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ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2021

The inhibiting effect of glucosamine sulfate combined with loxoprofen sodium on chondrocyte apoptosis in rats with knee osteoarthritis.

Mingxing Luo, Fangfang Xu, Qingze Wang, Wenli Luo

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Article in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mingxing LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, Ningbo Hangzhou Bay Hospital, China.
Fangfang XuDepartment of Gynaecology, Ningbo City Beilun District People's Hospital, China.
Qingze WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Ningbo Hangzhou Bay Hospital, China.
Wenli LuoDepartment of Orthopedics, Ningbo Hangzhou Bay Hospital, China.
Ningbo No. 2 Hospital · CNUniversity of Nottingham Ningbo China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo explore the efficacy of glucosamine sulfate (GS) combined with loxoprofen sodium (LS) in rats with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and its effect on chondrocytes.

methodsWe randomly assigned 40 SPF SD rats to normal group (NG), control group (CG), treatment group (TG), and model group (MG). CG and TG were processed with continuous irrigation of LS and GS. NG and MG were given normal saline. We collected 3 mL of venous blood from the rat's lower limb for the detection of serum IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α by ELISA. Four weeks after irrigation, 5 rats in each group were randomly selected for anesthesia. The water content was detected, and the chondrocytes were collected. MTT assay was used to detect apoptosis, and Western blot (WB) to measure concentrations of Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase3, Caspase9, TLR4, and NF-kB.

resultsThe levels of IL-1 β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNF-α decreased in CG and TG, but increased in MG (P<0.05). After treatment, the expression of inflammatory factors was highest in MG (P<0.05).

conclusionsGS combined with LS showed good efficacy in rats with knee osteoarthritis, which may be achieved by inhibiting the expression of inflammatory factors and knee chondrocyte apoptosis via the TLR4-NF-kB pathway.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalApoptosisCells, CulturedChondrocytesDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGlucosamineMaleOsteoarthritis, KneePhenylpropionatesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalGlucosamineloxoprofenPhenylpropionatesChondrocytesGlucosamine SulfateInflammatory FactorsLoxoprofen Sodium

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PMID33657761
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