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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Antibiotic Treatment Prior to Injury Improves Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Outcomes in Mice.

Melanie E Mendez, Deepa K Murugesh, Aimy Sebastian, Nicholas R Hum, Summer A McCloy, Edward A Kuhn, Blaine A Christiansen, Gabriela G Loots

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Melanie E MendezLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
Deepa K MurugeshLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
Aimy SebastianLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7822-7040
Nicholas R HumLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1605-3193
Summer A McCloyLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
Edward A KuhnLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.
Blaine A ChristiansenUC Davis Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
Gabriela G LootsLawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Livermore, CA 94550, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9546-5561
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · USUniversity of California Davis Medical Center · US

Funding

Modification of Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Progression with Joint UnloadingR01AR075013 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI CHRISTIANSEN, BLAINE A. · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LDRD 16-ERD-007Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LDRD 20-LW-002NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR075013
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful and debilitating disease characterized by the chronic and progressive degradation of articular cartilage. Post-traumatic OA (PTOA) is a secondary form of OA that develops in ~50% of cases of severe articular injury. Inflammation and re-occurring injury have been implicated as contributing to the progression of PTOA after the initial injury. However, there is very little known about external factors prior to injury that could affect the risk of PTOA development. To examine how the gut microbiome affects PTOA development we used a chronic antibiotic treatment regimen starting at weaning for six weeks prior to ACL rupture, in mice. A six-weeks post-injury histological examination showed more robust cartilage staining on the antibiotic (AB)-treated mice than the untreated controls (VEH), suggesting slower disease progression in AB cohorts. Injured joints also showed an increase in the presence of anti-inflammatory M2 macrophages in the AB group. Molecularly, the phenotype correlated with a significantly lower expression of inflammatory genes

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AnimalsAnterior Cruciate Ligament InjuriesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCartilage, ArticularDisease ProgressionGastrointestinal MicrobiomeInflammationMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOsteoarthritisPhenotypeRNA-SeqTranscriptomeAnti-Bacterial Agentsantibioticscartilage degenerationgene expressiongut microbiomeLPSosteoarthritisPTOARNA-seqtibial compression

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PMID32899361
PMCPMC7503363
OpenAlexW3082387635

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