1.The Protective Effect of Sodium Hyaluronate on the Cartilage of Rabbit Osteoarthritis by Inhibiting Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-Gamma Messenger RNA Expression.
Jian Lin ZHOU ; Shi Qing LIU ; Bo QIU ; Qiong Jie HU ; Jiang Hua MING ; Hao PENG
Yonsei Medical Journal 2009;50(6):832-837
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to study the protective effect and influence of sodium hyaluronate (Na-HA) on mRNA expression of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) in cartilage of rabbit osteoarthritis (OA) model. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty eight white rabbits were randomly divided into A, B, and C groups. Group A was normal control group, B and C groups underwent unilateral anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT). The rabbits in group B were injected normal saline after ACLT; and Group C received intraarticular1% sodium hyaluronate (HA) injection 5 weeks after surgery, 0.3 mL once a week. At 11th week after surgery, all the rabbits were sacrificed. The cartilage changes on the medial femoral condyles were graded separately. Cartilage sections were stained with safranin-O and HE, and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of PPAR-gamma was detected by using real time polymerase chain reaction (Real Time-PCR). RESULTS: Cartilage degeneration in group B was significantly more severe than in A and C injection group. The grey value of Safranin-O of B group was higher than A and C groups. Expression of PPAR-gamma mRNA in group B was higher than group A and C. CONCLUSION: This study shows that Na-HA has a protective effect on articular cartilage degeneration, and the inhibitory effect on the PPAR-gamma mRNA expression may be one of therapeutic mechanism of Na-HA.
Animals
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Cartilage/*drug effects/*metabolism
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Gene Expression/drug effects/genetics
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Hyaluronic Acid/*pharmacology/therapeutic use
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Microscopy
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Osteoarthritis/*drug therapy/metabolism
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PPAR gamma/*genetics
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RNA, Messenger/*genetics
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Rabbits
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Random Allocation
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Viscosupplements/*pharmacology/therapeutic use