Intra-Articular Injection of (-)-Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate to Attenuate Articular Cartilage Degeneration by Enhancing Autophagy in a Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Rat Model

(-)-Epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG) is the main active green tea catechin and has a wide variety of benefits for health. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) occurs as a consequence of joint injuries that commonly happen in the young population. In this study, we investigated the effects of EGCG on PTOA prevention by using the anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT)-OA model and further investigated the roles of autophagy in OA treatment. Our results showed that intra-articular injection of EGCG significantly improved the functional performances and decreased cartilage degradation. EGCG treatment attenuated the inflammation on synovial tissue and cartilage through less immunostained cyclooxygenase-2 and matrix metalloproteinase-13. We further noted EGCG may modulate the chondrocyte apoptosis by activation of the cytoprotective autophagy through reducing the expression of the mTOR and enhancing the expression of microtubule-associated protein light chain 3, beclin-1, and p62. In conclusion, intra-articular injection of EGCG after ACL injury inhibited the joint inflammation and cartilage degradation, thereby increasing joint function. EGCG treatment also reduced the chondrocyte apoptosis, possibly by activating autophagy. These findings suggested that EGCG may be a potential disease-modifying drug for preventing OA progression.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) - 10(2020), 1 vom: 23. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Huang, Hsuan-Ti [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Tsung-Lin [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Cheng-Jung [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Han Hsiang [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Cheng-Chang [VerfasserIn]
Chuang, Shu-Chun [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jhong-You [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Tien-Ching [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Shih-Tse [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Yi-Shan [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chih-Yao [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Sung-Yen [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chung-Hwan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

(-)-epigallocatechin 3-gallate (EGCG)
Apoptosis
Autophagy
Cartilage
Journal Article
MTOR
Post-traumatic osteoarthritis

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Date Revised 26.01.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/antiox10010008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319388743