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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2020

Sequential inflammation model for Achilles tendinopathy by elastin degradation with treadmill exercise.

Yi-Ting Wu, Yen-Ting Wu, Tzu-Chieh Huang, Fong-Chin Su, I-Ming Jou, Chia-Ching Wu

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic translation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Yi-Ting WuDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Yen-Ting WuDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Tzu-Chieh HuangDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Fong-Chin SuDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
I-Ming JouDepartment of Orthopedics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan.
Chia-Ching WuDepartment of Cell Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
National Cheng Kung University · TWTzu Hui Institute of Technology · TWE-Da Hospital · TW

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Abstract

BACKGROUND &

objectiveTendinopathy is a tendon disease with abnormal mechanical loading to induce chronic repetitive injury. However, lack of a comparable animal model to demonstrate clinical progressions has hindered the understanding of anatomical and pathological changes. The major extracellular matrix (ECM) in the tendon consists of abundant type I collagen (COL) and minimal amount of elastin (ELN).

methodsTo study the ECM breakdown and inflammation, rat Achilles tendon was harvested and ex vivo incubated with specific enzymes of elastase (ELNase) or collagenase (COLase).

resultsThe ELNase broke down ELN, loosened the tendon structure, and increased the COL composition. Increases in cyclooxygenase-2 expression levels in tenocytes were revealed to induce inflammation with either ELNase or COLase. However, incubation of COLase for 12 hours severely digested the tendon. To create a proper ELN degradation in rats, the present study used high-frequency ultrasound to guide the injection of ELNase at the paratendon tissue of the Achilles tendon. The effect of mechanically triggered inflammatory responses was investigated by applying treadmill exercise (15 m/min for 20 min per day). After ELNase injection for 14 and 28 days, a significant loss of ELN was observed, and exercise further facilitated the pathological transition of COL. The dynamics of inflammatory cell recruitments was revealed by specific staining of CD-11b (neutrophils) and CD-68 (macrophage) after in vivo injection of ELNase or COLase for 1, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days. The combination of ELNase and exercise caused early recruitment of neutrophil on day 1 and sequential expression of macrophage on day 7 in peritendinous tissue.

conclusionThese results suggested that ELN degradation with repetitive mechanical loading may present a suitable model for the pathogenesis of tendinopathy. THE TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE: This discover the role of elastin degradation in tendinopathy and the interaction of exercise in the histological changes. The established the pathological model mimicking the pathogenesis to the human disease by injecting the elastase using ultrasound guidance and then applying treadmill exercise. The loss of elastin and change of collagen composition in clinical tendinopathy samples were observed in the rats. In addition, the sequential inflammation cascades were observed in the histological outcomes with combination of elastase injection and treadmill exercise. Thus, this model may be used to test the clinical treatment of tendinopathy in different stages.

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ElastaseExerciseHigh-frequency ultrasoundInflammationTendinopathy

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