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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2016

Suppression of NF-κB activity via nanoparticle-based siRNA delivery alters early cartilage responses to injury.

Huimin Yan, Xin Duan, Hua Pan, Nilsson Holguin, Muhammad Farooq Rai, Antonina Akk, Luke E Springer, Samuel A Wickline, Linda J Sandell, Christine T N Pham

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 97 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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97 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Huimin YanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Xin DuanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Hua PanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Nilsson HolguinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Muhammad Farooq RaiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Antonina AkkDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Luke E SpringerDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
Samuel A WicklineDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110 wicklines@aol.com sandelll@wudosis.wustl.edu cpham@wustl.edu.
Linda J SandellDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110; wicklines@aol.com sandelll@wudosis.wustl.edu cpham@wustl.edu.
Christine T N PhamDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110; wicklines@aol.com sandelll@wudosis.wustl.edu cpham@wustl.edu.

Funding

METHODS IN MOLECULAR IMAGING AND TARGETED THERAPEUTICSR01HL073646 · NHLBI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WICKLINE, SAMUEL A · 2004 to 2016
$13.7M
The Role of the Osteoblast Secretome in Bone FormationP30AR057235 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI VEIS, DEBORAH J · 2009 to 2018
$5.7M
Skeletal Disorders Training ProgramT32AR060719 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Roberto Civitelli · 2011 to 2026
$4.6M
Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney InjuryR01DK102691 · NIDDK · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI WICKLINE, SAMUEL A · 2015 to 2018
$2.0M
Inhibition of NF-kB with siRNA/Peptide Nanoparticles for Arthritis TreatmentR01AR067491 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI PHAM, CHRISTINE T., WICKLINE, SAMUEL A · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Genetic and Molecular Insights into Cartilage Regeneration, Primary and Posttraumatic OsteoarthritisR00AR064837 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RAI, MUHAMMAD FAROOQ · 2017 to 2019
$747k
Genetic and Molecular Insights Into Cartilage Regeneration, Primary and PosttraumK99AR064837 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI RAI, MUHAMMAD FAROOQ · 2014 to 2015
$175k
Role of Mechanical Forces on Beta-Catenin of Aged Intervertebral DiscsF32AR064667 · NIAMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HOLGUIN, NILSSON · 2014 to 2015
$116k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL073646NIAMS NIH HHS F32 AR064667NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR064837NIAMS NIH HHS P30 AR057235NIAMS NIH HHS R00 AR064837NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR067491NIAMS NIH HHS T32 AR060719NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK102691
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability and morbidity in the aging population. Joint injury leads to cartilage damage, a known determinant for subsequent development of posttraumatic OA, which accounts for 12% of all OA. Understanding the early molecular and cellular responses postinjury may provide targets for therapeutic interventions that limit articular degeneration. Using a murine model of controlled knee joint impact injury that allows the examination of cartilage responses to injury at specific time points, we show that intraarticular delivery of a peptidic nanoparticle complexed to NF-κB siRNA significantly reduces early chondrocyte apoptosis and reactive synovitis. Our data suggest that NF-κB siRNA nanotherapy maintains cartilage homeostasis by enhancing AMPK signaling while suppressing mTORC1 and Wnt/β-catenin activity. These findings delineate an extensive crosstalk between NF-κB and signaling pathways that govern cartilage responses postinjury and suggest that delivery of NF-κB siRNA nanotherapy to attenuate early inflammation may limit the chronic consequences of joint injury. Therapeutic benefits of siRNA nanotherapy may also apply to primary OA in which NF-κB activation mediates chondrocyte catabolic responses. Additionally, a critical barrier to the successful development of OA treatment includes ineffective delivery of therapeutic agents to the resident chondrocytes in the avascular cartilage. Here, we show that the peptide-siRNA nanocomplexes are nonimmunogenic, are freely and deeply penetrant to human OA cartilage, and persist in chondrocyte lacunae for at least 2 wk. The peptide-siRNA platform thus provides a clinically relevant and promising approach to overcoming the obstacles of drug delivery to the highly inaccessible chondrocytes.

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autophagynanomedicineNF-κBposttraumatic osteoarthritissiRNA

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PMID27681622
PMCPMC5068304

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