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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage2012

In vivo reduction or blockade of interleukin-1β in primary osteoarthritis influences expression of mediators implicated in pathogenesis.

K S Santangelo, G J Nuovo, A L Bertone

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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71citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K S SantangeloDepartment of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
G J Nuovo
A L Bertone
The Ohio State University · US

Funding

Knockdown of Interleukin-1Beta Signaling in OsteoarthritisF32AR053805 · NIAMS · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI SANTANGELO, KELLY S · 2006 to 2008
$161k
NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR053805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDiminish interleukin-1β (IL-1β) signaling in a model of primary osteoarthritis by RNA interference-based transcript reduction or receptor blockade, and quantify changes incurred on transcript expression of additional mediators.

methodsKnees of Hartley guinea pigs were collected at 120 and 180 days of age following injection with viral vectors (N = 4/treatment group/date) at 60 days. Two groups received either adeno-associated viral serotype 5 vector containing a knockdown sequence (TV), or adenoviral vector encoding for IL-1 receptor antagonist protein (Ad-IRAP); treatments were contrasted with opposite knees administered corresponding vector controls. A third group evaluated TV relative to saline-only injected knees. Chondropathy and immunohistochemistry findings were compared to untreated guinea pigs. Transcript expression levels in cartilage were calculated using the comparative CT (2(-ΔΔCT)) method and analyzed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) with pairwise comparisons using Tukey 95% confidence intervals.

resultsVector transduction was confirmed at both harvest dates. TV and Ad-IRAP, relative to vector controls, significantly decreased IL-1β. Inflammatory mediators [tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), IL-8, interferon-γ (IFN-γ)], and catabolic matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP13) were also decreased, while anabolic transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) was increased. IL-1β was also decreased by TV vs saline, with a decrease in MMP13 and increase TGF-β1; TNF-α, IL-8, and IFN-γ were transiently increased.

conclusionsThis work confirmed that a reduction in IL-1β signaling was accomplished by either method, resulting in decreased expression of three inflammatory mediators and one catabolic agent, and increased expression of an anabolic molecule. Thus, evidence is provided that IL-1β serves a role in vivo in spontaneous osteoarthritis and that these translational tools may provide beneficial disease modification.

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Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalCartilage, ArticularChondrocytesGuinea PigsInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaMaleOsteoarthritis, KneeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-1betaRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID22935786
PMCPMC3478416
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