Positive Effects of a Young Systemic Environment and High Growth Differentiation Factor 11 Levels on Chondrocyte Proliferation and Cartilage Matrix Synthesis in Old Mice

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 1123-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Li ◽  
Xiaochun Wei ◽  
Dongming Wang ◽  
Zhi Lv ◽  
Xiang Geng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Growth ◽  
Cartilage Matrix ◽  
Matrix Synthesis ◽  
Chondrocyte Proliferation ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Differentiation Factor ◽  
Old Mice ◽  
And Cartilage

scholarly journals Acupuncture Delays Cartilage Degeneration through Upregulating SIRT1 Expression in Rats with Osteoarthritis

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hui Liu ◽  
Tingting Zhang ◽  
Min Liu ◽  
Chunhong Wang ◽  
Jinfeng Yan
Keyword(s):  
Cartilage Degeneration ◽  
Cartilage Matrix ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Matrix Degradation ◽  
Matrix Synthesis ◽  
Sirt1 Expression ◽  
Tnf Α ◽  
Related Proteins ◽  
And Cartilage

Silent mating type information regulation 2 homolog 1 (SIRT1) has been reported to inhibit osteoarthritic gene expression in chondrocytes. Here, efforts in this study were made to unveil the specific role of SIRT1 in the therapy of acupuncture on cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis (OA). Specifically, OA was established by the anterior cruciate ligament transection method in the right knee joint of rats, subsequent to which acupuncture was performed on two acupoints. Injection with shSIRT1 sequence–inserted lentiviruses was conducted to investigate the role of SIRT1 in acupuncture-mediated OA. Morphological changes and cell apoptosis in rat OA cartilages were examined by safranin-O staining and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated nick-end labeling (TUNEL) assay, respectively. The serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-2 in OA rats were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The expressions of SIRT1, cartilage matrix degradation-related proteins (matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 and ADAMTS5), NF-κB signaling-related markers (p-p65/p65 and p-IκBα/IκBα), and cartilage matrix synthesis-related proteins (collagen II and aggrecan) in the OA cartilage were analyzed by western blot. As a result, acupuncture counteracted OA-associated upregulation of TNF-α, IL-2, cartilage matrix degradation-related proteins, and NF-κB signaling-related markers, morphological damage, apoptosis, SIRT1 downregulation, and loss of cartilage matrix synthesis-related proteins in rat articular cartilages. SIRT1 silencing reversed acupuncture-induced counteractive effects on the aforementioned OA-associated phenomena (except apoptosis, the experiment regarding which under SIRT1 silencing was not performed). Collectively, acupuncture inhibited chondrocyte apoptosis, inflammation, NF-κB signaling activation, and cartilage matrix degradation by upregulating SIRT1 expression to delay OA-associated cartilage degeneration.

scholarly journals Heterochronic Parabiosis: Old Blood Induces Changes in Mitochondrial Structure and Function of Young Mice

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny L Gonzalez-Armenta ◽  
Ning Li ◽  
Rae-Ling Lee ◽  
Baisong Lu ◽  
Anthony J A Molina
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Respiration ◽  
Complex I ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Muscle Performance ◽  
Mitochondrial Morphology ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Mitochondrial Structure ◽  
And Function ◽  
Old Mice ◽  
Young Mice

Abstract Heterochronic parabiosis models have been utilized to demonstrate the role of blood-borne circulating factors in systemic effects of aging. In previous studies, heterochronic parabiosis has shown positive effects across multiple tissues in old mice. More recently, a study demonstrated old blood had a more profound negative effect on muscle performance and neurogenesis of young mice. In this study, we used heterochronic parabiosis to test the hypothesis that circulating factors mediate mitochondrial bioenergetic decline, a well-established biological hallmark of aging. We examined mitochondrial morphology, expression of mitochondrial complexes, and mitochondrial respiration from skeletal muscle of mice connected as heterochronic pairs, as well as young and old isochronic controls. Our results indicate that young heterochronic mice had significantly lower total mitochondrial content and on average had significantly smaller mitochondria compared to young isochronic controls. Expression of complex IV followed a similar pattern: young heterochronic mice had a trend for lower expression compared to young isochronic controls. Additionally, respirometric analyses indicate that young heterochronic mice had significantly lower complex I, complex I + II, and maximal mitochondrial respiration and a trend for lower complex II-driven respiration compared to young isochronic controls. Interestingly, we did not observe significant improvements in old heterochronic mice compared to old isochronic controls, demonstrating the profound deleterious effects of circulating factors from old mice on mitochondrial structure and function. We also found no significant differences between the young and old heterochronic mice, demonstrating that circulating factors can be a driver of age-related differences in mitochondrial structure and function.

BMP2 Is Required for Postnatal Maintenance of Osteochondral Tissues of the Temporomandibular Joint

Cartilage ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 194760352098015
Author(s):  
Mara H. O’Brien ◽  
Eliane H. Dutra ◽  
Shivam Mehta ◽  
Po-Jung Chen ◽  
Sumit Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Mandibular Condyle ◽  
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 ◽  
Matrix Synthesis ◽  
Cartilage Growth ◽  
Chondrocyte Proliferation ◽  
Conditional Deletion ◽  
Morphogenetic Protein

Objective Bone morphogenetic protein 2 (BMP2) plays important roles in cartilage growth and development. Paradoxically, elevated levels of BMP2 leads to hypertrophic differentiation and osteoarthritis of cartilage. We examined the in vivo loss of BMP2 in cells expressing aggrecan of the mandibular condyle and knee. Design Three-week-old BMP2 flox/flox- CreER-positive mice and their Cre-negative littermates were treated with tamoxifen and raised until 3 or 6 months. We also investigated the direct effects of BMP2 on chondrocytes in vitro. Cells from the mandibular condyle of mice were treated with recombinant human BMP2 (rhBMP2) or rhNoggin (inhibitor of BMP2 signaling). Results Conditional deletion of BMP2 caused breakage of the cartilage integrity in the mandibular condyle of mice from both age groups, accompanied by a decrease in cartilage thickness, matrix synthesis, mineralization, chondrocyte proliferation, and increased expression of degeneration markers, while the effects at articular cartilage were not significant. In vitro results revealed that rhBMP2 increased chondrocyte proliferation, mineralization, and differentiation, while noggin induced opposite effects. Conclusions In conclusion, BMP2 is essential for postnatal maintenance of the osteochondral tissues of the mandibular condyle.

scholarly journals Dkk-1 promotes angiogenic responses and cartilage matrix proteinase secretion in synovial fibroblasts from osteoarthritic joints

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 3267-3277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lin-Hsiu Weng ◽  
Jih-Yang Ko ◽  
Ching-Jen Wang ◽  
Yi-Chih Sun ◽  
Feng-Sheng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fibroblasts ◽  
Cartilage Matrix ◽  
And Cartilage

MORQUIO'S DISEASE

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 839-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Schenk ◽  
James Haggerty
Keyword(s):  
Patent Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Ductus Arteriosus ◽  
Foam Cells ◽  
Cartilage Matrix ◽  
Abnormal Accumulation ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
And Cartilage ◽  
Morphologic Changes ◽  
Patent Ductus

The radiologic and morphologic changes seen in a patient with Morquio's disease who came to autopsy are described and discussed. Pathologic changes were limited to cartilage and consisted of cytochemically definable lesions of the matrix characterized by the presence of amorphous and fibrillar lesions and the accumulation of foam cells. An abnormal accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in foam cells and cartilage matrix was present. No evidence of visceral storage of mucopolysaccharides, such as is seen in Hurler's disease, was present. In addition to Morquio's disease, this patient had a patent ductus arteriosus. Clinical features and radiologic changes in an older living sibling, who has had Morquio's disease and is now apparently developing the Morquio-Ullrich variant, are described.

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