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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2020

The GDF-5 mutant M1673 exerts robust anabolic and anti-catabolic effects in chondrocytes.

Tanja Mang, Kerstin Kleinschmidt-Dörr, Frank Ploeger, Sven Lindemann, Anne Gigout

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tanja MangOsteoarthritis Research, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Kerstin Kleinschmidt-DörrOsteoarthritis Research, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Frank PloegerBiopharm GmbH, Heildelberg, Germany.
Sven LindemannOsteoarthritis Research, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.
Anne GigoutOsteoarthritis Research, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1399-7957
Merck (Germany) · DER-Biopharm (Germany) · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growth and differentiation factor 5 (GDF-5) is known to play a key role in cartilage morphogenesis and homeostasis, and a single-nucleotide polymorphism in its promoter sequence was found to be associated with osteoarthritis (OA). In addition, GDF-5 was shown to promote extracellular matrix (ECM) production in healthy chondrocytes, to stimulate chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and to protect against OA progression in vivo. Therefore, GDF-5 appears to be a promising treatment for osteoarthritis. However, GDF-5 also promotes osteogenesis and hypertrophy, limiting its therapeutic utility. To circumvent this, a GDF-5 mutant with lower hypertrophic and osteogenic properties was engineered: M1673. The present study aimed to evaluate and compare the effects of GDF-5 and M1673 on primary porcine and human OA chondrocytes. We found that both GDF-5 and M1673 can robustly stimulate ECM accumulation, type II collagen and aggrecan expression in porcine and human OA chondrocytes in 3D culture. In addition, both molecules also down-regulated MMP13 and ADAMTS5 expression. These results suggest that M1673 retained the anabolic and anti-catabolic effects of GDF-5 on chondrocytes and is an alternative to GDF-5 for osteoarthritis.

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Anabolic AgentsAnimalsCell ProliferationCells, CulturedChondrocytesExtracellular MatrixGrowth Differentiation Factor 5HumansMutationOsteoarthritisPeptide HydrolasesSwineAnabolic AgentsGrowth Differentiation Factor 5Peptide Hydrolasescartilagechondrocytesdisease-modifying osteoarthritis druggrowth and differentiation factor 5osteoarthritis

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PMID32497388
PMCPMC7339174
OpenAlexW3033161447

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