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Intra‐Articular Transplantation of Atsttrin‐Transduced Mesenchymal Stem Cells Ameliorate Osteoarthritis Development
Author(s) -
Xia Qingqing,
Zhu Shouan,
Wu Yan,
Wang Jiaqiu,
Cai Youzhi,
Chen Pengfei,
Li Jie,
Heng Boon Chin,
Ouyang Hong Wei,
Lu Ping
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stem cells translational medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.781
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 2157-6580
pISSN - 2157-6564
DOI - 10.5966/sctm.2014-0200
Subject(s) - mesenchymal stem cell , osteoarthritis , medicine , transplantation , tumor necrosis factor alpha , cancer research , pathology , alternative medicine
Osteoarthritis (OA) remains an intractable clinical challenge. Few drugs are available for reversing this degenerative disease, although some promising candidates have performed well in preclinical studies. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) has been identified as a crucial effector modulating OA pathogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of Atsttrin, a novel TNFα blocker, on OA treatment. We developed genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that expressed recombinant Atsttrin (named as MSC‐Atsttrin). Expression levels of ADAMTS‐5 , MMP13 , and iNOS of human chondrocytes were analyzed when cocultured with MSC‐GFP/Atsttrin. OA animal models were induced by anterior cruciate ligament transection, and MSC‐GFP/Atsttrin were injected into the articular cavity 1 week postsurgery. The results showed that MSC‐Atsttrin significantly suppressed TNFα‐driven up‐regulation of matrix proteases and inflammatory factors. Intra‐articular injection of MSC‐Atsttrin prevented the progression of degenerative changes in the surgically induced OA mouse model. Additionally, levels of detrimental matrix hydrolases were significantly diminished. Compared with nontreated OA samples at 8 weeks postsurgery, the percentages of MMP13‐ and ADAMTS‐5‐positive cells were significantly reduced from 91.33% ± 9.87% to 24.33% ± 5.7% ( p < .001) and from 91.33% ± 7.1% to 16.67% ± 3.1% ( p < .001), respectively. Our results thus indicated that suppression of TNFα activity is an effective strategy for OA treatment and that intra‐articular injection of MSCs‐Atsttrin could be a promising therapeutic modality.

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