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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Effects of Extracellular Vesicles from Blood-Derived Products on Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes within an Inflammation Model.

Alexander Otahal, Karina Kramer, Olga Kuten-Pella, Lukas B Moser, Markus Neubauer, Zsombor Lacza, Stefan Nehrer, Andrea De Luna

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander OtahalCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-3705-0039
Karina KramerCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Olga Kuten-PellaOrthoSera GmbH, 3500 Krems, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1827-1314
Lukas B MoserCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Markus NeubauerCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Zsombor LaczaOrthoSera GmbH, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Stefan NehrerCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Andrea De LunaCenter for Regenerative Medicine, Danube University Krems, 3500 Krems, Austria.
Universität für Weiterbildung Krems · ATHungarian University of Sports Science · HU

Funding

European Fund for Regional Development (EFRE) and the Fund for Economy and Tourism of Lower Austria WST3-F-5030664/003-2017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is hallmarked by a progressive degradation of articular cartilage. One major driver of OA is inflammation, in which cytokines such as IL-6, TNF-α and IL-1β are secreted by activated chondrocytes, as well as synovial cells-including macrophages. Intra-articular injection of blood products-such as citrate-anticoagulated plasma (CPRP), hyperacute serum (hypACT), and extracellular vesicles (EVs) isolated from blood products-is gaining increasing importance in regenerative medicine for the treatment of OA. A co-culture system of primary OA chondrocytes and activated M1 macrophages was developed to model an OA joint in order to observe the effects of EVs in modulating the inflammatory environment. Primary OA chondrocytes were obtained from patients undergoing total knee replacement. Primary monocytes obtained from voluntary healthy donors and the monocytic cell line THP-1 were differentiated and activated into proinflammatory M1 macrophages. EVs were isolated by ultracentrifugation and characterized by nanoparticle tracking analysis and Western blot. Gene expression analysis of chondrocytes by RT-qPCR revealed increased type II collagen expression, while cytokine profiling via ELISA showed lower TNF-α and IL-1β levels associated with EV treatment. In conclusion, the inflammation model provides an accessible tool to investigate the effects of blood products and EVs in the inflammatory context of OA.

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ChondrocytesCoculture TechniquesExtracellular VesiclesFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansInflammationInjections, Intra-ArticularInterleukin-1betaMaleModels, BiologicalMonocytesOsteoarthritisRegenerative MedicineTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaIL1B protein, humanInterleukin-1betaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphablood productscoagulationextracellular vesiclesimmunomodulationinflammationintercellular communicationosteoarthritis

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PMID34281278
PMCPMC8267849
OpenAlexW3182051872

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