilage is one of the major pathogenic osteoarthritis (OA) events. Several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes encoding MMPs have been identified as affecting MMP expression, production, and enzymatic activity. This study systematically reviews the literature regarding the association between the SNPs of genes encoding MMPs and the risk of knee OA. An electronic search in the PubMed and Web of Science databases from conception to January 2021 was performed addressing studies relating MMPs genetic polymorphisms with the risk of knee OA. We included case-control studies that used validated genotyping methods to detect the SNPs’ association in MMP genes with primary knee OA risk. Ten studies were finally included in this systematic review, evaluating different SNPs in six MMP genes in terms of knee OA pathogenesis: MMP-1 (3 SNPs), MMP-2 (1 SNP), MMP-3 (9 SNPs), MMP-8 (10 SNPs), MMP-9 (6 SNPs), and MMP-13 (1 SNP). Among them, nine SNPs of four MMP genes have been associated with knee OA: (a) MMP-1 -1607 1G/2G (Turkish, Chinese), (b) MMP-3 rs650108, rs650108, rs520540, rs602128, rs679620 (Chinese), (c) MMP-8 rs1940475 and rs376520 (Finnish), and (d) MMP-13 77A/ (rs2252070) (Chinese). The present review summarizes all known SNPs of MMP genes related to a higher risk of knee OA. There are at least nine SNPs in four MMP genes associated with knee OA. No solid correlation between MMP genotype and knee OA phenotype exists. More high-quality studies and modern genetic testing methods are needed to fully elucidate the role of polymorphisms of MMP genes in knee OA pathogenesis.
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- Biology Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Academic Orthopaedic Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC
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- Academic Orthopaedic Department, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC
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Yang Z, Liu D, Guan R, Li X, Wang Y, Sheng B. Potential genes and pathways associated with heterotopic ossification derived from analyses of gene expression profiles. J Orthop Surg Res 2021; 16:499. [PMID: 34389038 PMCID: PMC8364104 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-021-02658-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Heterotopic ossification (HO) represents pathological lesions that refer to the development of heterotopic bone in extraskeletal tissues around joints. This study investigates the genetic characteristics of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) from HO tissues and explores the potential pathways involved in this ailment. Methods Gene expression profiles (GSE94683) were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), including 9 normal specimens and 7 HO specimens, and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified. Then, protein–protein interaction (PPI) networks and Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were performed for further analysis. Results In total, 275 DEGs were differentially expressed, of which 153 were upregulated and 122 were downregulated. In the biological process (BP) category, the majority of DEGs, including EFNB3, UNC5C, TMEFF2, PTH2, KIT, FGF13, and WISP3, were intensively enriched in aspects of cell signal transmission, including axon guidance, negative regulation of cell migration, peptidyl-tyrosine phosphorylation, and cell-cell signaling. Moreover, KEGG analysis indicated that the majority of DEGs, including EFNB3, UNC5C, FGF13, MAPK10, DDIT3, KIT, COL4A4, and DKK2, were primarily involved in the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway, Ras signaling pathway, phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signaling pathway, and Wnt signaling pathway. Ten hub genes were identified, including CX3CL1, CXCL1, ADAMTS3, ADAMTS16, ADAMTSL2, ADAMTSL3, ADAMTSL5, PENK, GPR18, and CALB2. Conclusions This study presented novel insight into the pathogenesis of HO. Ten hub genes and most of the DEGs intensively involved in enrichment analyses may be new candidate targets for the prevention and treatment of HO in the future.
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- Zhanyu Yang
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China.,Hunan Emergency Center, No. 90 Pingchuan Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China.,Hunan Emergency Center, No. 90 Pingchuan Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, No. 61 Jiefang West Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China. .,Hunan Emergency Center, No. 90 Pingchuan Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410000, People's Republic of China.
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Xiong W, Lan Q, Liang X, Zhao J, Huang H, Zhan Y, Qin Z, Jiang X, Zheng L. Cartilage-targeting poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-formononetin (FMN) nanodrug for the treatment of osteoarthritis. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:197. [PMID: 34217311 PMCID: PMC8254262 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-021-00945-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Intra-articular (IA) injection is an efficient treatment for osteoarthritis, which will minimize systemic side effects. However, the joint experiences rapid clearance of therapeutics after intra-articular injection. Delivering system modified through active targeting strategies to facilitate localization within specific joint tissues such as cartilage is hopeful to increase the therapeutic effects. In this study, we designed a nanoscaled amphiphilic and cartilage-targeting polymer-drug delivery system by using formononetin (FMN)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (denoted as PCFMN), which was prepared by PEGylation of FMN followed by coupling with cartilage-targeting peptide (CollBP). Our results showed that PCFMN was approximately regular spherical with an average diameter about 218 nm. The in vitro test using IL-1β stimulated chondrocytes indicated that PCFMN was biocompatible and upregulated anabolic genes while simultaneously downregulated catabolic genes of the articular cartilage. The therapeutic effects in vivo indicated that PCFMN could effectively attenuate the progression of OA as evidenced by immunohistochemical staining and histological analysis. In addition, PCFMN showed higher intention time in joints and better anti-inflammatory effects than FMN, indicating the efficacy of cartilage targeting nanodrug on OA. This study may provide a reference for clinical OA therapy.
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- Wei Xiong
- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
- Department of Orthopedics Trauma and Hand Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
- Department of Orthopedics Trauma and Hand Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
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- Department of Oral Radiology, Guangxi Medical University College of Stomatology, Nanning, 530021, China.
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- Guangxi Engineering Center in Biomedical Materials for Tissue and Organ Regeneration, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
- Department of Orthopedics Trauma and Hand Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
- Guangxi Collaborative Innovation Center for Biomedicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, 530021, China.
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Theeuwes WF, van den Bosch MHJ, Thurlings RM, Blom AB, van Lent PLEM. The role of inflammation in mesenchymal stromal cell therapy in osteoarthritis, perspectives for post-traumatic osteoarthritis: a review. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 60:1042-1053. [PMID: 33410465 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OA is a complex and highly prevalent degenerative disease affecting the whole joint, in which factors like genetic predisposition, gender, age, obesity and traumas contribute to joint destruction. ∼50-80% of OA patients develop synovitis. OA-associated risk factors contribute to joint instability and the release of cartilage matrix fragments, activating the synovium to release pro-inflammatory factors and catabolic enzymes in turn damaging the cartilage and creating a vicious circle. Currently, no cure is available for OA. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have been tested in OA for their chondrogenic and anti-inflammatory properties. Interestingly, MSCs are most effective when administered during synovitis. This review focusses on the interplay between joint inflammation and the immunomodulation by MSCs in OA. We discuss the potential of MSCs to break the vicious circle of inflammation and describe current perspectives and challenges for clinical application of MSCs in treatment and prevention of OA, focussing on preventing post-traumatic OA.
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- Wessel F Theeuwes
- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Experimental Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Ragni E, Colombini A, Viganò M, Libonati F, Perucca Orfei C, Zagra L, de Girolamo L. Cartilage Protective and Immunomodulatory Features of Osteoarthritis Synovial Fluid-Treated Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secreted Factors and Extracellular Vesicles-Embedded miRNAs. Cells 2021; 10:cells10051072. [PMID: 33946524 PMCID: PMC8147187 DOI: 10.3390/cells10051072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intra-articular administration of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs), either in vitro expanded or within adipose tissue-based products obtained at point-of-care, has gained popularity as innovative regenerative medicine approach for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. ASCs can stimulate tissue repair and immunomodulation through paracrine factors, both soluble and extracellular vesicles (EV) embedded, collectively defining the secretome. Interaction with the degenerative/inflamed environment is a crucial factor in understanding the finely tuned molecular message but, to date, the majority of reports have described ASC-secretome features in resting conditions or under chemical stimuli far from the in vivo environment of degenerated OA joints. In this report, the secretory profile of ASCs treated with native synovial fluid from OA patients was evaluated, sifting 200 soluble factors and 754 EV-embedded miRNAs. Fifty-eight factors and 223 EV-miRNAs were identified, and discussed in the frame of cartilage and immune cell homeostasis. Bioinformatics gave a molecular basis for M2 macrophage polarization, T cell proliferation inhibition and T reg expansion enhancement, as well as cartilage protection, further confirmed in an in vitro model of OA chondrocytes. Moreover, a strong influence on immune cell chemotaxis emerged. In conclusion, obtained molecular data support the regenerative and immunomodulatory properties of ASCs when interacting with osteoarthritic joint environment.
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- Enrico Ragni
- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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- Hip Department, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy;
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- Laboratorio di Biotecnologie Applicate all’Ortopedia, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, I-20161 Milano, Italy; (E.R.); (A.C.); (M.V.); (F.L.); (C.P.O.)
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Coury JR, Nixon R, Collins M, Schwartz J, Chahine NO, Grande DA. Oral Administration of a Chemically Modified Curcumin, TRB-N0224, Reduced Inflammatory Cytokines and Cartilage Erosion in a Rabbit ACL Transection Injury Model. Cartilage 2021; 12:251-262. [PMID: 30486657 PMCID: PMC7970374 DOI: 10.1177/1947603518815263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of TRB-N0224, a chemically modified curcumin (CMC) with zinc binding properties and improved pharmacokinetics, in a rabbit anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) transection injury-induced model of osteoarthritis (OA). DESIGN Thirty-eight skeletally mature New Zealand white rabbits were studied in 4 groups: a sham with arthrotomy (n = 6), control with ACL transection (n = 6), and 2 treatment groups with ACL transection and administration of TRB-N0224 at low (25 mg/kg/day) (n = 13) and high (50 mg/kg/day) (n = 13) doses. After euthanization at 12 weeks, outcomes were measured by post-necropsy gross morphology, biomechanics, and cartilage and synovium histology. Rabbit blood ELISA quantified cytokine and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) concentrations at 0, 4, 8, and 12 weeks. RESULTS Both treatment doses had fewer distal femoral condyle erosive defects than the control; the low dose demonstrated a mean 78% decrease (P < 0.01). Histologically, the low- and high-dose treatment groups had fewer cartilage pathologic changes and less severe synovitis than the control. CMC alone did not have a major effect on the biomechanics of healthy cartilage or cartilage in the ACL transection model, as demonstrated in 5 of the 6 measured properties/regions (P < 0.05). ELISA results suggested that the key mediators of OA, (interleukin) IL-1β, IL-6, TNFα (tumor necrosis factor-α), MMP-9, and MMP-13, had decreased concentrations with TRB-N0224 treatment at different time points between weeks 4 to 12 (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In the pathogenesis of OA, an imbalance exists between catabolic and anabolic mediators. These results suggest the potential of TRB-N0224 to modulate MMP and cytokine levels, slowing the macroscopic and histopathological progression of OA.
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- Josephine R. Coury
- The Feinstein Institute for Medical
Research, Manhasset, NY, USA,Zucker School of Medicine at
Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical
Research, Manhasset, NY, USA,Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical
Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical
Research, Manhasset, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and
Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical
Research, Manhasset, NY, USA,Daniel A. Grande, The Feinstein Institute
for Medical Research, 350 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
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Angioni MM, Floris A, Cangemi I, Congia M, Chessa E, Orrù S, Piga M, Cauli A. Gene Expression Profiling of Monozygotic Twins Affected by Psoriatic Arthritis. Open Access Rheumatol 2021; 13:23-29. [PMID: 33692638 PMCID: PMC7939499 DOI: 10.2147/oarrr.s291391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a multifactorial disease, where the relative burden of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors in clinical course and damage accrual is not yet definitively clarified. In clinical practice, there is a real need for useful candidate biomarkers in PsA diagnosis and disease progression, by exploring its underlying transcriptomic and epigenomic mechanisms. This work aims to profile the transcriptome in monozygotic (MZ) twins with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) highly concordant for clinical presentation, but discordant for the radiographic outcomes’ severity. Methods We describe i) the clinical case of two MZ twins; ii) their comparative gene expression profiling (HTA 2.0 Affymetrix) and iii) signal pathways and pathophysiological processes in which differentially expressed genes are involved (in silico analysis by the IPA software, QIAGEN). Results One hundred sixty-three transcripts and 36 coding genes (28 up and 8 down) were differentially expressed between twins, and in the brother with the most erosive form, the transcriptomic profiling highlights the overexpression of genes known to be involved in immunomodulatory processes and on a broad spectrum of PsA manifestations. Discussion Twins’ clinical cases are still a gold mine in medical research: twin brothers are ideal experimental models in estimating the relative importance of genetic versus nongenetic components as determinants of complex phenotypes, non-Mendelian and multifactorial diseases as PsA.
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- Maria Maddalena Angioni
- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, University Clinic AOU, Cagliari, 09042, Italy
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McClurg O, Tinson R, Troeberg L. Targeting Cartilage Degradation in Osteoarthritis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14020126. [PMID: 33562742 PMCID: PMC7916085 DOI: 10.3390/ph14020126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis is a common, degenerative joint disease with significant socio-economic impact worldwide. There are currently no disease-modifying drugs available to treat the disease, making this an important area of pharmaceutical research. In this review, we assessed approaches being explored to directly inhibit metalloproteinase-mediated cartilage degradation and to counteract cartilage damage by promoting growth factor-driven repair. Metalloproteinase-blocking antibodies are discussed, along with recent clinical trials on FGF18 and Wnt pathway inhibitors. We also considered dendrimer-based approaches being developed to deliver and retain such therapeutics in the joint environment. These may reduce systemic side effects while improving local half-life and concentration. Development of such targeted anabolic therapies would be of great benefit in the osteoarthritis field.
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Yamazaki A, Edamura K, Tomo Y, Seki M, Asano K. Variations in gene expression levels with severity of synovitis in dogs with naturally occurring stifle osteoarthritis. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0246188. [PMID: 33507995 PMCID: PMC7842980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0246188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the major causes of chronic pain in dogs. However, the pathogenesis of OA has not been fully understood in dogs. The objective of this study was to comprehensively investigate the mRNA expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines, inflammatory mediators, nerve growth factor and its receptor, and matrix metalloproteinases in the synovium of dogs with spontaneous OA as well as to elucidate their relationships with the severity of synovitis. Dogs that were diagnosed with stifle OA on the basis of radiographic findings were included, and the degree of synovitis was observed using stifle arthroscopy. The dogs were assigned to two different groups depending on their synovitis scores: the low-grade group (score of 1 or 2; n = 8) and high-grade group (score of 3 to 5; n = 18). The dogs showing no evidence of orthopedic disease were included in the control group (n = 6). Synovial tissue samples were collected from the sites at which synovitis scores were assessed using arthroscopy. Total RNA was extracted from the collected synovial tissue, and cDNA was synthesized. Subsequently, RT-qPCR were performed using canine-specific primer sets for IL1B, IL6, CXCL8, TNF, TGFB1, PTGS2, PTGES, MMP3, MMP13, NGF, NTRK1, and PTGER4. Expression levels of IL1B, IL6, CXCL8, and MMP13 were significantly higher in the high-grade group than in the control group. In addition, expression levels of IL1B, CXCL8, TNF, and PTGS2 were significantly higher in the high-grade group than in the low-grade group. Expression levels of IL1B, IL6, CXCL8, TNF, PTGS2, and PTGER4 showed significant positive correlation with synovitis score. In conclusion, all mRNA expression levels in the synovial membrane varied according to the degree of synovitis in dogs with spontaneous OA. Thus, this study may partially elucidate the pathogenesis of synovitis in dogs with spontaneous OA.
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- Atsushi Yamazaki
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Bioresource and Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Bioresource and Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Bioresource and Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Bioresource and Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Surgery, College of Bioresource and Sciences, Nihon University, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
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Luo S, Li W, Wu W, Shi Q. Elevated expression of MMP8 and MMP9 contributes to diabetic osteoarthritis progression in a rat model. J Orthop Surg Res 2021; 16:64. [PMID: 33468174 PMCID: PMC7814732 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-021-02208-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge regarding the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA) is very limited. Previous studies have shown that matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 8 and MMP9 were upregulated in patients with diabetic OA. However, their regulatory functions and mechanisms in diabetic OA are not fully understood. METHODS Diabetic OA rats were constructed using a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin (STZ) induction. Safranin O-Fast green staining was used to detect the pathological changes in rat knee cartilage. MMP8 and MMP9 overexpression vectors or siRNAs were injected into diabetic OA rats to overexpress or knockdown the expression of MMP8 and MMP9, which was verified by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR). The expression of MMP8 and MMP9, chondrocyte differentiation markers collagen type II alpha 1 (COL2A1) and collagen type I alpha 1(COL1A1), and antiapoptotic protein BCL2 were detected using immunohistochemistry (IHC), and the number of apoptotic cells was detected by the transferase-mediated d-UTP nick-end-labeling (TUNEL) assay. RESULTS High-fat diet combined with STZ-induced rats exhibited joint cartilage damage, morphological changes, and increased expression of MMP8 and MMP9. Overexpression of MMP8 and MMP9 in the joint cavity further aggravated the pathological morphological changes, decreased the expression of COL2A1 and COL1A1, increased the expression of BCL2, and promoted cell apoptosis in diabetic OA rats. The use of siRNA to inhibit MMP8 and MMP9 levels in the cartilage joints significantly reversed the decrease in COL2A1 and COL1A1 expression and partially reversed BCL2 expression and chondrocyte apoptosis. CONCLUSION MMP8 and MMP9 promoted rat diabetic OA model. The underlying mechanism may be related to inhibiting cartilage differentiation and promoting chondrocyte apoptosis.
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- Simin Luo
- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Department of Endocrine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China.
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Differential gene expression analysis reveals pathways important in early post-traumatic osteoarthritis in an equine model. BMC Genomics 2020; 21:843. [PMID: 33256611 PMCID: PMC7708211 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-020-07228-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) is a common and significant problem in equine athletes. It is a disease of the entire joint, with the synovium thought to be a key player in disease onset and progression due to its role in inflammation. The development of effective tools for early diagnosis and treatment of PTOA remains an elusive goal. Altered gene expression represents the earliest discernable disease-related change, and can provide valuable information about disease pathogenesis and identify potential therapeutic targets. However, there is limited work examining global gene expression changes in early disease. In this study, we quantified gene expression changes in the synovium of osteoarthritis-affected joints using an equine metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) chip model of early PTOA. Synovial samples were collected arthroscopically from the MCPJ of 11 adult horses before (preOA) and after (OA) surgical induction of osteoarthritis and from sham-operated joints. After sequencing synovial RNA, Salmon was used to quasi-map reads and quantify transcript abundances. Differential expression analysis with the limma-trend method used a fold-change cutoff of log2(1.1). Functional annotation was performed with PANTHER at FDR < 0.05. Pathway and network analyses were performed in Reactome and STRING, respectively. Results RNA was sequenced from 28 samples (6 preOA, 11 OA, 11 sham). “Sham” and “preOA” were not different and were grouped. Three hundred ninety-seven genes were upregulated and 365 downregulated in OA synovium compared to unaffected. Gene ontology (GO) terms related to extracellular matrix (ECM) organization, angiogenesis, and cell signaling were overrepresented. There were 17 enriched pathways, involved in ECM turnover, protein metabolism, and growth factor signaling. Network analysis revealed clusters of differentially expressed genes involved in ECM organization, endothelial regulation, and cellular metabolism. Conclusions Enriched pathways and overrepresented GO terms reflected a state of high metabolic activity and tissue turnover in OA-affected tissue, suggesting that the synovium may retain the capacity to support healing and homeostasis in early disease. Limitations of this study include small sample size and capture of one point post-injury. Differentially expressed genes within key pathways may represent potential diagnostic markers or therapeutic targets for PTOA. Mechanistic validation of these findings is an important next step.
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Satz-Jacobowitz B, Hubmacher D. The quest for substrates and binding partners: A critical barrier for understanding the role of ADAMTS proteases in musculoskeletal development and disease. Dev Dyn 2020; 250:8-26. [PMID: 32875613 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Secreted ADAMTS metalloproteases are involved in the sculpting, remodeling, and erosion of connective tissues throughout the body, including in the musculoskeletal system. ADAMTS proteases contribute to musculoskeletal development, pathological tissue destruction, and are mutated in congenital musculoskeletal disorders. Examples include versican cleavage by ADAMTS9 which is required for interdigital web regression during limb development, ADAMTS5-mediated aggrecan degradation in osteoarthritis resulting in joint erosion, and mutations in ADAMTS10 or ADAMTS17 that cause Weill-Marchesani syndrome, a short stature syndrome with bone, joint, muscle, cardiac, and eye involvement. Since the function of ADAMTS proteases and proteases in general is primarily defined by the molecular consequences of proteolysis of their respective substrates, it is paramount to identify all physiological substrates for each individual ADAMTS protease. Here, we review the current knowledge of ADAMTS proteases and their involvement in musculoskeletal development and disease, focusing on some of their known physiological substrates and the consequences of substrate cleavage. We further emphasize the critical need for the identification and validation of novel ADAMTS substrates and binding partners by describing the principles of mass spectrometry-based approaches and by emphasizing strategies that need to be considered for validating the physiological relevance for ADAMTS-mediated proteolysis of novel putative substrates.
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- Brandon Satz-Jacobowitz
- Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Gene Expression Profiling Studies Using Microarray in Osteoarthritis: Genes in Common and Different Conditions. Arch Immunol Ther Exp (Warsz) 2020; 68:28. [PMID: 32914280 DOI: 10.1007/s00005-020-00592-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA), which is characterized mainly by cartilage degradation, is the most prevalent joint disorder worldwide. Although OA is identified as a major cause of joint pain, disability, and socioeconomic burden, the etiology of OA is still not clearly known. Recently, gene microarray analysis has become an efficient method for the research of complex diseases and has been employed to determine what genes and pathways are involved in the pathological process of OA. In this review, OA study results over the last decade are summarized for gene expression profiling of various tissues, such as cartilage, subchondral bone, and synovium in human OA and mouse OA models. Many differentially expressed genes, which mainly involve matrix metabolism, bone turnover, and inflammation pathways, were identified in diseased compared with "normal" tissues. Nevertheless, rare common genes were reported from studies using different tissue sources, microarray chips, and research designs. Thus, future novel and carefully designed microarray studies are required to elucidate underlying genetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of OA as well as new directions for potential OA-targeted pharmaceutical therapies.
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Duan L, Liang Y, Xu X, Xiao Y, Wang D. Recent progress on the role of miR-140 in cartilage matrix remodelling and its implications for osteoarthritis treatment. Arthritis Res Ther 2020; 22:194. [PMID: 32811552 PMCID: PMC7437174 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-020-02290-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Cartilage matrix remodelling homeostasis is a crucial factor in maintaining cartilage integrity. Loss of cartilage integrity is a typical characteristic of osteoarthritis (OA). Strategies aimed at maintaining cartilage integrity have attracted considerable attention in the OA research field. Recently, a series of studies have suggested dual functions of microRNA-140 (miR-140) in cartilage matrix remodelling. Here, we discuss the significance of miR-140 in promoting cartilage formation and inhibiting degeneration. Additionally, we focused on the role of miR-140 in the chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). Of note, we carefully reviewed recent advances in MSC exosomes for miRNA delivery in OA treatment.
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- Li Duan
- Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China.,Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen, 518003, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China
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- Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Brisbane, QLD, 4059, Australia
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shenzhen Intelligent Orthopaedics and Biomedical Innovation Platform, Guangdong Artificial Intelligence Biomedical Innovation Platform, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University Health Science Center, Shenzhen, 518035, China. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Liu L, Wang S, Wen Y, Li P, Cheng S, Ma M, Zhang L, Cheng B, Qi X, Liang C, Zhang F. Assessing the genetic relationships between osteoarthritis and human plasma proteins: a large scale genetic correlation scan. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2020; 8:677. [PMID: 32617297 PMCID: PMC7327363 DOI: 10.21037/atm-19-4643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial complex disease. The impact of plasma proteins on OA remains elusive now. Methods The UK Biobank genome-wide association study data of OA was used here. Genome-wide SNP genotyping was performed using the Affymetrix UK BiLEVE Axiom or UK Biobank Axiom array. Equally, the GWAS summary data of 3,622 plasma proteins was derived from a recently published study. Consequently, linkage disequilibrium score regression (LD score regression) analysis was performed to evaluate the genetic correlation between each plasma protein and different sites of OA. Results Several suggestive plasma proteins were identified for OA. For hand OA, evidence of genetic correlation was observed for inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor heavy chain H1 (coefficient =−0.3854, P value =0.0198), multiple inositol polyphosphate phosphatase 1 (coefficient =−1.1721, P value =0.0303). For hip OA, 7 suggestive genetic correlation signals were observed, such as Transmembrane glycoprotein NMB (coefficient =0.6944, P value =0.0098), Endothelial cell-specific molecule 1 (coefficient =0.6337, P value =0.03). For Knee OA, 12 suggestive genetic correlation signals were identified, including Elafin (coefficient =−0.5562, P value =0.0092), Interleukin-16 (coefficient =0.3949, P value =0.0435). Conclusions We investigated the genetic correlations between plasma proteins and different sites of OA in a systematic way. Our results provide novel evidence that OA is a heterogeneous disease.
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- Li Liu
- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Qi X, Yu F, Wen Y, Li P, Cheng B, Ma M, Cheng S, Zhang L, Liang C, Liu L, Zhang F. Integration of transcriptome-wide association study and messenger RNA expression profile to identify genes associated with osteoarthritis. Bone Joint Res 2020; 9:130-138. [PMID: 32435465 PMCID: PMC7229301 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.93.bjr-2019-0137.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aims Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease. However, the specific and definitive genetic mechanisms of OA are still unclear. Methods Tissue-related transcriptome-wide association studies (TWAS) of hip OA and knee OA were performed utilizing the genome-wide association study (GWAS) data of hip OA and knee OA (including 2,396 hospital-diagnosed hip OA patients versus 9,593 controls, and 4,462 hospital-diagnosed knee OA patients versus 17,885 controls) and gene expression reference to skeletal muscle and blood. The OA-associated genes identified by TWAS were further compared with the differentially expressed genes detected by the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression profiles of hip OA and knee OA. Functional enrichment and annotation analysis of identified genes was performed by the DAVID and FUMAGWAS tools. Results We detected 33 common genes, eight common gene ontology (GO) terms, and one common pathway for hip OA, such as calcium and integrin-binding protein 1 (CIB1) (PTWAS = 0.025, FCmRNA = -1.575 for skeletal muscle), adrenomedullin (ADM) (PTWAS = 0.022, FCmRNA = -4.644 for blood), Golgi apparatus (PTWAS <0.001, PmRNA = 0.012 for blood), and phosphatidylinositol 3' -kinase-protein kinase B (PI3K-Akt) signalling pathway (PTWAS = 0.033, PmRNA = 0.005 for blood). For knee OA, we detected 24 common genes, eight common GO terms, and two common pathways, such as histocompatibility complex, class II, DR beta 1 (HLA-DRB1) (PTWAS = 0.040, FCmRNA = 4.062 for skeletal muscle), Follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1) (PTWAS = 0.048, FCmRNA = 3.000 for blood), cytoplasm (PTWAS < 0.001, PmRNA = 0.005 for blood), and complement and coagulation cascades (PTWAS = 0.017, PmRNA = 0.001 for skeletal muscle). Conclusion We identified a group of OA-associated genes and pathways, providing novel clues for understanding the genetic mechanism of OA. Cite this article:Bone Joint Res. 2020;9(3):130–138.
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- Xin Qi
- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Key Laboratory of Trace Elements and Endemic Diseases of National Health and Family Planning Commission, School of Public Health, Health Science Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Hamasaki M, Terkawi MA, Onodera T, Tian Y, Ebata T, Matsumae G, Alhasan H, Takahashi D, Iwasaki N. Transcriptional profiling of murine macrophages stimulated with cartilage fragments revealed a strategy for treatment of progressive osteoarthritis. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7558. [PMID: 32371954 PMCID: PMC7200748 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64515-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Accumulating evidence suggests that synovitis is associated with osteoarthritic process. Macrophages play principal role in development of synovitis. Our earlier study suggests that interaction between cartilage fragments and macrophages exacerbates osteoarthritic process. However, molecular mechanisms by which cartilage fragments trigger cellular responses remain to be investigated. Therefore, the current study aims at analyzing molecular response of macrophages to cartilage fragments. To this end, we analyzed the transcriptional profiling of murine macrophages exposed to cartilage fragments by RNA sequencing. A total 153 genes were differentially upregulated, and 105 genes were down-regulated in response to cartilage fragments. Bioinformatic analysis revealed that the most significantly enriched terms of the upregulated genes included scavenger receptor activity, integrin binding activity, TNF signaling, and toll-like receptor signaling. To further confirm our results, immunohistochemical staining was performed to detected regulated molecules in synovial tissues of OA patients. In consistence with RNA-seq results, MARCO, TLR2 and ITGα5 were mainly detected in the intima lining layer of synovial tissues. Moreover, blockade of TLR2 or ITGα5 but not Marco using specific antibody significantly reduced production of TNF-α in stimulated macrophages by cartilage fragments. Our data suggested that blocking TLR2 or ITGα5 might be promising therapeutic strategy for treating progressive osteoarthritis.
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- Masanari Hamasaki
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science Bldg No 2, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science Bldg No 2, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-15, Nish-7, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan
- Global Institution for Collaborative Research and Education (GI-CoRE), Frontier Research Center for Advanced Material and Life Science Bldg No 2, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Loreto C, Filetti V, Almeida LE, La Rosa GRM, Leonardi R, Grippaudo C, Lo Giudice A. MMP-7 and MMP-9 are overexpressed in the synovial tissue from severe temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Eur J Histochem 2020; 64. [PMID: 32312031 PMCID: PMC7171425 DOI: 10.4081/ejh.2020.3113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are tissue-enzymes that play a key role during the remodeling process, such as in inflammatory diseases. MMP-7 and MMP-9 have been shown to be implicated in extracellular matrix homeostasis and in joint disc remodeling. The objective of this study was to determine the relation of MMP-7 and MMP-9 expression with severe temporomandibular joint dysfunction, in particular with anterior disk displacement without reduction (ADDwoR), using an immunohistochemical approach. Therefore, twenty human temporomandibular synovia in the test group and ten in the control group were collected. The results showed there was a statistically significant difference (P<0.001) for morphometric and densitometric analysis of both detected MMPs in control and test groups. In conclusion, MMP-7 and MMP-9 were overexpressed in the synovial tissue of patients with ADDwoR.
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- Carla Loreto
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Section of Anatomy, University of Catania.
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Wang T, Hill RC, Dzieciatkowska M, Zhu L, Infante AM, Hu G, Hansen KC, Pei M. Site-Dependent Lineage Preference of Adipose Stem Cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 8:237. [PMID: 32351957 PMCID: PMC7174673 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.00237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Adult stem cells have unique properties in both proliferation and differentiation preference. In this study, we hypothesized that adipose stem cells have a depot-dependent lineage preference. Four rabbits were used to provide donor-matched adipose stem cells from either subcutaneous adipose tissue (ScAT) or infrapatellar fat pad (IPFP). Proliferation and multi-lineage differentiation were evaluated in adipose stem cells from donor-matched ScAT and IPFP. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) and proteomics were conducted to uncover potential molecular discrepancy in adipose stem cells and their corresponding matrix microenvironments. We found that stem cells from ScAT exhibited significantly higher proliferation and adipogenic capacity compared to those from donor-matched IPFP while stem cells from IPFP displayed significantly higher chondrogenic potential compared to those from donor-matched ScAT. Our findings are strongly endorsed by supportive data from transcriptome and proteomics analyses, indicating a site-dependent lineage preference of adipose stem cells.
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- Tingliang Wang
- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Bioinformatics Core Facility, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
- WVU Cancer Institute, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States
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Sirong S, Yang C, Taoran T, Songhang L, Shiyu L, Yuxin Z, Xiaoru S, Tao Z, Yunfeng L, Xiaoxiao C. Effects of tetrahedral framework nucleic acid/wogonin complexes on osteoarthritis. Bone Res 2020; 8:6. [PMID: 32047705 PMCID: PMC7010777 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-019-0077-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis, a disorder characterized by articular cartilage deterioration, varying degrees of inflammation, and chondrocyte apoptosis, is the most common chronic joint disease. To slow or reverse its progression, inflammation should be inhibited, and chondrocyte proliferation should be promoted. Tetrahedral framework nucleic acids can be internalized by chondrocytes (even inflammatory chondrocytes) and can enhance their proliferation and migration. Wogonin, a naturally occurring flavonoid, suppresses oxidative stress and inhibits inflammation. In this study, tetrahedral framework nucleic acids were successfully self-assembled and used to load wogonin. We confirmed the effective formation of tetrahedral framework nucleic acid/wogonin complexes by dynamic light scattering, zeta potential analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and fluorescence spectrophotometry. Tetrahedral framework nucleic acids, wogonin, and especially tetrahedral framework nucleic acid/wogonin complexes effectively alleviated inflammation in vitro and in vivo and prevented cartilage destruction. In addition, these materials remarkably downregulated the expression of inflammatory mediators and matrix metalloproteinases, upregulated chondrogenic markers, and promoted tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1 and B-cell lymphoma 2 expression. In vivo, after treatment with tetrahedral framework nucleic acid/wogonin complexes, the bone mineral density in regenerated tissues was much higher than that found in the untreated groups. Histologically, the complexes enhanced new tissue regeneration, significantly suppressed chondrocyte apoptosis, and promoted chondrogenic marker expression. They also inhibited cell apoptosis, increased chondrogenic marker expression, and suppressed the expression of inflammatory mediators in osteoarthritis. Therefore, we believe that tetrahedral framework nucleic acid/wogonin complexes can be used as an injectable form of therapy for osteoarthritis.
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- Shi Sirong
- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- Department of Liver Surgery & Liver Transplantation Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan Province China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hosptial of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041 China
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Osteoarthritis-related biomarkers profile in chronic anterior cruciate ligament injured knee. Knee 2020; 27:51-60. [PMID: 31926672 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2019] [Revised: 11/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Increasing evidence has shown the involvement of the innate immune system and inflammatory response in osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis; however, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are recognized risk factors for development of post-traumatic OA. We investigated (1) whether inflammatory mediators involved in OA pathogenesis are also present at significant concentrations in the knee joint sometime after ACL complete tear and may be considered as prognostic biomarkers of progression to secondary OA; and (2) whether quantification in serum may surrogate synovial fluid (SF) measurements in both cases. METHODS Thirty-seven end-stage OA patients and 33 patients with ACL complete tear that were included on the waiting list for knee surgery were consecutively recruited. Serum and SF samples were taken before surgery, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1), matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP1), bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP7), regulated upon activation normal t-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES), cytokine interferon-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10) and heat shock protein family A (Hsp70) member 1A (HSPA1A) were quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA.) Normally distributed data were compared using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test. Data not normally distributed were analyzed using a nonparametric Mann-Whitney rank sum test. Differences in means were compared using a Student's t-test. Correlations were analyzed using Pearson's coefficient of variation. RESULTS Eighty-seven percent of patients with OA and 86% of those with ACL tear had quantifiable levels of biomarkers in SF. SF levels of IL-6, IL-8, MMP1, MMP3, RANTES, IP-10, BMP7 and HSPA1A were significantly lower in ACL injury knees compared with those with OA, but much higher than those reported in control subjects. Serum levels of IL-6, IP-10, and MMP1 were also lower in patients with ACL tears, who had, however, significantly higher TNF-α, HSPA1A, and TIMP1 levels when compared with OA patients. Levels of biomarkers tested in serum and SF samples were significantly different. CONCLUSIONS Our data propose that cytokines IL-6 and IL-8 and the chemokines RANTES, IP-10, MMP1, MMP3, and HSPA1A may be involved in the inflammatory process leading to synovitis, the central lesion in OA onset and development; persistent high levels of these substances sometime after ACL injury suggest that they could play an etiopathogenic role in the maintenance of the inflammatory environment leading to post-traumatic OA. Serum biomarker levels do not appear to faithfully reflect what occurs inside the joint. Thus, most biomarkers cannot yet be considered as useful inflammatory biomarkers of knee joint diseases.
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Dai W, Liang Z, Liu H, Zhao G, Ju C. Lunasin abrogates the expression of matrix metalloproteinases and reduction of type II collagen. ARTIFICIAL CELLS NANOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 47:3259-3264. [PMID: 31368822 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1623227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Impairment of type II collagen caused by MMPs in response to overproduction of IL-1β is an important step in the pathological progression of osteoarthritis (OA). Lunasin, a well-known peptide present in the soybean, has displayed a positive impact on numerous physiological functions. Little information in the effects of lunasin on cartilage degradation has been sought in clinical research before. Here, we report that lunasin suppressed the increase in MMP-3 and MMP-13 caused by IL-1β. In addition, we found that lunasin could prevent the decrease in TIMP-1 and TIMP-2 expressions caused by IL-1β. Notably, lunasin suppressed reduction of type II collagen, the basis for articular cartilage. Lunasin also attenuated activation of the JAK2/STAT1/IRF-1 pathway. These effects of lunasin suggest that it might become a promising therapeutic agent for chondro-protective therapy.
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- Weihua Dai
- a Department of Orthopedic, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Orthopedic, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Orthopedic, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- a Department of Orthopedic, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital , Weifang , Shandong , China
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- b Department of Orthopedic, Weifang People's Hospital , Weifang , China
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Profile of Matrix-Remodeling Proteinases in Osteoarthritis: Impact of Fibronectin. Cells 2019; 9:cells9010040. [PMID: 31877874 PMCID: PMC7017325 DOI: 10.3390/cells9010040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) is a complex and specialized three-dimensional macromolecular network, present in nearly all tissues, that also interacts with cell surface receptors on joint resident cells. Changes in the composition and physical properties of the ECM lead to the development of many diseases, including osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a chronic degenerative rheumatic disease characterized by a progressive loss of synovial joint function as a consequence of the degradation of articular cartilage, also associated with alterations in the synovial membrane and subchondral bone. During OA, ECM-degrading enzymes, including urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTSs), cleave ECM components, such as fibronectin (Fn), generating fibronectin fragments (Fn-fs) with catabolic properties. In turn, Fn-fs promote activation of these proteinases, establishing a degradative and inflammatory feedback loop. Thus, the aim of this review is to update the contribution of ECM-degrading proteinases to the physiopathology of OA as well as their modulation by Fn-fs.
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Zhang H, Chen C, Cui Y, Li Y, Wang Z, Mao X, Dou P, Li Y, Ma C. lnc-SAMD14-4 can regulate expression of the COL1A1 and COL1A2 in human chondrocytes. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7491. [PMID: 31534838 PMCID: PMC6727836 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common motor system disease in aging people, characterized by matrix degradation, chondrocyte death, and osteophyte formation. OA etiology is unclear, but long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that participate in numerous pathological and physiological processes may be key regulators in the onset and development of OA. Because profiling of lncRNAs and their biological function in OA is not understood, we measured lncRNA and mRNA expression profiles using high-throughput microarray to study human knee OA. We identified 2,042 lncRNAs and 2,011 mRNAs that were significantly differentially expressed in OA compared to non-OA tissue (>2.0- or < − 2.0-fold change; p < 0.5), including 1,137 lncRNAs that were upregulated and 905 lncRNAs that were downregulated. Also, 1,386 mRNA were upregulated and 625 mRNAs were downregulated. QPCR was used to validate chip results. Gene Ontology analysis and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes was used to study the biological function enrichment of differentially expressed mRNA. Additionally, coding-non-coding gene co-expression (CNC) network construction was performed to explore the relevance of dysregulated lncRNAs and mRNAs. Finally, the gain/loss of function experiments of lnc-SAMD14-4 was implemented in IL-1β-treated human chondrocytes. In general, this study provides a preliminary database for further exploring lncRNA-related mechnisms in OA.
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- Haibin Zhang
- Department of Orthopedics, The NO.921 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Support Force, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The NO.921 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army Joint Support Force, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hunan Normal University, changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Changsha central hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Traumatology, Shanxi Fenyang Hospital, The Fenyang Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Fenyang, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, People's Hospital of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Jishou, Hunan, China
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Estell EG, Silverstein AM, Stefani RM, Lee AJ, Murphy LA, Shah RP, Ateshian GA, Hung CT. Cartilage Wear Particles Induce an Inflammatory Response Similar to Cytokines in Human Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:1979-1987. [PMID: 31062877 PMCID: PMC6834361 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The synovium plays a key role in the development of osteoarthritis, as evidenced by pathological changes to the tissue observed in both early and late stages of the disease. One such change is the attachment of cartilage wear particles to the synovial intima. While this phenomenon has been well observed clinically, little is known of the biological effects that such particles have on resident cells in the synovium. The present work investigates the hypothesis that cartilage wear particles elicit a pro-inflammatory response in diseased and healthy human fibroblast-like synoviocytes, like that induced by key cytokines in osteoarthritis. Fibroblast-like synoviocytes from 15 osteoarthritic human donors and a subset of three non-osteoarthritic donors were exposed to cartilage wear particles, interleukin-1α or tumor necrosis factor-α for 6 days and analyzed for proliferation, matrix production, and release of pro-inflammatory mediators and degradative enzymes. Wear particles significantly increased proliferation and release of nitric oxide, interleukin-6 and -8, and matrix metalloproteinase-9, -10, and -13 in osteoarthritic synoviocytes, mirroring the effects of both cytokines, with similar trends in non-osteoarthritic cells. These results suggest that cartilage wear particles are a relevant physical factor in the osteoarthritic environment, perpetuating the pro-inflammatory and pro-degradative cascade by modulating synoviocyte behavior at early and late stages of the disease. Future work points to therapeutic strategies for slowing disease progression that target cell-particle interactions. © 2019 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:1979-1987, 2019.
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- Eben G. Estell
- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY
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- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY
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- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY
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- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY
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- Columbia University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, New York, NY
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- Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY,Corresponding Author: Clark T. Hung, 351 Engineering Terrace, 1210 Amsterdam Avenue, Mail Code: 8904, New York, NY 10027, Phone: +1 212-854-6542, Fax: +1 212-854-8725,
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Falconer AMD, Chan CM, Gray J, Nagashima I, Holland RA, Shimizu H, Pickford AR, Rowan AD, Wilkinson DJ. Collagenolytic matrix metalloproteinases antagonize proteinase-activated receptor-2 activation, providing insights into extracellular matrix turnover. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:10266-10277. [PMID: 31110047 PMCID: PMC6664178 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.006974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The collagenase subfamily of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have important roles in the remodeling of collagenous matrices. The proteinase-activated receptor (PAR) family has a unique mechanism of activation requiring proteolysis of an extracellular domain forming a neo-N terminus that acts as a tethered ligand, a process that has been associated with the development of arthritis. Canonical PAR2 activation typically occurs via a serine proteinase at Arg36-Ser37, but other proteinases can cleave PARs downstream of the tethered ligand and "disarm" the receptor. To identify additional cleavage sites within PAR2, we synthesized a 42-amino-acid peptide corresponding to the extracellular region. We observed that all three soluble MMP collagenases, MMP-1, MMP-8, and MMP-13, cleave PAR2 and discovered a novel cleavage site (Ser37-Leu38). Metalloproteinases from resorbing bovine nasal cartilage and recombinant human collagenases could cleave a quenched fluorescent peptide mimicking the canonical PAR2 activation region, and kinetic constants were determined. In PAR2-overexpressing SW1353 chondrocytes, we demonstrated that the activator peptide SLIGKV-NH2 induces rapid calcium flux, inflammatory gene expression (including MMP1 and MMP13), and the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and p38 kinase. The corresponding MMP cleavage-derived peptide (LIGKVD-NH2) exhibited no canonical activation; however, we observed phosphorylation of ERK, providing evidence of biased agonism. Importantly, we demonstrated that preincubation with active MMP-1 reduced downstream PAR2 activation by a canonical activator, matriptase, but not SLIGKV-NH2 These results support a role for collagenases as proteinases capable of disarming PAR2, revealing a mechanism that suppresses PAR2-mediated inflammatory responses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adrian M D Falconer
- From the Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- From the Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, United Kingdom
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- Bio-material Engineering Research Group, Bioproduction Research Institute, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517, Japan, and
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- Centre for Enzyme Innovation, School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, United Kingdom
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- Bio-material Engineering Research Group, Bioproduction Research Institute, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Sapporo, Hokkaido 062-8517, Japan, and
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- Centre for Enzyme Innovation, School of Biological Sciences and Institute of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, United Kingdom
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- From the Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom
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- From the Skeletal Research Group, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Central Parkway, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 3BZ, United Kingdom,
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