7,8-Dihydroxyflavone activates Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathways and protects against osteoarthritis

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone (7,8-DHF) against osteoarthritis (OA) and examine its regulatory role in the nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway in chondrocytes. Primary mouse chondrocytes were treated with 7,8-DHF to examine the expression of Nrf2 and downstream heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1). The surgical destabilization of the medial meniscus model was used to assess the effectiveness of 7,8-DHF in protecting the cartilage from damage, with knee cartilage harvested from mice for histological analysis. The results revealed that 7,8-DHF activated the Nrf2 signaling pathway in primary chondrocytes. Cartilage degradation in the 7,8-DHF-treated group was reduced significantly compared with that in the vehicle-treated group, according to histological evaluation. The gene expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)1, MMP3, MMP13, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α were reduced in the cartilage of OA mice following 7,8-DHF treatment. Genetic and protein analyses indicated that the expression levels of HO-1 were upregulated in the cartilage of the knee with OA, and 7,8-DHF treatment further promoted the induction of HO-1. These results suggest that 7,8-DHF may serve as a potential therapeutic agent in OA.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Experimental and therapeutic medicine - 18(2019), 3 vom: 13. Sept., Seite 1677-1684

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cai, Dawei [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Wan [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Longhai [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Sichun [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Tangbo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Hao [VerfasserIn]
Geng, Dawei [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Jian [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7,8-dihydroxyflavone
Chondrocytes
Heme oxygenase-1
Journal Article
Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2
Osteoarthritis

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Date Revised 30.09.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3892/etm.2019.7745

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM300205570