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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic translation2021

Lingzhi and San-Miao-San with hyaluronic acid gel mitigate cartilage degeneration in anterior cruciate ligament transection induced osteoarthritis.

Man Chu, Ping Wu, Ming Hong, Huasong Zeng, Chun Kwok Wong, Yu Feng, Zhe Cai, William Weijia Lu

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic translation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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8 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Man ChuFaulty of Medical Technology, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, China.
Ping WuDepartment of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ming HongScience and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Huasong ZengDepartment of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Chun Kwok WongDepartment of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Yu FengDepartment of Traumatology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China.
Zhe CaiDepartment of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
William Weijia LuDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKGuangzhou Women and Children Medical Center · CNGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine · CNNingxia Medical University · CNShaanxi University of Chinese Medicine · CNShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the mitigate efficacy of Chinese medicine Lingzhi (LZ) and San-Miao-San (SMS) combined with hyaluronic acid (HA)-gel in attenuating cartilage degeneration in traumatic osteoarthritis (OA).

methodsThe standardized surgery of anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) was made from the medial compartment of right hind limbs of 8-week-old female SD rats and resulted in a traumatic OA. Rats (n ​= ​5/group) were treated once intra-articular injection of 50 ​μl HA-gel, 50 ​μl HA-gel+50 ​μg LZ-SMS, 50 ​μl of saline+50 ​μg LZ-SMS and null (ACLT group) respectively, except sham group. Limbs were harvested for μCT scan and histopathological staining 3-month post-treatment. Inflammatory cytokines from plasma and synovial fluid were detected using Immunology Multiplex Assay kit. The putative targets of active compounds in LZ-SMS and known therapeutic targets for OA were combined to construct protein-protein interaction network. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analysis was adopted to predict the potential targets and signaling pathway of LZ-SMS in OA through the tool of DAVID Bioinformatics.

results

conclusionOur study elucidated a protective effect of HA-gel ​+ ​LZ-SMS in mitigating cartilage degradation and putative interaction with targets and signaling pathway for the development of traumatic OA. THE TRANSLATIONAL POTENTIAL OF THIS ARTICLE: Our results provide a biological rationale for the use of LZ-SMS as a potential candidate for OA treatment.

Indexed as

3D, Three-dimensionalAcan, AggrecanAC, Articular cartilageACLT, Anterior cruciate ligament transectionArticular cartilageBMD, Bone mineral densityBV/TV, Bone volume fractionCC, Calcified cartilageConn.Dn, Connectivity densityDA, Degree of anisotropyDL, Drug-likenessECM, Extracellular matrixFDR, False discovery rateGO, Gene ontologyHA, Hyaluronic acidHC, Hyaline cartilageHyaluronic acid gelKEGG, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and GenomesLingzhi and San-Miao-SanLZ-SMS, Lingzhi-San-Miao-SanMZ, Middle zone area of articular cartilageNC, Negative controlOA, OsteoarthritisOB, Oral bioavailabilityOMIM, Online Mendelian Inheritance in ManOsteoarthritisPo(tot), Total porosityPPI, Protein–protein interactionROI, Region of InterestSCB, Subchondral boneSC, Superficial cartilageSubchondral trabecular boneSum, Whole cartilageSZ, Superficial zone of articular cartilageTb.N, Trabecular numberTb.Pf, Trabecular bone pattern factorTb.Sp, Trabecular separationTb.Th, Trabecular thicknessTCMSP, Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology DatabaseTCM, Traditional Chinese medicine

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PMID33437632
PMCPMC7773973
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