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Mechanistic Insights into Cartilage Protection and Extracellular Matrix Remodeling: Transcriptome Analysis of Diclofenac Etalhyaluronate-Treated Knee Cartilage in Collagen-Induced Arthritis Rats and Cytokine-Stimulated Human Chondrocytes.

Akihiro Kitani, Shuhei Takada, Shohei Nozaki, Kazuhiro Kojima, Kei Toyama, Takafumi Hashimoto, Jun Takeuchi, Akihiko Kawamoto, Takehito Fujita, Keiji Yoshioka

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Akihiro KitaniDrug Discovery Technology, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0009-0004-2220-8109
Shuhei TakadaCentral Research Laboratory, Research & Development Division, Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0006-7474-109X
Shohei NozakiDrug Discovery Technology, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0009-0009-2262-1610
Kazuhiro KojimaCentral Research Laboratory, Research & Development Division, Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5109-7928
Kei ToyamaCentral Research Laboratory, Research & Development Division, Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Takafumi HashimotoDrug Discovery Technology, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Jun TakeuchiMedical Affairs, Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0002-6989-3874
Akihiko KawamotoMedical Affairs, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Takehito FujitaMedical Affairs, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan.
Keiji YoshiokaCentral Research Laboratory, Research & Development Division, Seikagaku Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6856-8538

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BackgroundDiclofenac etalhyaluronate (DF-HA, SI-613/ONO-5704) is a conjugate of hyaluronic acid (HA) and diclofenac (DF), and its intra-articular injection is widely used for the treatment of osteoarthritis in Japan. While novel mechanisms of cartilage protection by DF-HA have been identified, a comprehensive analysis of the biological responses unique to DF-HA has not yet been conducted.DesignWe used an RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) method to comprehensively analyze gene expression in the knee joint cartilage of arthritic rats and cytokine-stimulated chondrocytes. For the mechanistic analysis of DF-HA, genes that were downregulated or upregulated by DF-HA, HA, or DF were extracted. Pathway analysis was then performed on genes that specifically varied with DF-HA treatment.ResultsIn the cartilage of rats with collagen-induced arthritis, treatment with DF-HA, but not DF or HA, suppressed the extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling pathway and promoted the parathyroid hormone/parathyroid hormone-related peptide receptor-mediated pathway, which regulates chondrocyte differentiation and bone/cartilage development. In cytokine-stimulated chondrocytes, DF-HA similarly suppressed the ECM remodeling pathway; specifically, gene expression changes in

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cartilage protectioncollagen-induced arthritisdiclofenac etalhyaluronateextracellular matrix remodelinggene expressionosteoarthritisRNA sequencing

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