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ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2009

Elevation of Bombina variegata peptide 8 in mice with collagen-induced arthritis.

Daitaro Kurosaka, Kentaro Noda, Ken Yoshida, Kazuhiro Furuya, Taro Ukichi, Eigo Takahashi, Maimi Yanagimachi, Isamu Kingetsu, Saburo Saito, Akio Yamada

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Daitaro KurosakaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. d_kurosaka@jikei.ac.jp
Kentaro Noda
Ken Yoshida
Kazuhiro Furuya
Taro Ukichi
Eigo Takahashi
Maimi Yanagimachi
Isamu Kingetsu
Saburo Saito
Akio Yamada

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Abstract

backgroundBombina variegate peptide 8 (Bv8) is a small protein secreted by frog skin. Recently it has been shown to contribute to tumor angiogenesis in mouse model. The purpose of this study was to investigate Bv8 in mice with type II collagen-induced arthritis (CIA).

methodsWe induced CIA in male DBA/1J mice. The severity of arthritis was evaluated based on an arthritis score. RNA was extracted from the joint, and examined for Bv8 mRNA expression by RT-PCR and real-time RT-PCR. Synovial tissue and bone marrow were immunohistochemically examined using anti-Bv8 antibody.

resultsThe level of Bv8 mRNA expression in the joint was below the detection limit in the control group, but was elevated in the CIA group, and was correlated with the arthritis score. In addition, an increase in Bv8-positive cells was observed in the synovium and bone marrow in the CIA group.

conclusionBv8 was elevated in the synovium and bone marrow of CIA mice, suggesting that Bv8 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of arthritis.

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AnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalBiomarkersBone MarrowCollagenDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal HormonesJointsMaleMiceMice, Inbred DBANeuropeptidesReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerSynovial MembraneUp-RegulationBiomarkersCollagenGastrointestinal HormonesNeuropeptidesProk2 protein, mouseRNA, Messenger

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PMCPMC2687415

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