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Fargesin ameliorates osteoarthritis via macrophage reprogramming by downregulating MAPK and NF-κB pathways

Arthritis Res Ther

BACKGROUND: To investigate the role and regulatory mechanisms of fargesin, one of the main components of Magnolia fargesii, in macrophage reprogramming and crosstalk across cartilage and synovium during osteoarthritis (O

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Reference Id
5217
Evidence Id
21807
Core Evidence Id
21807
Source Reference Id
3710
Herb2 Reference Id
HBREF004507
Subject Paper Key
HBIN026367_33990219
Pubmed Id
33990219
Doi
10.1186/s13075-021-02512-z
Paper Title
Fargesin ameliorates osteoarthritis via macrophage reprogramming by downregulating MAPK and NF-κB pathways
Paper Abstract
BACKGROUND: To investigate the role and regulatory mechanisms of fargesin, one of the main components of Magnolia fargesii, in macrophage reprogramming and crosstalk across cartilage and synovium during osteoarthritis (OA) development. METHODS: Ten-week-old male C57BL/6 mice were randomized and assigned to vehicle, collagenase-induced OA (CIOA), or CIOA with intra-articular fargesin treatment groups. Articular cartilage degeneration was evaluated using the Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) score. Immunostaining and western blot analyses were conducted to detect relative protein. Raw264.7 cells were treated with LPS or IL-4 to investigate the role of polarized macrophages. ADTC5 cells were treated with IL-1beta and conditioned medium was collected to investigate the crosstalk between chondrocytes and macrophages. RESULTS: Fargesin attenuated articular cartilage degeneration and synovitis, resulting in substantially lower Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) and synovitis scores. In particular, significantly increased M2 polarization and decreased M1 polarization in synovial macrophages were found in fargesin-treated CIOA mice compared to controls. This was accompanied by downregulation of IL-6 and IL-1beta and upregulation of IL-10 in serum. Conditioned medium (CM) from M1 macrophages treated with fargesin reduced the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-13, RUNX2, and type X collagen and increased Col2a1 and SOX9 in OA chondrocytes, but fargesin alone did not affect chondrocyte catabolic processes. Moreover, fargesin exerted protective effects by suppressing p38/ERK MAPK and p65/NF-kappaB signaling. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that fargesin switched the polarized phenotypes of macrophages from M1 to M2 subtypes and prevented cartilage degeneration partially by downregulating p38/ERK MAPK and p65/NF-kappaB signaling. Targeting macrophage reprogramming or blocking the crosstalk between macrophages and chondrocytes in early OA may be an effective preventive strategy.
Journal
Arthritis Res Ther
Publish Year
2021
Experiment Subject
mouse; adtc5 cells; raw264.7 cells
Experiment Type
Animal & Cell Experiment
Phenotype Related
Synovitis; Osteoarthritis; Fargesin Attenuated Articular Cartilage Degeneration; Cartilage Degeneration; Articular Cartilage Degeneration
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Paper Title En
Fargesin ameliorates osteoarthritis via macrophage reprogramming by downregulating MAPK and NF-κB pathways
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