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ArticleJournal of medical ultrasonics (2001)2019

Effects of Clematis chinensis Osbeck mediated by low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on transforming growth factor-β/Smad signaling in rabbit articular chondrocytes.

Ya-Lan Pan, Yong Ma, Yang Guo, Juan Tu, Ge-Pu Guo, Shendu Marshall Ma, Su-Yang Zheng, Peng-Cheng Tu, Bei-Bei Yu, Gui-Cheng Huang

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Article in Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ya-Lan PanInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Yong MaInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Yang GuoInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China. drguoyang@126.com.
Juan TuKey Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Ge-Pu GuoKey Laboratory of Modern Acoustics (MOE), Department of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructure, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China.
Shendu Marshall MaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Su-Yang ZhengInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Peng-Cheng TuInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Bei-Bei YuForeign Language College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Gui-Cheng HuangInstitute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 138 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNBoston University · USCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures · CNNanjing University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81673995Natural Science Foundation for Youths of Jiangsu Province, China BK20151007Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China BK2011812Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China BK20161047Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province KYCX17_1308
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeClematis chinensis Osbeck (CCO) is an essential herb that has been shown to promote the biological functions of cartilage cells. In this study, we aimed to explore whether and how low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) enhanced CCO delivery into chondrocytes and stimulated biological activity in vitro.

methodsChondrocytes were isolated from knee articular cartilage of 2-week-old rabbits and treated with LIPUS plus CCO or recombinant transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1; 0.5 ng/mL), with or without anti-TGF-β1 antibodies (10 μg/mL), for 3 days. Cell proliferation was assessed by Cell-Counting Kit-8 assays. Immunocytochemistry, western blotting, and quantitative polymerase chain reaction were applied to detect the expression of type II collagen and some molecules in the TGF-β1 signal pathway.

resultsLIPUS plus 0.1 mg/mL CCO solution promoted chondrocyte proliferation and type II collagen and TGF-β1 expression synergistically in vitro (P < 0.05). In addition, treatment with anti-TGF-β1 antibodies blocked this effect (P < 0.01), but not completely. CCO plus LIPUS also showed more enhanced effects on promoting TGF-β receptor II and Smad2 signaling and reducing Smad7 signaling than either intervention separately (P < 0.05).

conclusionsCCO plus LIPUS promoted extracellular matrix deposition by accelerating the TGF-β/Smad-signaling pathway in chondrocytes.

Indexed as

ClematisUltrasonic WavesAnimalsCartilage, ArticularCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChondrocytesCollagen Type IIPlant ExtractsRabbitsSignal TransductionSmad2 ProteinSmad7 ProteinTissue EngineeringTransforming Growth Factor beta1Collagen Type IIPlant ExtractsSmad2 ProteinSmad7 ProteinTransforming Growth Factor beta1ChondrocytesClematis chinensis OsbeckLow-intensity pulsed ultrasoundTissue-engineered cartilageTransforming growth factor-β/Smad signaling

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