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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2020

Sinapic Acid Inhibits IL-1β-Induced Apoptosis and Catabolism in Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Ameliorates Intervertebral Disk Degeneration.

Jin-Feng Huang, Xuan-Qi Zheng, Jia-Liang Lin, Kai Zhang, Hai-Jun Tian, Wen-Xian Zhou, Hui Wang, Ze Gao, Hai-Ming Jin, Ai-Min Wu

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jin-Feng HuangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Xuan-Qi ZhengDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Jia-Liang LinDepartment of Orthopaedics, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Kai ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-0820-8805
Hai-Jun TianDepartment of Orthopaedics, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopaedic Implants, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0003-1875-3169
Wen-Xian ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Hui WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ze GaoDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, People's Republic of China.
Hai-Ming Jin *Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ai-Min Wu *Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-8582-4599
Wenzhou Medical University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CNHebei Medical University · CNPeking University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLow back pain (LBP) is a very common condition and leads to serious pain, disability, and price tag all over the world. Intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD) is one of the major reasons that contributed to LBP. The levels of interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β) increase significantly in degenerative disks. IL-1β also accelerates IDD. Sinapic acid (SA) has the effect of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial. However, the effect of SA on IDD has never been studied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to figure out whether SA has protective effect on nucleus pulposus (NP) cells and further explore the possible underlying mechanism.

methodsThe nucleus pulposus (NP) tissues of rats were collected and cultured into NP cells. The NP cells were stimulated by IL-1β and treated with SA. In vitro treatment effects were evaluated by ELISA, Western blot assay, immunofluorescence, TUNEL method and real-time PCR. We conducted percutaneous needle puncture in the rat tail to build intervertebral disk degeneration model and treated rats with SA. In vivo treatment effects were evaluated by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and safranin O (SO) staining and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method.

resultsOur results showed that SA not only inhibited apoptosis but also suppressed inflammatory mediators including nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) interleukin 6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in IL-1β-stimulated NP cells. As to extracellular matrix (ECM), SA could increase collagen II and aggrecan levels and reduce the expression of MMP13 and ADAMTS5 during the stimulation of IL-1β. Furthermore, SA could activate nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) to inhibit nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) induced by IL-1β. Nrf2 knockdown partly reduced the protective effect of SA on NP cells. Correspondingly, SA ameliorated IDD by promoting Nrf2 expression. In vivo results also showed that SA could delay the progression of IDD.

conclusionIn conclusion, we demonstrated that SA could protect the degeneration of NP cells and revealed the underlying mechanism of SA on Nrf2 activation in NP cells.

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apoptosisinflammationintervertebral disk degenerationNrf2sinapic acid

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PMCPMC7667918
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