Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Alleviates Osteoarthritis Condition Through Focal Adhesion Kinase-Mediated Chondrocyte Proliferation and Differentiation.
Author: Sang F1, Xu J2, Chen Z3, Liu Q1, Jiang W4
Affiliation:
1Department of Orthopaedics, Lianshui County People's Hospital, The Affiliated Lianshui County People's Hospital of Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
2Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
3Department of Emergency Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China.
4Department of Orthopaedics, Wujin Hospital Affiliated with Jiangsu University, the Wujin Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Conference/Journal: Cartilage.
Date published: 2020 Apr 13
Other:
Volume ID: 1947603520912322 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1177/1947603520912322. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 219
OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent chronic multifactorial degenerative disease characterized by joint tissue inflammation, osteophyte formation, subchondral bone sclerosis, and articular cartilage degradation. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS), a noninvasive ultrasound technique, is widely used to attenuate diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate whether LIPUS can ameliorate OA, and to explore its underlying molecular mechanism.
DESIGN: The OA model was established in a C57BL/6 mouse by the anterior cruciate ligament transaction method. OA was assessed using arthritis scoring and weightbearing parameters. Chondrocyte proliferation was detected by a CCK-8 assay. The levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in synovial fluid of the mice were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
RESULTS: In OA mice, the arthritis score and weightbearing abilities were dramatically improved by LIPUS treatment. LIPUS also remarkably declined the levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α in synovial fluid of OA mice. Moreover, LIPUS promoted chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation by activating focal adhesion kinase (FAK) signaling. Inhibition of FAK significantly blocked LIPUS-mediated cell proliferation and differentiation in vitro, as well as inflammation condition in OA mice.
CONCLUSION: LIPUS alleviates OA through promoting chondrocytes proliferation and differentiation by activating FAK, which could act as an intervening target for OA treatment.
KEYWORDS: chondrocytes; focal adhesion kinase; low-intensity pulsed ultrasound; osteoarthritis
PMID: 32281401 DOI: 10.1177/1947603520912322
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