期刊
ANTIOXIDANTS
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/antiox10020178
关键词
(− )-epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG); cartilage; cell senescence; guinea pigs; osteoarthritis; senescence
资金
- National Health Research Institute of Taiwan [NHRI-EX101-9935EI]
- Kaohsiung Medical University [KMU-TC108A02-1, NCTUKMU108-BIO-04, NPUST-KMU-109-P002, KMU-DK105009, KMU-DK 106003]
- Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital [KMUH109-9R55]
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital [KMTTH-102-012, KMTTH-109-011, KMTTH-109-R014]
- China Medical University [CMU109-S-46]
- [MOST 104-2314-B-037 -074]
- [105-2314-B-037 -005]
- [106-2314-B-006-066]
- [108-2314-B-006-062]
- [108-2314-B-037-059 -MY3]
- [MOST109-2314-B-037-026]
The study suggests that EGCG may serve as a potential disease-modifying drug for primary OA treatment, showing inhibitory effects on cartilage degradation and joint inflammation both in vitro and in vivo.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent joint disease that causes an enormous burden of disease worldwide. (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) has been reported to reduce post-traumatic OA progression through its anti-inflammatory property. Aging is the most crucial risk factor of OA, and the majority of OA incidences are related to age and not trauma. In this study, we assess whether EGCG can ameliorate cartilage degradation in primary OA. In an in-vitro study, real-time PCR was performed to assess the expression of genes associated with human articular chondrocyte homeostasis. A spontaneously occurring OA model in guinea pigs was used to investigate the effect of EGCG in vivo. OA severity was evaluated using Safranin O staining and Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) scores, as well as by immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis to determine the protein level of type II collagen (Col II), matrix metalloproteinase 13 (MMP-13), and p16 (ink4a) in articular cartilage. In the in-vitro study, EGCG increased the gene expression of aggrecan and Col II and decreased the expression of interleukin-1, cyclooxygenase 2, MMP-13, alkaline phosphatase, Col X, and p16 (Ink4a); EGCG treatment also attenuated the degraded cartilage with a lower OARSI score. Meanwhile, IHC results showed that EGCG exerted an anti-OA effect by reducing ECM degradation, cartilage inflammation, and cell senescence with a less-immunostained Col II, MMP-13, and p16 (Ink4a). In conclusion, these findings suggest that EGCG may be a potential disease-modifying OA drug for the treatment of primary OA.
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