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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Protective Effect of Resolvin D1, D2, and Their Methyl Esters on Oxidative Stress and Hyaluronidase-Induced Hyaluronic Acid Degradation.

Zahra Kariminezhad, Mahdi Rahimi, Julio Fernandes, Hassan Fahmi, Mohamed Benderdour

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Zahra KariminezhadOrthopedic Research Laboratory, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.ORCID 0009-0006-1070-9453
Mahdi RahimiOrthopedic Research Laboratory, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3589-6463
Julio FernandesOrthopedic Research Laboratory, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.
Hassan FahmiOsteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC H2X 0A9, Canada.
Mohamed BenderdourOrthopedic Research Laboratory, Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montreal, Université de Montreal, Montreal, QC H4J 1C5, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7853-2133

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) MHP-185634
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hyaluronic acid (HA) injections are commonly employed in the management of osteoarthritis (OA), yet their therapeutic benefits are often limited by oxidative degradation and enzymatic breakdown within the joint. This study investigates whether Resolvin D1, Resolvin D2, and their methyl ester derivatives can enhance the efficacy of HA injections by acting as dual-function agents with both antioxidant and enzyme inhibitory properties. A comprehensive series of in vitro assays-including ORAC, FRAP, DPPH, ABTS, HRS, and SOD-were performed to evaluate antioxidant capacity, using Trolox, Ascorbic acid, β-Carotene, and Quercetin as reference standards. The potential to inhibit HA degradation was assessed through ROS-induced HA fragmentation and hyaluronidase inhibition assay, with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) serving as a positive control. The results indicate that Resolvin derivatives, particularly the methyl ester form of Resolvin D1, display mechanism-dependent antioxidant activity, showing pronounced effects in hydrogen atom transfer-based assays (e.g., ORAC and HRS), as well as in ABTS

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antioxidantsenzyme inhibitionhyaluronic acidhyaluronidaseosteoarthritisResolvin derivativesviscosupplementation

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PMID41750543
PMCPMC12937457

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