Abstract
Osteoarthritis (OA) is degenerative disease, leading to pain and functional disability. It is reported that polydeoxyribonucleotide (PDRN) is a suitable therapy for OA. However, the therapeutic mechanisms of PDRN in OA are not fully understood. To investigate the effect of PDRN in an in vitro model of OA, interleukin (IL)-1β or phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was used to treat a human chondrocytic cell line in hypoxic conditions for 24 h (IL-1β group or control group). PDRN was then used to treat IL-1β group cells for 24 h (PDRN group). By Label-Based Human Antibody Array 1000, angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), angiostatin, and endostatin, which were related to angiogenesis, were chosen for further validation studies. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blot analysis validated that the levels of PDGF and ANG-2, which were related to pro-angiogenesis, were significantly increased in the PDRN group compared with those in the control group or the IL-1β group. However, the levels of endostatin and angiostatin, which were related in anti-angiogenesis, were significantly decreased in the PDRN group compared with those in the control group or the IL-1β group. In the same manner, vascular endothelial growth factor, which was a mediator of angiogenesis, was significantly increased in the PDRN group compared with those in the control group or the IL-1β group. Furthermore, wound closure was significantly increased in the PDRN group compared with the control group or the IL-1β group by in vitro scratch assay. Moreover, PDRN decreased expression of metalloproteinase 13, as a catabolic factor for OA, but increased expression of aggrecan, which was an anabolic factor for OA. These data suggest that PDRN may promote angiogenesis and wound healing via down-regulation of catabolism and up-regulation of anabolism in an in vitro model of OA.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1623-1633 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Cell transplantation |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 Nov 1 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by a new faculty research seed money grant of Yonsei University College of Medicine for 2015 (32-0025); the National Research Foundation (NRF-2017R1D1A1B03028855 and 2018R1A6A3A01013415); and the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI16C1012).
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Medicine(all)
