ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2019
Apigenin inhibits fibroblast proliferation and reduces epidural fibrosis by regulating Wnt3a/β-catenin signaling pathway.
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- Pharmacotherapies to prevent epidural fibrosis after laminectomy: a systematic review of in vitro and in vivo animal models.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2023Pooled it
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- Pax6 regulates neuronal migration and cell proliferation via interacting with Wnt3a during cortical development.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Postoperative Epidural Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities - A Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2024Review
- Pharmacology and mechanisms of apigenin in preventing osteoporosis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Quercetin inhibits fibroblasts proliferation and reduces surgery-induced epidural fibrosis via the autophagy-mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway.Bioengineered · 2022Article
- Tetramethylpyrazine Retards the Progression and Fibrogenesis of Endometriosis.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022Article
- Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound inhibits fibroblast-like synoviocyte proliferation and reduces synovial fibrosis by regulating Wnt/β-catenin signaling.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2021Article
- Facilitating Reparative Dentin Formation Using Apigenin Local Delivery in the Exposed Pulp Cavity.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Protective mechanism of apigenin in diabetic nephropathy is related to its regulation of miR-423-5P-USF2 axis.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Apigenin Alleviates Liver Fibrosis by Inhibiting Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation and Autophagy via TGF-PPAR research · 2021Article
- Honokiol protects against epidural fibrosis by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix overproduction in rats post‑laminectomy.International journal of molecular medicine · 2020Article
- Laminin α5 modulates fibroblast proliferation in epidural fibrosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway.Molecular medicine reports · 2020Article
- Recent insights into the biological functions of apigenin.EXCLI journal · 2020Article
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backgroundFailed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a common complication after the laminectomy. Epidural fibrosis is the major cause of lower back pain and other complications. Numerous studies have shown that apigenin (API) could treat various fibrotic diseases by regulating various signaling pathways, whereas no study has discussed whether API can inhibit fibroblast proliferation and reduce epidural fibrosis after the laminectomy by regulating Wnt3a/β-catenin signaling pathway.
methodsHuman fibroblasts were cultured and treated with API in different concentrations for 24 h. CCK-8 detection and EdU incorporation assay were performed to detect cell viability and cell proliferation. Western blotting analysis was applied to detect expressions of proliferative proteins, Wnt3a, and its downstream proteins. Moreover, the Wnt3a gene was overexpressed in fibroblasts to define the relationship between Wnt3a/β-catenin signaling pathway and fibroblast proliferation. Wnt3a overexpressed fibroblasts were treated with API to verify if it could reverse the effects of API treatment. Twenty-four Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups. Laminectomy was performed and the rats were gavaged with different doses of API or 5% sodium carboxyl methyl cellulose (CMC-Na) solution for 1 month. The abilities of API to inhibit fibroblast proliferation and to reduce epidural fibrosis were evaluated using histological and immunohistochemical analysis.
resultsCCK-8 detection and EdU incorporation assay demonstrated that API could inhibit the viability and proliferation rate of fibroblasts in a concentration-dependent manner. The Western blotting analysis revealed that API could inhibit the expressions of PCNA, cyclinD1, Wnt3a, and its downstream proteins. The overexpression of Wnt3a in fibroblasts could upregulate the expressions of proliferative proteins such as PCNA and cyclinD1. The inhibitory effect of API on PCNA, Wnt3a, and its downstream proteins was partially reversed by overexpression of Wnt3a. Moreover, the results of the histological and immunohistochemical analysis revealed that API could reduce the epidural fibrosis in rats by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation in a dose-dependent manner.
conclusionsAPI can inhibit fibroblast proliferation and reduce epidural fibrosis by suppressing Wnt3a/β-catenin signaling pathway, which can be adopted as a new option to prevent epidural fibrosis after the laminectomy.
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