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ArticleApoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death2024

LIPUS regulates the progression of knee osteoarthritis in mice through primary cilia-mediated TRPV4 channels.

Sha Wu, Haiqi Zhou, Huixian Ling, Yuyan Sun, Ziyu Luo, ThaiNamanh Ngo, Yuanyuan Fu, Wen Wang, Ying Kong

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Article in Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Mechanism by which mechanical stimulation regulates chondrocyte apoptosis and matrix metabolism via primary cilia to delay osteoarthritis progression.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  14. Review of sensory systems deployed by epidermal keratinocytes.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sha WuDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Haiqi ZhouDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Huixian LingDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yuyan SunDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ziyu LuoDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
ThaiNamanh NgoDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Yuanyuan FuDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Wen WangDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Ying KongDepartment of Rehabilitation, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. kongying1502@csu.edu.cn.
Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CNCentral South University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82060418Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2021JJ30933
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly people. An imbalance in calcium ion homeostasis will contribute to chondrocyte apoptosis and ultimately lead to the progression of OA. Transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPV4) is involved in the regulation of intracellular calcium homeostasis. TRPV4 is expressed in primary cilia, which can sense mechanical stimuli from outside the cell, and its abnormal expression is closely related to the development of OA. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) can alleviate chondrocyte apoptosis while the exact mechanism is unclear. In this project, with the aim of revealing the mechanism of action of LIPUS, we proposed to use OA chondrocytes and animal models, LIPUS intervention, inhibition of primary cilia, use TRPV4 inhibitors or TRPV4 agonist, and use Immunofluorescence (IF), Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Western Blot (WB), Quantitative Real-time PCR (QP) to detect the expression of cartilage synthetic matrix and endoplasmic reticulum stress markers. The results revealed that LIPUS altered primary cilia expression, promoted synthetic matrix metabolism in articular chondrocytes and was associated with primary cilia. In addition, LIPUS exerted a active effect on OA by activating TRPV4, inducing calcium inward flow, and facilitating the entry of NF-κB into the nucleus to regulate synthetic matrix gene transcription. Inhibition of TRPV4 altered primary cilia expression in response to LIPUS stimulation, and knockdown of primary cilia similarly inhibited TRPV4 function. These results suggest that LIPUS mediates TRPV4 channels through primary cilia to regulate the process of knee osteoarthritis in mice.

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ChondrocytesCiliaOsteoarthritis, KneeTRPV Cation ChannelsAnimalsApoptosisCalciumCartilage, ArticularDisease Models, AnimalDisease ProgressionEndoplasmic Reticulum StressHumansMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLCalciumTrpv4 protein, mouseTRPV Cation ChannelsChondrocyte apoptosisEndoplasmic reticulum stressLow-intensity pulsed ultrasoundPrimary ciliaTransient receptor potential channel 4

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PMID38517601
PMCPMC11055729
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