Zhuanggu Jianxi Decoction (壮骨健膝方) limits interleukin-1 β-induced degeneration chondrocytes via the caveolin-p38 MAPK signal pathway.

Autor: Yan, Hu, Su, You-xin, Lin, Xue-yi, Chen, Bao-jun, Zhang, Qing, Zhang, Zi-yi, Wang, Yi-ru, Li, Ya-nan, Lu, Mei-li, He, Zhen, Sheng, Lu, Wang, Wen-ting
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Zdroj: Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine; May2014, Vol. 20 Issue 5, p353-359, 7p
Abstrakt: Objective: To evaluate the effect of Zhuanggu Jianxi Decoction (壮骨健膝方, ZGJXD) on interleukin-1 β (IL-1 β)-induced degeneration of chondrocytes (CDs) as well as the activation of caveolin-p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal pathway, investigating the possible molecular mechanism that ZGJXD treats osteoarthritis. Methods: Serum pharmacology was applied in the present study, where ZGJXD was orally administrated to New Zealand rabbits and then ZGJXD containing serum (ZGJXD-S) was collected for following in vitro experiments. CDs were isolated aseptically from New Zealand rabbits and then cultured in vitro. Upon IL-1 β stimulation, the degeneration of CDs was verified by inverted microscope, toluidine blue stain and type II collagen immunocytochemistry. After IL-1 β-stimulated CDs were intervened with blank control serum, ZGJXD-S, together with or without SB203580 (a specific inhibitor of p38 MAPK) for 48 h, caveolin-1 protein expression and the phosphorylation level of p38 were determined by Western blotting, and the mRNA expression of IL-1 β, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP-3) and MMP-13 were examined by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: IL-1 β stimulation induced degeneration of CDs, increased caveolin-1 expression and p38 phosphorylation, up-regulated the mRNA level of IL-1 β, TNF-α, MMP-3 and MMP-13. However, the IL-1 β-induced activation of caveolin-p38 signaling and alteration in the expression of p38 downstream target genes were suppressed by ZGJXD-S and/or SB203580 in CDs. Conclusion: ZGJXD can prevent CDs degeneration via inhibition of caveolin-p38 MAPK signal pathway, which might be one of the mechanisms that ZGJXD treats osteoarthritis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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