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ArticleExperimental & molecular medicine2023

Decorin: a potential therapeutic candidate for ligamentum flavum hypertrophy by antagonizing TGF-β1.

Shanxi Wang, Yunkun Qu, Xuan Fang, Qing Ding, Hongqi Zhao, Xiaojun Yu, Tao Xu, Rui Lu, Shaoze Jing, Chaoxu Liu and 2 more

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Article in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shanxi WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Yunkun QuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xuan FangDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Qing DingDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Hongqi ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojun YuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Tao XuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Rui LuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Shaoze JingDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
Chaoxu LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China.
Hua WuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. wuhua@hust.edu.cn.
Yang LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China. yangliu@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ligamentum flavum hypertrophy (LFH) is the main physiological and pathological mechanism of lumbar spinal canal stenosis (LSCS). The specific mechanism for LFH has not been completely clarified. In this study, bioinformatic analysis, human ligamentum flavum (LF) tissues collection and analysis, and in vitro and in vivo experiments were conducted to explore the effect of decorin (DCN) on LFH pathogenesis. Here, we found that TGF-β1, collagen I, collagen III, α-SMA and fibronectin were significantly upregulated in hypertrophic LF samples. The DCN protein expression in hypertrophic LF samples was higher than that in non-LFH samples, but the difference was not significant. DCN inhibited the expression of TGF-β1-induced fibrosis-associated proteins in human LF cells, including collagen I, collagen III, α-SMA, and fibronectin. ELISAs showed that TGF-β1 can upregulate PINP and PIIINP in the cell supernatant, and this effect was inhibited after DCN administration. Mechanistic studies revealed that DCN suppressed TGF-β1-induced fibrosis by blocking the TGF-β1/SMAD3 signaling pathway. In addition, DCN ameliorated mechanical stress-induced LFH in vivo. In summary, our findings indicated that DCN ameliorated mechanical stress-induced LFH by antagonizing the TGF-β1/SMAD3 signaling pathway in vitro and in vivo. These findings imply that DCN is a potential therapeutic candidate for ligamentum flavum hypertrophy.

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Ligamentum FlavumTransforming Growth Factor beta1CollagenCollagen Type IDecorinFibronectinsFibrosisHumansHypertrophyCollagenCollagen Type IDecorinFibronectinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID37394592
PMCPMC10394053
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