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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2024

Dietary fiber may benefit chondrocyte activity maintenance.

Ying Wu, XiangJie Li, Hao Meng, Ying Wang, Peng Sheng, YongNing Dong, Ju Yang, BingQian Chen, XueSong Wang

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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  1. The gut-joint axis in osteoarthritis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026
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  11. Gut microbiota-mediated pain sensitization: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025
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9 authors.

Ying Wu *Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
XiangJie Li *Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Hao MengDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Ying WangDepartment of Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Peng ShengDepartment of Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
YongNing DongDepartment of Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Ju YangDepartment of Nutrition, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
BingQian ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Changshu Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, First Peoples' Hospital of Changshu City, Changshu, Jiangsu, China.
XueSong WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The understanding of the link between the gut-bone axis is growing yearly, but the mechanisms involved are not yet clear. Our study analyzed the role of Sestrin2 (SESN2)pathway in the gut-bone axis. We established an osteoarthritis (OA) model in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats using the anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) procedure, followed by a dietary intervention with varying levels of dietary fiber content for 8 weeks. By 16S rRNA sequencing of the gut microbiota, we found that high dietary fiber (HDF) intake could significantly increase the Bacillota-dominant gut microbiota. Meanwhile, enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and histological analysis showed that intervention with HDF could reduce the degree of bone and joint lesions and inflammation. We hypothesize that HDF increased the dominant flora of Bacillota, up-regulated the expression of SESN2 in knee joint, and reduced gut permeability, thereby reducing systemic inflammatory response and the degree of bone and joint lesions. Therefore, the present study confirms that changes in gut microbiota induced by increased dietary fiber intake delayed the onset of OA by promoting up-regulation of SESN2 expression at the knee joint to maintain chondrocyte activity and reduce synovial inflammation.

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ChondrocytesDietary FiberDisease Models, AnimalGastrointestinal MicrobiomeOsteoarthritisRats, Sprague-DawleyAnimalsKnee JointMaleRatsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SDietary FiberRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sfiber dietarygut microbiotaosteoarthritisSCFAsSESN2

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PMCPMC11129558

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