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ArticleExperimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.)2016

Dietary 2-oxoglutarate mitigates gastrectomy-evoked structural changes in cartilage of female rats.

Piotr Dobrowolski, Ewa Tomaszewska, Paulina Kurlak, Stefan G Pierzynowski

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Article in Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Piotr DobrowolskiDepartment of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland piotr.dobrowolski@umcs.lublin.pl.
Ewa TomaszewskaDepartment of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
Paulina KurlakDepartment of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland.
Stefan G PierzynowskiDepartment of Biology, Lund University, S-223 62 Lund, Sweden Department of Medical Biology, Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland.
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University · PLLund University · SEUniversity of Life Sciences in Lublin · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrectomy (Gx) leads to osteopenia/osteoporosis in humans and animals. However, little is known about the influence of Gx on the cartilage in this regard. Recent studies have demonstrated a protective effect of 2-oxoglutaric acid (2-Ox) on bone and cartilage. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether 2-Ox can mitigate eventual Gx-induced cartilage impairment. Twenty female Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to Gx and randomly divided into two groups: Gx + 2-Ox and Gx. Another 20 rats were sham-operated (ShO) and randomly divided into two groups: ShO + 2-Ox and ShO. The daily dose of 2-Ox administered to the rats in the drinking water was 0.43 g per 100 g rat. After eight weeks, rats were euthanized and femora and tibiae were collected. Histology and histomorphometry analyses of the articular cartilage and the growth plate were done. Gx resulted in a 32% (±44.5 femur, ±35.8 tibia) decrease in overall thickness of articular cartilage in both bones (femur: ShO 279.1 ± 48.5 vs. Gx 190.2 ± 38.4 µm, tibia: ShO 222.9 ± 50.3 µm vs. Gx 151.3 ± 52.6 µm) (in some zones up to 58 ± 28.0%), and in the growth plate up to 20% (±22.4) (femur: ShO 243.0 ± 34.0 vs. Gx 207.0 ± 33.7 µm, tibia: ShO 220.0 ± 24.6 µm vs. Gx 171.1 ± 16.1 µm). Gx altered the spatial distribution of thick and thin collagen fibers, and chondrocyte shape and size. 2-Ox administration prevented the reduction in both cartilages thickness (Gx + 2-Ox: articular cartilage 265.2 ± 53.8 µm, 235.6 ± 42.7 µm, growth plate 236.7 ± 39.2 µm, 191.3 ± 16.5 µm in femur and tibia, respectively), and abolished the spatial changes in collagen distribution and structure induced by Gx. Gx affects cartilage structure and thickness, however, 2-Ox administration mitigates these effects and showed protective and stimulatory properties. Our observations suggest that dietary 2-Ox can be used to offset some of the changes in hyaline cartilage, in particular articular cartilage, following bariatric surgeries.

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Dietary SupplementsAnimalsCartilageCartilage DiseasesDietDisease Models, AnimalFemaleGastrectomyKetoglutaric AcidsRats, Sprague-DawleyTreatment OutcomeKetoglutaric Acids2-oxoglutaric aciddevelopmentgastrectomyHistologyhistomorphometryskeleton

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