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ArticleScientific reports2018

Anti-inflammatory effects in a mouse osteoarthritis model of a mixture of glucosamine and chitooligosaccharides produced by bi-enzyme single-step hydrolysis.

Yali Li, Liang Chen, Yangyang Liu, Yong Zhang, Yunxiang Liang, Yuxia Mei

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yali LiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.
Liang ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, 9 Zhangzhidong Street, Wuhan, 430060, P. R. China.
Yangyang LiuState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.
Yong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.
Yunxiang LiangState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China.
Yuxia MeiState Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China. mei@mail.hzau.edu.cn.
Huazhong Agricultural University · CNCenter of Hubei Cooperative Innovation for Emissions Trading System · CNRenmin Hospital of Wuhan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed a novel technique of bi-enzyme single-step hydrolysis, using recombinant chitosanase (McChoA) and exo-β-D-glucosaminidase (AorCsxA) constructed previously in our lab, to degrade chitosan. The hydrolysis product was shown by HPLC, FTIR, and chemical analyses to be a mixture (termed "GC") composed primarily of glucosamine (80.00%) and chitooligosaccharides (9.80%). We performed experiments with a mouse osteoarthritis (OA) model to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of GC against OA. The three "GC groups" (which underwent knee joint damage followed by oral administration of GC at concentrations 40, 80, and 160 mg/kg·bw·d for 15 days) showed significantly downregulated serum expression of pre-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α), and significant, dose-dependent enhancement of anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-2, in comparison with Model group. Levels of C-reactive protein, which typically rise in response to inflammatory processes, were significantly lower in the GC groups than in Model group. Thymus index and levels of immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM) were higher in the GC groups. Knee joint swelling was relieved and typical OA symptoms were partially ameliorated in the GC-treated groups. Our findings indicate that GC has strong anti-inflammatory effects and potential as a therapeutic agent against OA and other inflammatory diseases.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsArthritis, ExperimentalChitinChitosanDisease Models, AnimalGlucosamineGlycoside HydrolasesHexosaminidasesHydrolysisMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOligosaccharidesOsteoarthritisAnti-Inflammatory AgentsChitinChitosanchitosanaseexo-beta-D-glucosaminidaseGlucosamineGlycoside HydrolasesHexosaminidasesoligochitosanOligosaccharides

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PMID29618773
PMCPMC5884859
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